Volume 5, Issue 2 (Summer 2018)
jhbmi 2018, 5(2): 265-273 |
Back to browse issues page
Download citation:
BibTeX | RIS | EndNote | Medlars | ProCite | Reference Manager | RefWorks
Send citation to:
BibTeX | RIS | EndNote | Medlars | ProCite | Reference Manager | RefWorks
Send citation to:
Sheikhtaheri A, Rostami Garavand S, Ahmadi H. Factors Related to the Acceptance of Radio Frequency Identification Technology in Health Information Management Departments of Hospitals Affiliated to Iran University of Medical Sciences. jhbmi 2018; 5 (2) :265-273
URL: http://jhbmi.ir/article-1-265-en.html
URL: http://jhbmi.ir/article-1-265-en.html
MSc in Health Information Technology, Health Information Management Dept., School of Health Management and Information Sciences, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
Abstract: (6320 Views)
Introduction: Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) technology has been implemented in a wide variety of industries including healthcare field. Due to the introducing RFID technology in the healthcare industry, it is necessary to determine the factors influencing acceptance of this technology. Therefore, in the present study, the factors associated with the acceptance of RFID technology in Health Information Management hospitals affiliated to Iran University of Medical Sciences were studied.
Methods: The current applied research was descriptive-analytic. A questionnaire was distributed among all health information management staff of the hospitals affiliated to Iran University of Medical Sciences (n=138) and finally, 135 questionnaires were completed. The results of the study were analyzed through SPSS16 and using descriptive statistics, inferential statistics, and regression.
Results: The mean scores of factors were as follow: social effects (4.24 out of 5), management support (4.34 out of 5), expected performance (4.20 out of 5), expected effort (4.09 out of 5), facilitating conditions (3.47 out of 5), security (3.83 out of 5) and intention (4.3 out of 5). The coefficients of influence of social effects (0.125), management support (0.210), expected performance (0.244), expected effort (0.148) and facilitating conditions (0.135) showed positive significant relationships with intention to use RFID. However, security was not an influential factor on use of RFID.
Conclusion: Based on the findings, providing general education, facilitating the use of this technology by vendors and developing adequate infrastructure may increase the willingness to accept RFID.
Methods: The current applied research was descriptive-analytic. A questionnaire was distributed among all health information management staff of the hospitals affiliated to Iran University of Medical Sciences (n=138) and finally, 135 questionnaires were completed. The results of the study were analyzed through SPSS16 and using descriptive statistics, inferential statistics, and regression.
Results: The mean scores of factors were as follow: social effects (4.24 out of 5), management support (4.34 out of 5), expected performance (4.20 out of 5), expected effort (4.09 out of 5), facilitating conditions (3.47 out of 5), security (3.83 out of 5) and intention (4.3 out of 5). The coefficients of influence of social effects (0.125), management support (0.210), expected performance (0.244), expected effort (0.148) and facilitating conditions (0.135) showed positive significant relationships with intention to use RFID. However, security was not an influential factor on use of RFID.
Conclusion: Based on the findings, providing general education, facilitating the use of this technology by vendors and developing adequate infrastructure may increase the willingness to accept RFID.
Keywords: Technology acceptance in Health Care, Technology acceptance, RFID, Health information management department, UTAUT model
Type of Study: Original Article |
Subject:
Health Information Technology
Received: 2017/12/21 | Accepted: 2018/07/12
Received: 2017/12/21 | Accepted: 2018/07/12
Send email to the article author
| Rights and permissions | |
 |
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License. |
