Do German physicians want electronic health services? A characterization of potential adopters and rejecters in German ambulatory care

Sebastian Dünnebeil, Ali Sunyaev, Ivo Blohm, Jan Marco Leimeister, Helmut Krcmar

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Abstract

Germany is introducing a nation-wide health telematics infrastructure that enables various electronic health services (EHS). Little is known about the burdens and drivers for potential adoption of these innovations. Based on a quantitative study among German physicians participating in pilot test regions for health telematics, this paper clusters potential adopters and rejecters of EHS, based on their usage intention as determined with the UTAUT model. The study furthermore depicts opinions, attitudes, as well as equipment of physicians in ambulatory care to find similarities in terms of IT diffusion, process and security standardization, patient involvement, communication, documentation and general working patterns. The clustering shows that "Supporters" and "Rejecters" of EHS differ significantly in many aspects investigated. Based on these empirical findings, implications for design and introduction of e-health services can be derived, ranging from a different way of approaching physicians in ambulatory care to incentive structures for EHS usage.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationHEALTHINF 2010 - 3rd International Conference on Health Informatics, Proceedings
Pages202-209
Number of pages8
StatePublished - 2010
Event3rd International Conference on Health Informatics, HEALTHINF 2010 - Valencia, Spain
Duration: 20 Jan 201023 Jan 2010

Publication series

NameHEALTHINF 2010 - 3rd International Conference on Health Informatics, Proceedings

Conference

Conference3rd International Conference on Health Informatics, HEALTHINF 2010
Country/TerritorySpain
CityValencia
Period20/01/1023/01/10

Keywords

  • Ambulatory care
  • Clustering
  • Data security
  • Electronic health services
  • Health telematics infrastructure
  • Practice equipment
  • Standardization
  • Technology adoption

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