Technology implementation at the individual level within an organization, after the
organization has adopted the technology, has been an ongoing challenge in every field. In …

This paper presents multiple innovations associated with an electronic health record system
developed to support evidence-based medicine practice, and highlights a new construct …

Increasing interest in end users' reactions to health information technology (IT) has elevated
the importance of theories that predict and explain health IT acceptance and use. This paper …

As the information needs of family physicians become more complex, there will be a greater
need to successfully implement the technologies needed to manage that information. The …

Implementation of health information technology fails at an alarming rate because intended
users often choose not to use it. Implementation theory and frameworks suggest that social …

Although investment in healthcare technology is rapidly increasing, the readiness to use
emerging technologies among healthcare professionals is still low. The present study relies …

Davis developed the Technology Acceptance Model (TAM) to provide a means for predicting
acceptance and discretionary use of information systems and technologies (Davis, 1989; …

We propose extensions to the TAM for the adoption of integrated electronic health records
that are shared by multiple health care providers. In particular, we propose a conceptual …

The recent proliferation of information technology designed to support or enhance an
individual professional's task performance has made the investigation of technology …

Abstract Background and Objective The Health Information Technology for Economic and
Clinical Health (HITECH) Act has distributed billions of dollars to physicians as incentives for …