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Technology Acceptance among Physicians: A New Take on TAM

Yarbrough, Amy K., Smith, Todd B.·2007·Medical Care Research and Review

Abstract

The proliferation of information technology has been a revolutionary force that has increased efficiency and effectiveness in many industries. However, health care organizations, particularly physician practices, are noticeably lagging in the adoption of such technologies. This article provides a systematic review of the literature on physician acceptance of information technology. An overview of the technology acceptance model (TAM) is discussed, and a modified version of this model is proposed. Finally, ideas for testing this new model in a physician setting are presented. By providing a better understanding of physician technology acceptance, this model will inform health care managers about barriers that make physicians hesitant to embrace new technologies designed to increase efficiency and improve quality in a health care setting.

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  • Physicians and other health care providers differ from users of IT in other TAM studies, and the general health care context differs from the industries where TAM originated.

    “Those in health care who advocate the use of TAM commonly point out how different physicians and other health care providers are from the users of IT in other studies of TAM, and how the general health care context differs from that of the industries where TAM originated [30, 32, 58, 61, 96, 98, 100].”
  • Most studies conclude that no clear relationships between demographic characteristics and attitudes could be established.

    “however, most studies conclude that no clear relationships between these characteristics and attitudes could be established [46, 56, 57].”

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Authors
Yarbrough, A. K., & Smith, T. B.
Affiliations
  • University of Florida (US)
  • University of Alabama at Birmingham (US)
Corresponding author
Yarbrough, Amy K.
Venue
Medical Care Research and Review
Published
2007-12
Volume
64
Issue
6
Pages
650-672
ISSN
  • 1077-5587 (ISSN-L)
  • 1552-6801
OpenAlex
W2047540630
Cited by
482
References
60
Citations by year
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FWCI
26.52
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Medical Care Research and Review (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Decision Sciences › Information Systems and Management › Technology Adoption and User Behaviour
  • Health Sciences › Health Professions › Health Information Management › Electronic Health Records Systems
  • Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Information Systems Theories and Implementation
Keywords
technology acceptance, physicians, information technology adoption, technology acceptance model, physician practice, health information technology, technology adoption barriers, health care efficiency, quality of care
MeSH terms
Attitude to Computers, Diffusion of Innovation, Humans, Models, Theoretical, Physicians

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