A survey of physicians’ acceptance of telemedicine
Abstract
Physicians’ acceptance of telemedicine is an important managerial issue facing health-care organizations that have adopted, or are about to adopt, telemedicine. Most previous investigations of the acceptance of telemedicine have lacked theoretical foundation and been of limited scope. We examined technology acceptance and usage among physicians and specialists from 49 clinical departments at eight public tertiary hospitals in Hong Kong. Out of the 1021 questionnaires distributed, 310 were completed and returned, a 30% response rate. The preliminary findings suggested that use of telemedicine among clinicians in Hong Kong was moderate. While 18% of the respondents were using some form of telemedicine for patient care and management, it accounted for only 6.3% of the services provided. The intensity of their technology usage was also low, accounting for only 6.8% of a typical telemedicine-assisted service. These preliminary findings have managerial implications.
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- Authors
- Sheng, O. R. L., Hu, P. J.-H., Chau, P. Y. K., Hjelm, N. M., Tam, K. Y., Wei, C.-P., & Tse, J.
- Affiliations
- University of Arizona (US)
- University of South Florida (US)
- Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HK)
- Chinese University of Hong Kong (HK)
- National Sun Yat-sen University (TW)
- Hospital Authority (HK)
- Corresponding author
- Sheng, Olivia R Liu
- Venue
- Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications
- Published
- 1998-03
- Volume
- 4
- Issue
- 1_suppl
- Pages
- 100-102
- ISSN
- 1357-633X (ISSN-L)
- 1758-1109
- OpenAlex
- W2042781288
- Cited by
- 15
- References
- 4
- Citations by year
- 2023: 1 · 2020: 1
- FWCI
- 2.23
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- The HKU Scholars Hub (University of Hong Kong) (submittedVersion)
- Rare & Special e-Zone (The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology) (submittedVersion)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Telemedicine and Telehealth Implementation
- Social Sciences › Decision Sciences › Information Systems and Management › Technology Adoption and User Behaviour
- Social Sciences › Demography › Technology Use by Older Adults
- Keywords
- telemedicine, physician acceptance, technology acceptance, clinicians, tertiary care hospital, Hong Kong, health management, telehealth adoption
- MeSH terms
- Attitude of Health Personnel, Evaluation Studies as Topic, Hong Kong, Humans, Medical Staff, Hospital, Surveys and Questionnaires, Telemedicine
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