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dc.contributor.advisorGhapanchi, Amir
dc.contributor.authorNajaftorkaman, Mohammadreza
dc.date.accessioned2018-01-23T02:58:10Z
dc.date.available2018-01-23T02:58:10Z
dc.date.issued2016
dc.identifier.doi10.25904/1912/3825
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10072/368008
dc.description.abstractInformation Technology (IT) applications have brought massive changes in healthcare and health providers have shifted from paper-based systems to computerized ones. The electronic medical record (EMR) and personal health record (PHR) are good examples of the application of IT in healthcare settings. Despite the enormous benefits of the available applications in healthcare, the adoption of EMR in primary care has been identified at 38.4 percent in the U.S., in Denmark, almost 62 percent of doctors use EMR, while only 55 percent of Australian physicians apply EMR systems (Sicotte et al. 2016; Venkatesh et al. 2011). Furthermore, with regard to the PHR system, the Australian government’s development of a national PHR system (personally controlled electronic health record (PCEHR) system) in 2010 was a part of their national e-health strategy to overcome common challenges such as medication errors, fragmented sources of health information, repetition of tests, an increase in chronic illness, workforce resource constraints, and individuals’ changing expectations of technology. The Australian government expected that 500,000 users would register at the first release of the national PHR system; however, only 400,000 users have signed up to this system and of those, many registered but their records remain empty.
dc.languageEnglish
dc.publisherGriffith University
dc.publisher.placeBrisbane
dc.rights.copyrightThe author owns the copyright in this thesis, unless stated otherwise.
dc.subject.keywordsInformation technology (IT) applications
dc.subject.keywordsElectronic medical record (EMR)
dc.subject.keywordsPersonal health record (PHR)
dc.subject.keywordsIT in healthcare
dc.subject.keywordsElectronic health record (PCEHR) system)
dc.subject.keywordsUser adoption of online health records
dc.titleFacilitators and Barriers to User Adoption of Electronic Health Record Systems
dc.typeGriffith thesis
gro.facultyScience, Environment, Engineering and Technology
gro.rights.copyrightThe author owns the copyright in this thesis, unless stated otherwise.
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dc.contributor.otheradvisorPullan, Wayne
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gro.identifier.gurtIDgu1494467626079
gro.thesis.degreelevelThesis (PhD Doctorate)
gro.thesis.degreeprogramDoctor of Philosophy (PhD)
gro.departmentSchool of information and Communication Technology
gro.griffith.authorNajaftorkaman, Mohammadreza


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