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Internet Speed And The Effect On Health Information Technology Adoption, Matthew W. Yuen
Internet Speed And The Effect On Health Information Technology Adoption, Matthew W. Yuen
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Background. The Internet has become pervasive in everyday life; the Pew Research Center reported over 84% of Americans use the Internet either on their phone or a computer. However, due to the methods by which the Internet was created, an Internet digital divide was created. The Internet digital divide is the disparity in access and speed of Internet of certain populations. This study looked into the disparity between urban and rural populations and their Internet access in two forms: e-prescriptions adoptions and Internet health information seeking behavior (HISB) through their mobile devices.
Methods. This study used 4 datasets, …