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2011

Teleconsultation

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Exploring Factors That Affect Teleconsultation Adoption: In The Case Of Malaysia, Nurazean Maarop, Khin Than Win, Maslin Masrom, Sukdershan Singh Hazara Singh Jan 2011

Exploring Factors That Affect Teleconsultation Adoption: In The Case Of Malaysia, Nurazean Maarop, Khin Than Win, Maslin Masrom, Sukdershan Singh Hazara Singh

Faculty of Informatics - Papers (Archive)

This study identifies the factors that could affect the adoption of teleconsultation technology in public hospitals in Malaysia from the qualitative standpoint. Based on theory-driven and prior-research approach, a conceptual framework was developed and used to facilitate the data collection and analysis processes. The underlying framework derived from a consideration of integrated model of established technology acceptance and diffusion theories and also findings of published telemedicine studies. Semi-structured interviews involving twenty eight key informants coupled with reviews of relevant documents were conducted within eleven participating hospitals to examine the key issues addressed in the framework which subsequently entailed thematic analysis. …


Exploring Teleconsultation Acceptance: A Comparison Study Between Emergency And Non-Emergency Setting, Nurazean Maarop, Khin Than Win, Maslin Masrom, Sukdershan Singh Hazara Singh Jan 2011

Exploring Teleconsultation Acceptance: A Comparison Study Between Emergency And Non-Emergency Setting, Nurazean Maarop, Khin Than Win, Maslin Masrom, Sukdershan Singh Hazara Singh

Faculty of Informatics - Papers (Archive)

This research explores the acceptance of teleconsultation technology among healthcare providers of public hospitals in Malaysia. Primary constructs from Davis' Technology Acceptance Model (TAM) are employed for this purpose. Further, the study also compares the level of user acceptance between emergency and non-emergency setting. This study is based on descriptive statistic and correlation analysis served as preliminary exploration of the acceptance of the technology understudy. The study reports a high level of acceptance of teleconsultation technology in both emergency and non-emergency settings thus exhibits no significant difference in acceptance the acceptance of teleconsultation technology for both respective settings. The results …