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Primary care physician's attitude towards the German e-health card project--determinants and implications.
Full Abstract
In Germany e-health cards will be distributed nationwide to over 80 million patients. Given the impending mandatory introduction of the e-health technology, the objective of this study was to examine the determinants of primary care physicians' acceptance of the technological innovation. The study was conducted prior to the introduction of the e-health cards. A questionnaire survey was carried out addressing primary care physicians from different fields. The reduction of medication error rates and the improvement of communication between medical caregivers are central aspects of the perceived usefulness. Primary care physicians rate their involvement in the process of the development of the technology and their own IT expertise concerning the technological innovation as rather low. User involvement and IT expertise can explain 46 % of the variance of perceived usefulness of the e-health card. User involvement plays a crucial role in the adoption of the German e-health card. Primary care physician's perspective should be represented in the process of developing and designing the technology.
Author information
Author/s: Ernstmann, Nicole (N); Ommen, Oliver (O); Neumann, Melanie (M); Hammer, Antje (A); Voltz, Raymond (R); Pfaff, Holger (H);
Affiliation: Center for Health Services Research Cologne, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany. nicole.ernstmann(-atsign-)uk-koeln.de
Journal and publication information
Publication Type: Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Journal: Journal of medical systems (J Med Syst), published in United States. (Language: eng)
Reference: 2009-Jun; vol 33 (issue 3) : pp 181-8
Dates: Created 2009/05/04; Completed 2009/05/19;
PMID: 19408451, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 5/19/2009, IMS Date: 19 May 2009 00:00:00)
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