Evaluating and modelling the adoption of various health information technology (HIT) data standards. A case study of some selected hospitals
| dc.contributor.author | Apiribu, Faustus | |
| dc.contributor.author | ||
| dc.date.accessioned | 2021-05-26T11:07:37Z | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2023-04-19T03:06:06Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2021-05-26T11:07:37Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2023-04-19T03:06:06Z | |
| dc.date.issued | DECEMBER, 2018 | |
| dc.description | A thesis submitted to the College of Science, Department of Computer Science, in partial fulfillment of the requirement for a degree of Master of Science in Health Informatics | en_US |
| dc.description.abstract | The adoption of health information technology applications can yield real benefits for nations in terms of aspects such as increased delivery of care based on guidelines, enhanced monitoring and surveillance activities, a reduction in medication errors, decreased rates of potentially redundant or inappropriate care, and reductions in the cost of medical services. However, to what extent is health information technology adopted in Ghana. This study thus evaluated the adoption of various health information technology related standards at the decision- making stage of hospitals in Ashanti Region. The research design for the study was cross sectional, with quantitative research approach. The population of the study comprises the staff who used health information technology in the selected hospitals. In all, 260 respondents were sampled from 10 hospitals using purposive sampling technique. The study concludes that, the three main factors (Standard factors, Organisational factors, and Environmental factors) significantly influenced the adoption process of health information technology related data standards in Ghanaian healthcare institutions. Standard factors such as observability of information that is available regarding health data standards, systems integration with existing IT infrastructure, relative advantage of a particular IT standard, and the complexity of using a particular IT standard, greatly influenced hospital’s adoption of a health information technology. Organisational factors such as the type of healthcare organisation (whether private, public, quasi or missionary), availability of data analysis experts, resistance to change, and the size of healthcare organization also influenced the adoption of health information technology. Finally, environmental factors like the existence of national healthcare system policy by government, and availability of professionals to operationalize a standard also influenced hospital’s adoption of a health information technology. It was receommned that, health information technology service providers must make room for the potential clients (like hospitals) to try out the system on a smaller scale, to judge its effectiveness before purchasing it. Hospitals aiming at adopting health information technology should ensure to effectively communicate with their staff on the benefits of the new system, and training them adequately to operate the new systems, as these will help reduce the chance of change resistance. | en_US |
| dc.description.sponsorship | KNUST | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://ir.knust.edu.gh/handle/123456789/13824 | |
| dc.language.iso | en_US | en_US |
| dc.subject | HIT | en_US |
| dc.subject | Data standards | en_US |
| dc.subject | Hospitals | en_US |
| dc.title | Evaluating and modelling the adoption of various health information technology (HIT) data standards. A case study of some selected hospitals | en_US |
| dc.type | Thesis | en_US |
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