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Title:
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A QUALITATIVE STUDY OF GP ATTITUDES TOWARDS THE USE OF HEALTH INFORMATICS TECHNOLOGY |
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Author(s):
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John Knight , Margaret Patrickson , Bruce Gurd |
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ISBN:
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978-972-8924-62-1 |
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Editors:
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Hans Weghorn and Ajith P. Abraham |
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Year:
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2002 |
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Edition:
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Single |
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Keywords:
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Health Informatics, General Practitioners, Resistance, Adoption |
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Type:
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Full Paper |
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First Page:
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123 |
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Last Page:
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130 |
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Language:
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English |
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Full Contents:
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Paper Abstract:
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This paper reports on the attitudes of 20 South Australian practitioners in General Practice (GP) towards adopting Health
Informatics (HI) technology. The qualitative study found HI adoption was primarily influenced by the perceived potential
for change in the professionals value and role. While GPs were generally reluctant to consider technological innovation
that was not perceived to demonstrate potential for improvement in patient health outcomes, increased exposure to HI
systems can positively influence perceptions of both the importance and the certainty of potential implementation
outcomes. Findings suggest that discrete GP attitudes towards the use of HIS technology could be identified but they are
not mutually exclusive and more appropriately seen as a series of developmental and co-existing perspectives. They are
determined by contextual GP perceptions of competing managerial, technological and political factors. |
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