Title:	ACCEPTANCE AND USABILITY OF MEDICAL INFORMATICS AMONG PHYSICIANS IN BAHRAIN
Author(s):	Mishleen M. Aqleh, Mukhtar S. AL-Hashimi, Allam Hamdan and Anjum Razzaque
ISBN:	978-989-8533-89-0
Editors:	Mário Macedo
Year:	2019
Edition:	Single
Keywords:	Medical Information Systems, Electronic Medical Records, Technology Acceptance, Physicians, Mobile Health, Smartphones, Medical Applications, Usability
Type:	Full Paper
First Page:	51
Last Page:	58
Language:	English
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Paper Abstract:	Purpose: the main objective is to explore the usability of medical mobile applications and to study the factors affecting the acceptance of the Electronic Medical Record Systems (EMRs) among physicians in Bahrain. Methodology: The study followed a quantitative design employing a questionnaire based on the Extended Technology acceptance Model (TAM2) to test the relationship between the acceptance of EMRs and the factors affecting it; System Perceived Usefulness (PU), Perceived Ease of Use (PEOU), Job Relevance and Output Quality in addition to descriptive questions to understand the extent of use of the mobile medical Apps among the physicians. The study covered 53 physicians from various hospitals across Bahrain. SPSS was used to analyze data. Findings: Acceptance of EMR is positively affected by US, EOU, Job Relevance and Output Quality and thus accepts all the intended hypothesis. Implication: the research emphasizes on the role of hospitals’ management to introduce the importance, usefulness and impact of such technological advancements on the physicians work flow and quality of patient care and to provide effective training and support on how to use the implemented EMR so end-users may own the system.
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