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Title:
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ADOPTION AND DIFFUSION PROCESSES OF TELEMEDICINE IN HEALTHCARE SYSTEMS |
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Author(s):
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Yvonne Rauner and Harald Stummer |
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ISBN:
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978-989-8704-50-4 |
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Editors:
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Piet Kommers, Mário Macedo, Guo Chao Peng and Ajith Abraham |
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Year:
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2023 |
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Edition:
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Single |
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Keywords:
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Diffusion of Innovation (DOI) Theory, Telemedicine, eHealth, Innovation Communication, Public Health Information |
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Type:
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Doctoral Consortium |
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First Page:
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399 |
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Last Page:
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404 |
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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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Background: Adoption and diffusion processes are integral parts of the dissemination of innovations yet, they have been studied only fragmentarily in the healthcare systems field. This article outlines the goal of a PhD thesis in progress and describes how the dissemination of telemedicine in German health care will be analyze with a focus on innovation communication. Methods: A three stage qualitative and quantitative research design consisting of expert interviews, focus groups and a partially standardized questionnaire consisting of demographic and sociocultural questions, the UTAUT2 on technology acceptance in the German translation by Harborth and Pape (2018) and questions on communication behavior will be used to investigate the research topic. Results: Initial results of the exploratory literature review reveal that innovation communication between stakeholders regarding new technologies in healthcare systems has received little attention. Furthermore, the initial results indicate that adoption and diffusion theory can be used to analyze dissemination phenomena. Conclusions: Based on the findings of the exploratory literature review, and considering Germany's struggle to implement telemedicine, an analysis of adoption and diffusion processes in the healthcare sector will be conducted. |
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