Healthcare Technology Innovation Adoption: Electronic Health Records And Other Emerging Health Information Technology Innovations

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This book aims to study the factors effecting the adoption and diffusion of Health Information Technology (HIT) innovation. It analyses the adoption processes of various tools and applications, particularly Electronic Health Records (EHR), highlighting the impact on various sectors of the healthcare system, such as physicians, administration and patient care, while also identifying the various pitfalls and gaps in the literature.

With the various challenges currently facing the United States healthcare system, the study, adoption and diffusion of healthcare technology innovation, particularly HIT, is imperative to achieving national goals.

This book is organized into three sections. Section one reviews theories and applications for the diffusion of Health Care Technologies. Section two evaluates EHR technology, including the barriers and enables in adoption and alternative technologies. Finally, section three examines the factors impacting the adoption of EHR systems. This book will be a key source for students, academics, researchers, practitioners, professionals and policy-makers.


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Innovation, Technology, and Knowledge Management Tugrul U. Daim Nima A. Behkami Nuri Basoglu Orhun M. Kök Liliya Hogaboam Healthcare Technology Innovation Adoption Electronic Health Records and Other Emerging Health Information Technology Innovations Innovation, Technology, and Knowledge Management Series Editor Elias G. Carayannis George Washington University Washington, D.C., USA More information about this series at http://www.springer.com/series/8124 Tugrul U. Daim • Nima A. Behkami Nuri Basoglu • Orhun M. Kök Liliya Hogaboam Healthcare Technology Innovation Adoption Electronic Health Records and Other Emerging Health Information Technology Innovations Tugrul U. Daim Department of Engineering and Technology Management Portland State University Portland, OR, USA Nuri Basoglu Department of Industrial Design İzmir Institute of Technology Urla, Izmir, Turkey Nima A. Behkami Merck Research Laboratories Boston, MA, USA Orhun M. Kök Ernst and Young Advisory Istanbul, Turkey Liliya Hogaboam Department of Engineering and Technology Management Portland State University Portland, OR, USA ISSN 2197-5698 ISSN 2197-5701 (electronic) Innovation, Technology, and Knowledge Management ISBN 978-3-319-17974-2 ISBN 978-3-319-17975-9 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-17975-9 Library of Congress Control Number: 2015942128 Springer Cham Heidelberg New York Dordrecht London © Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2016 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. Printed on acid-free paper Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland is part of Springer Science+Business Media (www.spr