Critical Factors Influencing Electronic Health Record Adoption in U.S. Hospitals: An Empirical Analysis Using the Technology-Organization- Environment Framework
Apoorva Muley
People’s University, Madhya Pradesh, India.
Sumanth Cheemalapati
Dakota State University, United States.
George Kurian
Eastern New Mexico University, United States.
Prathamesh Muzumdar *
University of Texas at Arlington, United States.
Kuldeep Singh
Arkansas Tech University, United States.
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
There is a growing agreement that electronic health record (EHR) can play a key role in improving healthcare quality and efficiency. Despite the benefits associated with the use of EHR, the adoption of EHR is low in the United States. The main aim of this study is to identify the critical factors affecting the hospitals’ adoption of EHR. This study identifies seven critical factors that are key to the adoption of EHR by using the technology, organization, and environment (TOE) framework. Moreover, we propose a research framework that provides future research opportunities that can offer further insights into the study of adoption of EHR.
Keywords: Electronic Health Record (EHR), health quality, technology, organization, environment, toe framework