Level of hospital medical records of key factors:
secondary data analysis
The Critical Factors Influencing the Diffusion of EMR Systems in Taiwanese Hospitals: A Secondary Data Analysis
Li Yichang Xing Jin Yi-Chang Li and Hsin-Ginn Hwang
Department of Information Management, National Chung Cheng University
Department of Information Management National Chung Cheng University
Chia-Yi, Taiwan
yichang@mis.ccu.edu.tw mishgh@mis.ccu.edu.tw
Summary
The main purpose of this study was to explore the influence the degree of hospital electronic medical records the key factor, the data source is provided by the ROC Department of Health, 92, held a
"national electronic medical records of medical institutions operating status of the investigation," the survey data, the original survey sample response rate was 82.7% (N = 607). In this study, the theoretical basis of innovation diffusion theory, based on the literature and compared the results of the original questionnaire, variables are classified as "organizational characteristics",
"Competitive" and "government influence" and three dimensions, according to medical history variables was e-degree. Multiple regression analysis found that "scale", "IT investment", "Hospital support the policy level" that affect the level of the hospital medical records of key factors, namely, the larger the hospital, the more investment in information technology, health care institutions on
policy The higher the degree of support, the higher the degree of electronic medical records. Hospital director of research can provide the decision-making during the development of electronic medical records suggested that the Department of Health also provide health care institutions in charge when the unit of reference for counseling.
Key words: electronic medical records, electronic medical record levels, influencing factors, secondary data analysis