DETERMINING THE USERS’ WILLINGNESS TO ADOPT ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORDS (EHR) IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES

Qamar Afaq Qureshi

Qamar Afaq Qureshi Department of Public Administration, Gomal University, Dera Ismai Khan

Keywords: eHealth, Electronic Health Records (EHR), TPS, PRS, ICTs, IS and willingness assessment.

Abstract

EHR (Electronic Health Records) outlines the focal point of any eHealth system because PRS (patient record system) is the primary TPS (Transaction processing system) wherefrom the story of EHR begins. However the evaluation of users’ willingness is unavoidable for successful implementation of health informatics. This paper presents eHealth willingness assessment framework with special reference to EHR. The willingness assessment for eHealth systems becomes more crucial in connection with developing countries like Pakistan because the demographic impacts are more severe in developing countries than advanced nations. This study is intended to identify the willingness of users via the main dimensions of readiness for eHealth systems for the success of health informatics.