TY - GEN
T1 - Penetration and adoption of health information technology (IT) in Thailand's community health centers (CHCs)
T2 - 12th World Congress on Medical Informatics, MEDINFO 2007
AU - Kijsanayotin, Boonchai
AU - Pannarunothai, Supasit
AU - Speedie, Stuart M
PY - 2007
Y1 - 2007
N2 - A universal healthcare coverage program has been implemented in Thailand since 2001 and the Thailand Ministry of Public Health (MOPH) is restructuring its health information systems to support the management of this reform. The MOPH believes that health information technology (IT) is fundamental to the development of an effective health information system, and that users' adoption of health IT is one of the most important factors to the success of health IT implementation projects. However, there is no national data available regarding the penetration and adoption of health IT in Thai community health centers (CHCs). This cross sectional survey was designed to study the penetration and adoption of health IT in the country's community health centers. A random sample of 1,607 regionally stratified CHC's from a total of 9,806 CHCs was selected. With an 82% response rate, the data showed that people who worked in CHCs were currently heavy users of health IT. They exhibited high IT acceptance and positive attitudes toward using health IT. CHCs' staff was less resistant to adopt health IT than previously anticipated. These results are similar in all of the country's geographic regions. Health IT is pervasive in CHCs across the country and penetrates all regions.
AB - A universal healthcare coverage program has been implemented in Thailand since 2001 and the Thailand Ministry of Public Health (MOPH) is restructuring its health information systems to support the management of this reform. The MOPH believes that health information technology (IT) is fundamental to the development of an effective health information system, and that users' adoption of health IT is one of the most important factors to the success of health IT implementation projects. However, there is no national data available regarding the penetration and adoption of health IT in Thai community health centers (CHCs). This cross sectional survey was designed to study the penetration and adoption of health IT in the country's community health centers. A random sample of 1,607 regionally stratified CHC's from a total of 9,806 CHCs was selected. With an 82% response rate, the data showed that people who worked in CHCs were currently heavy users of health IT. They exhibited high IT acceptance and positive attitudes toward using health IT. CHCs' staff was less resistant to adopt health IT than previously anticipated. These results are similar in all of the country's geographic regions. Health IT is pervasive in CHCs across the country and penetrates all regions.
KW - Thailand
KW - attitude of health personnel
KW - community health centers
KW - computer systems
KW - diffusion of innovation
KW - information systems
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M3 - Conference contribution
C2 - 17911896
AN - SCOPUS:35748972984
SN - 9781586037741
T3 - Studies in Health Technology and Informatics
SP - 1154
EP - 1158
BT - MEDINFO 2007 - Proceedings of the 12th World Congress on Health (Medical) Informatics
PB - IOS Press
Y2 - 20 August 2007 through 24 August 2007
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