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Identifying barriers to the adoption of new technology in rural hospitals: a case report.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  18066367     Owner:  NLM     Status:  PubMed-not-MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
The purpose of this study is to identify barriers to the adoption of new technology in rural settings. Specifically, this paper focuses on identifying and overcoming barriers to the adoption of a medication error reporting system in eight rural hospitals. Prior research has generally focused on barriers to the adoption of new technology in urban areas, medical centers, or large hospitals. The literature has identified six primary barriers to the adoption of new technology: cost, legality, time, fear, usefulness, and complexity. Although our research recognizes these same barriers, the means through which these barriers may be mitigated are different in rural settings. Our research identified three additional barriers to the adoption of new technology that may be specific to rural areas: personnel, physical space, and Internet access. Our outcome variable, in order to demonstrate our success, is the number of reported medication errors.
Authors:
Paula Garrett; C Andrew Brown; Susan Hart-Hester; Elgenaid Hamadain; Corey Dixon; William Pierce; William J Rudman
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article     Date:  2006-10-25
Journal Detail:
Title:  Perspectives in health information management / AHIMA, American Health Information Management Association     Volume:  3     ISSN:  1559-4122     ISO Abbreviation:  Perspect Health Inf Manag     Publication Date:  2006  
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2007-12-10     Completed Date:  2008-04-21     Revised Date:  2009-11-18    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  101219871     Medline TA:  Perspect Health Inf Manag     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  9     Citation Subset:  -    
Affiliation:
Millsaps College in Jackson, Mississippi, USA.
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