The Role of Privacy Protection in Healthcare Information Systems Adoption

    Authors

    C. L. Hsu; M. R. Lee;C. H. Su

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    Abbreviated Journal Title

    J. Med. Syst.

    Keywords

    Privacy protection; Healthcare information system; UTAUT; Perceived; security; Information security literacy; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL-RECORD; TECHNOLOGY USAGE; COMPETING MODELS; USER; ACCEPTANCE; ORGANIZATIONS; SECURITY; BELIEFS; IMPACT; TIME; Health Care Sciences & Services; Medical Informatics

    Abstract

    Privacy protection is an important issue and challenge in healthcare information systems (HISs). Recently, some privacy-enhanced HISs are proposed. Users' privacy perception, intention, and attitude might affect the adoption of such systems. This paper aims to propose a privacy-enhanced HIS framework and investigate the role of privacy protection in HISs adoption. In the proposed framework, privacy protection, access control, and secure transmission modules are designed to enhance the privacy protection of a HIS. An experimental privacy-enhanced HIS is also implemented. Furthermore, we proposed a research model extending the unified theory of acceptance and use of technology by considering perceived security and information security literacy and then investigate user adoption of a privacy-enhanced HIS. The experimental results and analyses showed that user adoption of a privacy-enhanced HIS is directly affected by social influence, performance expectancy, facilitating conditions, and perceived security. Perceived security has a mediating effect between information security literacy and user adoption. This study proposes several implications for research and practice to improve designing, development, and promotion of a good healthcare information system with privacy protection.

    Journal Title

    Journal of Medical Systems

    Volume

    37

    Issue/Number

    5

    Publication Date

    1-1-2013

    Document Type

    Article

    Language

    English

    First Page

    12

    WOS Identifier

    WOS:000325022000011

    ISSN

    0148-5598

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