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Affecting factors of cloud computing adoption in public hospitals affiliated with Zahedan University of Medical Sciences: A cross-sectional study in the Southeast of Iran.

Jahanpour Alipour, Yousef Mehdipour, Afsaneh Karimi, Roxana Sharifian

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Jahanpour AlipourHealth Promotion Research Center, Zahedan University of Medical Sciences, Iran.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8139-1140
Yousef MehdipourHealth Information Technology Department, Torbat Heydarieh University of Medical Sciences, Iran.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2620-8662
Afsaneh KarimiPregnancy Health Research Center, Zahedan University of Medical Sciences, Iran.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3728-4513
Roxana SharifianHealth Human Resources Research Center, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Iran.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6593-8302

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objectiveHealth care organizations require cloud computing to remain efficient and cost-effective, and provide high-quality health care services. Adoption of this technology by users plays a critical role in the success of its application. This study aimed to determine factors affecting cloud computing adoption in public hospitals affiliated with Zahedan University of Medical Sciences.

methodsA cross-sectional descriptive and analytic study was performed in 2017. The study population comprised information technology and hospital information system authorities and hospital information system users. The sample consisted of 573 participants. The data were collected using a questionnaire and analyzed with the Statistical Package for Social Sciences software using descriptive and analytical statistics.

resultsThe mean score of environmental, human, organizational, technological, and intention dimensions of cloud computing adoption was 3.39 ± 0.81, 3.27 ± 0.63, 3.19 ± 0.71, 3 ± 0.43, and 3.55 ± 1.10, respectively. Furthermore, a significant positive relationship was found between intention of cloud computing adoption and environmental (

conclusionsBenefits of cloud computing adoption, relative advantage, and competitive pressure were identified as the most influential factors in accepting cloud computing. Simplifying the users' understanding of this technology and its application, improving the staff's technical capabilities, promoting executive managers' understanding of the nature and functions of cloud computing, and fully supporting and increasing governmental mandates for adoption of new technologies are necessary for facilitating the adoption of cloud computing in given hospitals.

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affecting factorCloud computinghospital information system

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