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ArticlePloS one2023

Organizational and behavioral attributes' roles in adopting cloud services: An empirical study in the healthcare industry.

Ahmed Meri, Mohammad Khatim Hasan, Mohammed Dauwed, Mu'taman Jarrar, Ali Aldujaili, Mohammad Al-Bsheish, Salah Shehab, Haitham Mohsin Kareem

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Article in PloS one, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. Cited by 2 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 7 institutions in 5 countries.

Ahmed MeriDepartment of Medical Instrumentation Techniques Engineering, Al-Hussain University College, Karbala, Iraq.ORCID 0000-0001-8873-1438
Mohammad Khatim HasanFaculty of Information Science and Technology, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Bangi, Selangor, Malaysia.
Mohammed DauwedComputer Science, College of Science, University of Baghdad, Baghdad, Iraq.
Mu'taman JarrarVice Deanship for Development and Community Partnership, College of Medicine, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam, Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0000-0001-7748-2069
Ali AldujailiDepartment Affairs of Student Accommodation, University of Baghdad, Baghdad, Iraq.
Mohammad Al-BsheishHealth Management Department, Batterjee Medical College (PMC), Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
Salah ShehabCollege of Graduate Studies, Universiti Tenaga Nasional, Kajang, Selangor, Malaysia.
Haitham Mohsin KareemDepartment of Accounting, Southern Technical University, Basrah, Iraq.
University of Baghdad · IQKing Fahd Hospital of the University · SAMinistry of Health · JONational University of Malaysia · MYSouthern Technical University · IQUniversiti Tenaga Nasional · MYUniversity of Kerbala · IQ

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The need for cloud services has been raised globally to provide a platform for healthcare providers to efficiently manage their citizens' health records and thus provide treatment remotely. In Iraq, the healthcare records of public hospitals are increasing progressively with poor digital management. While recent works indicate cloud computing as a platform for all sectors globally, a lack of empirical evidence demands a comprehensive investigation to identify the significant factors that influence the utilization of cloud health computing. Here we provide a cost-effective, modular, and computationally efficient model of utilizing cloud computing based on the organization theory and the theory of reasoned action perspectives. A total of 105 key informant data were further analyzed. The partial least square structural equation modeling was used for data analysis to explore the effect of organizational structure variables on healthcare information technicians' behaviors to utilize cloud services. Empirical results revealed that Internet networks, software modularity, hardware modularity, and training availability significantly influence information technicians' behavioral control and confirmation. Furthermore, these factors positively impacted their utilization of cloud systems, while behavioral control had no significant effect. The importance-performance map analysis further confirms that these factors exhibit high importance in shaping user utilization. Our findings can provide a comprehensive and unified guide to policymakers in the healthcare industry by focusing on the significant factors in organizational and behavioral contexts to engage health information technicians in the development and implementation phases.

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Cloud ComputingHealth Care SectorBehavior ControlData AnalysisInternet

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PMID37624836
PMCPMC10456173
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