Usefulness and ease of use: field study evidence regarding task considerations
Decision Support Systems - Special issue on user interfaces
Assessing IT usage: the role of prior experience
MIS Quarterly
Extending the technology acceptance model: the influence of perceived user resources
ACM SIGMIS Database - Special issue on adoption, diffusion, and infusion of IT
Does the Extended Technology Acceptance Model Apply to Physicians
HICSS '03 Proceedings of the 36th Annual Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences (HICSS'03) - Track 6 - Volume 6
Examining the technology acceptance model using physician acceptance of telemedicine technology
Journal of Management Information Systems - Special section: Strategic and competitive information systems
A meta-analysis of the technology acceptance model
Information and Management
Managing Change and Transition
Managing Change and Transition
Journal of Management Information Systems
Exploring Physician Adoption of EMRs: A Multi-Case Analysis
Journal of Medical Systems
International Journal of Telemedicine and Applications - Special issue on electronic health
The impact of service level on the acceptance of application service oriented medical records
Information and Management
The role of exogenous factors in technology acceptance: The case of object-oriented technology
Information and Management
Identifying and Testing the Inhibitors of Technology Usage Intentions
Information Systems Research
COSARA: Integrated Service Platform for Infection Surveillance and Antibiotic Management in the ICU
Journal of Medical Systems
High-Level Managers' Considerations for RFID Adoption in Hospitals: An Empirical Study in Taiwan
Journal of Medical Systems
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Prior research on technology usage had largely overlooked the issue of user resistance or barriers to technology acceptance. Prior research on the Electronic Medical Records had largely focused on technical issues but rarely on managerial issues. Such oversight prevented a better understanding of users' resistance to new technologies and the antecedents of technology rejection. Incorporating the enablers and the inhibitors of technology usage intention, this study explores physicians' reactions towards the electronic medical record. The main focus is on the barriers, perceived threat and perceived inequity. 115 physicians from 6 hospitals participated in the questionnaire survey. Structural Equation Modeling was employed to verify the measurement scale and research hypotheses. According to the results, perceived threat shows a direct and negative effect on perceived usefulness and behavioral intentions, as well as an indirect effect on behavioral intentions via perceived usefulness. Perceived inequity reveals a direct and positive effect on perceived threat, and it also shows a direct and negative effect on perceived usefulness. Besides, perceived inequity reveals an indirect effect on behavioral intentions via perceived usefulness with perceived threat as the inhibitor. The research finding presents a better insight into physicians' rejection and the antecedents of such outcome. For the healthcare industry understanding the factors contributing to physicians' technology acceptance is important as to ensure a smooth implementation of any new technology. The results of this study can also provide change managers reference to a smooth IT introduction into an organization. In addition, our proposed measurement scale can be applied as a diagnostic tool for them to better understand the status quo within their organizations and users' reactions to technology acceptance. By doing so, barriers to physicians' acceptance can be identified earlier and more effectively before leading to technology rejection.