Determining the Factors of Slow Adoption of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in Health Care Sectors: An Analysis

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Submitted by:

Jasfia Khanam Fama-133200105

Topic:

Determining the Factors of Slow Adoption of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in Health Care Sectors.

IntroductionBackground

• Information communication technology is three different words.

• Information is any kind of message through which a person gets knowledge.

• Communication is such a way to transfer message.

• It made life easier through e-commerece ,e-medicine and several similar other forms.

• By increasing computer use ICT become part of health care professional practice.

• Physician s are lagging behind in the adoption of technologies.

• We did a survey and visited several hospitals.

ICT in Bangladesh

• Through ICT Bangladesh is now connected to the outside world.

• In Dhaka most people have idea about ICT.• People are making appointment through:

Medium Rural Urban

Mobile phone 0.33 10.36

Computer 4.88 6.05

Email 0.17 0.81

Objectives:Broad objective

Determining the Factors of Slow Adoption of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in Health Care Sectors.

Specific objective

• Consumer empowerment-EHRs should include basic vital registration data, procedures, referrals and interpretations .

• Chronic care-creation of a working group to formulate a policy that empowers the collection of patient data by frontline health workers through ICT

Resarch methodology

• Sample size:13• Sources of date: we have collected data from

two different sources. That is:1. primary data2. secondary data

Analysis and findings:

Does your organization use information technology?

Frequency PercentValid

PercentCumulative

PercentValid Yes

20 100.0 100.0 100.0

Does your organization use information technology?Yes, most of the hospitals we surveyed use information technology.

Is investment/Initial cost in IT is very high?

Investment/Initial cost in IT is very high

Frequenc

y PercentValid

PercentCumulative

Percent

Valid Strongly agree 7 35.0 35.0 35.0

Agree 7 35.0 35.0 70.0

Neutral 3 15.0 15.0 85.0

Disagree 3 15.0 15.0 100.0

Total 20 100.0 100.0

Is Investment in IT important?

Investment in IT is important

Frequency Percent

Valid Percent

Cumulative Percent

Valid Strongly agree 13 65.0 65.0 65.0

Agree 5 25.0 25.0 90.0

Neutral 2 10.0 10.0 100.0

Total 20 100.0 100.0

Difficulty in getting quantifiable benefits or return on investment from IT

Difficulty in getting quantifiable benefits or return on investment from IT

Frequency PercentValid

PercentCumulative Percent

Valid Strongly Agree 4 20.0 20.0 20.0

Agree 8 40.0 40.0 60.0

Neutral 3 15.0 15.0 75.0

Disagree 5 25.0 25.0 100.0

Total20 100.0 100.0

Patients would like to use online system to make an appointment, pay bills and receive advice from their

physicians/doctors?

Would you prefer to use online system to make an appointment, pay bills and receive advice from your

physicians/doctors?

Frequency Percent

Valid Percent

Cumulative Percent

Valid Yes 12 60.0 60.0 60.0

No 8 40.0 40.0 100.0

Total

20 100.0 100.0

Major findings:

• Billing system• Investment in IT is important• Initial and maintenance cost of IT is very high.• Doctors/physicians are interested to use IT• Increase complexity

• Return after investment is low• Work is difficult without IT• Patients preference

Conclusion

• The aim of this study was to determine the factors of slow adoption of ICT in health sectors in Bangladesh.

• The findings show us that the development and use ICT is mostly needed in both private and public health organizations in Bangladesh.

• The reason behind the slow adoption and use of ICT is shortage of finance, availability of expertise, infrastructure etc.

Recommendations

• We should aware people about the benefits of IT sectors in Bangladesh.

• We should keep it simple, relevant and accessible for local people.

• We should find the problems of IT sectors and try to resolve it.

• The main problem of developing IT is the initial cost. It is out of reach for normal people. So, if the government contribute sufficient amount of money and make IT use mandatory then it would be helpful.

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