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Title:	Cloud health information system utilization model for the Iraqi public healthcare sector
Authors:	Ahmed Meri Kadhum (P83559)
Supervisor:	Mohammad Khatim Hasan, Assoc. Prof. Dr.
Keywords:	Medical records -- Iraq Medical informatics -- Iraq Information storage and retrieval systems -- Medicine Public health -- Iraq Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia -- Dissertations Dissertations, Academic -- Malaysia
Issue Date:	31-Jan-2019
Description:	Successful healthcare interoperability in the public sectors is mostly associated with the ability of the service to provide a platform for data sharing among users. With the recent advances in IT, cloud computing can provide an alternative way to access and manage health records based on the use of online software applications for multiple users. The use of cloud computing in the healthcare sector in Iraq is still in its infancy stage. However, the health records of public hospitals in Iraq continue to increase in volume and variety. This has resulted in some major issues in terms of data complexity and low IT integrity. Therefore, examining the role of cloud services for managing these records are essential in Iraq. This research mainly aims to identify the key determinants of cloud health information system utilization and to propose a model for the relationships between variables. To achieve these objectives, the present study uses a mixed-method approach. A qualitative preliminary interview with 30 Iraqi healthcare members was conducted to determine the key factors affecting their utilization of cloud services. The interview results led to certain factors related to organizational structure and system integrity. The effect of these factors on technicians and physicians behavioral control and confirmation to utilize cloud services was investigated. Two questionnaires were administrated to 304 physicians and 146 technicians working in Iraqi public hospitals. The collected ordinal data has been analyzed using PLS-SEM approach. The results of the quantitative analysis showed that the effects of system compatibility, complexity, security, and privacy on physicians confirmation and control were statistically significant. Both confirmation and control had a positive effect on physicians utilization of the cloud technology in the Iraqi hospitals. Also, the results revealed that hardware modularity, software modularity, Internet network, and training availability were significantly influence the confirmation and control of technicians, while the cost effectiveness factor showed no effect. The study found that confirmation had a positive effect on the technicians utilization of cloud services while the control had no effect. The finalized tested models are then merged into one final model and validated by a panel of experts. The experts supported that the model is complete and comprehensive and thus valid to apply. It is believed that such finding can help in aiding the current understanding of cloud health systems in managing health data as well as providing the necessary recommendations for policymakers to direct healthcare professionals to continuously consider the use of modern ICT in the workplace.,Ph.D.
Pages:	335
Call Number:	RA976.K339 2019 3 tesis
Publisher:	UKM, Bangi
Appears in Collections:	Faculty of Information Science and Technology / Fakulti Teknologi dan Sains Maklumat

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