The Use of Computers in Hospitals: An Analysis of Adopters and Nonadopters

Vijay Mahajan and Milton E. F. Schoeman
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Vijay Mahajan: State University of New York at Buffalo
Milton E. F. Schoeman: The University of Texas at Austin

Interfaces, 1977, vol. 7, issue 3, 95-107

Abstract: The introduction of the computer and information management techniques has been considered by many to be a possible solution to some of the major management problems currently facing hospitals. Nevertheless, only 40% of the nonfederal hospitals in the United States were using computers in 1970. It seems relevant to investigate the reasons why some hospitals have adopted computer use and others have not. This paper presents a basic hypothesis of the factors that distinguish adopters from nonadopters. Data from the state of Texas is used to support the hypothesis. Moreover, characteristic profiles of adopters and nonadopters are developed. Some implications of these results, both for those concerned with hospital administration and those concerned with implementation of computer technology, are discussed.

Date: 1977
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