Physician's Acceptance of Teledermatology Services: An Empirical Study (original) (raw)

The conventional focal point of health services research has been on non-information communication technology usages but now with the adoption of ICT, more physicians are able to access these telemedicine services in particular related to teledermatology system. In accumulation, such tele-services are stern for improving patient-to-doctor communication expediency and maintaining a excellent affiliation. The purpose of this study was to identify the factors that determine physician's acceptance of teledermatology services. In this study a research framework was examined to find out the applicability of the Technology acceptance model (TAM), in explaining physician's decisions to accept the teledermatology system, in the health care context. For this purpose, the original version of the TAM Model, which included perceived usefulness, perceived ease of use, attitude towards usage, and usage intentions, is taken into consideration. The results stress the special importance of attitudinal factors i.e. attitude towards usage and perceived usefulness in determining physicians' intention to use teledermatology systems. Physicians' perceived usefulness, perceived ease of use are factors affect the attitude towards the use of the teledermatology system. The findings of the study can provide insights and implications relevant to technology acceptance research and teledermatology management in general.