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Introducing Computer-Based Telemedicine in Three Rural Missouri Counties

Introducing Computer-Based Telemedicine in Three Rural Missouri Counties

Kimberly D. Harris, Joseph F. Donaldson, James D. Campbell
Copyright: © 2001 |Volume: 13 |Issue: 4 |Pages: 10
ISSN: 1546-2234|EISSN: 1546-5012|ISSN: 1546-2234|EISBN13: 9781615201068|EISSN: 1546-5012|DOI: 10.4018/joeuc.2001100103
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Harris, Kimberly D., et al. "Introducing Computer-Based Telemedicine in Three Rural Missouri Counties." JOEUC vol.13, no.4 2001: pp.26-35. http://doi.org/10.4018/joeuc.2001100103

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Harris, K. D., Donaldson, J. F., & Campbell, J. D. (2001). Introducing Computer-Based Telemedicine in Three Rural Missouri Counties. Journal of Organizational and End User Computing (JOEUC), 13(4), 26-35. http://doi.org/10.4018/joeuc.2001100103

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Harris, Kimberly D., Joseph F. Donaldson, and James D. Campbell. "Introducing Computer-Based Telemedicine in Three Rural Missouri Counties," Journal of Organizational and End User Computing (JOEUC) 13, no.4: 26-35. http://doi.org/10.4018/joeuc.2001100103

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Abstract

This study investigated predictors of utilization of the computer-based telemedicine in three rural Missouri counties. Participating health care agencies were given computers and access to an Internet-based workstation that provided e-mail and World Wide Web (WWW) services. Utilization data for e-mail messages sent and WWW pages accessed were collected through proxy servers. A survey was distributed to those employees who are enrolled in the Rural Telemedicine Evaluation Project (RTEP), which addressed perceptions of the Internet-based RTEP workstation. The results of the survey were analyzed to see how perceptions and demographic variables predicted actual utilization. The findings of the study revealed that for e-mail, behavioral intentions/attitude, age, organizational support, and time were the most significant predictors. For WWW, only the behavioral intentions/attitude subscale predicted utilization. The majority of respondents did not utilize the e-mail technology. Strategies need to be developed through training interventions and organizational policies to address non-utilization.

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