Formal Model for e-Healthcare Readiness Assessment in Developing Country Context

摘要: The main objective of this paper is to report on a pilot test for proposed formal model e-Healthcare readiness assessment. provides tool determining critical factors such as need-change readiness, engagement structural and, acceptance and use readiness. These constitute the constructs which are formalized Hierarchical Readiness Index System. was operationalized tested determine e- Healthcare status healthcare practitioners, public patients from communities associated with two facilities in Uthungulu Health District KwaZulu/Natal province Republic South Africa (RSA). result testing shows that (i) appeared be most important attribute, followed by then while least important, (ii) practitioners agreed ready fairly (Hi) attitude can determined function their preference technology usefulness ease use. theoretical framework drawn change management theories, IT use, innovation adoption theories.