Wrzosek Natalia, Zimmermann Agnieszka, Balwicki Łukasz
Department of Medical and Pharmacy Law, Medical University of Gdańsk, 80-210 Gdańsk, Poland.
Department of Public Health & Social Medicine, Medical University of Gdańsk, 80-210 Gdańsk, Poland.
Healthcare (Basel). 2020 Dec 15;8(4):563. doi: 10.3390/healthcare8040563.
E-prescribing is the most important achievement in the automation of the healthcare sector in Poland. Obligatory electronic prescribing came into force on 8 January 2020. This innovation significantly changes the work of doctors. Therefore, it is useful to identify the factors that have an impact on doctors' acceptance levels for the new technology.
This study employs a survey based on the Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology (UTAUT) method. Our questionnaire was completed by 144 family doctors in Poland during the technology implementation phase and the initial period of obligatory e-prescribing, between 1 December 2019 and 1 March 2020.
The results of the survey indicate that doctors do not believe that e-prescribing improves the effectiveness of their work. In addition, this attitude does not depend on the age of the respondent. We also found, regarding the influence of societal attitudes, that doctors only rarely consider the opinions of others in relation to their job.
The implementation of new technologies in the healthcare system must be accompanied by consideration of how user-friendly the technologies are, and whether the users will have appropriate technical and financial support.
电子处方是波兰医疗保健部门自动化领域最重要的成果。强制性电子处方于2020年1月8日生效。这一创新极大地改变了医生的工作方式。因此，识别影响医生对新技术接受程度的因素很有必要。
本研究采用基于技术接受与使用统一理论（UTAUT）方法的调查。在2019年12月1日至2020年3月1日技术实施阶段和强制性电子处方初期，波兰的144名家庭医生完成了我们的调查问卷。
调查结果表明，医生并不认为电子处方能提高他们的工作效率。此外，这种态度并不取决于受访者的年龄。关于社会态度的影响，我们还发现，医生在工作中很少考虑他人的意见。
医疗保健系统中新技术的实施必须同时考虑技术的用户友好程度，以及用户是否会获得适当的技术和资金支持。
