Self-efficacy and Perceived Ease of Use as Factors to Determine Medical Personnel Readiness to Use an Information System Technology

This article uses an empirical investigation to evaluate self-efficacy and perceived ease of use as factors that will determine the successful adoption of the health information system in health institutions, using Nigeria as a case study. The health information system is the application of information technology to enable and promote health care services provision, support and delivery. Utilizing the DeLone and McLean model and a construct from the TAM (Technology Acceptance Model), the focus is on self-efficacy and perceived ease of use which are tested with the (intention to) Use to find a correlation, to consider them as determinant factors of the readiness to adopt an information system in the healthcare environment. Results and findings reveal that self-efficacy and perceived ease of use have an effect on the intention to use and actual use of the HIS. Health practitioners should be trained on how to utilize the information system in order to improve their attitudes and perceptions towards it. Doing this will increase their zeal and make it habitual for them to utilize the system, hence better goals will be attained.