Using a modified technology acceptance model in hospitals
International Journal of Medical InformaticsPublished 4 August 2008
Vasillis Aggelidis, Prodromos Chatzoglou
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The proposed modified technology acceptance model can explain 87% of the variance of behavioral intention indicating that the core constructs of the technology acceptance models have a strong and statistically significant influence on hospital personnel usage intention.
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The proposed model can explain 87% of the variance of behavioral intention indicating that the core constructs of the technology acceptance models have a strong and statistically significant influence on hospital personnel usage intention.
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