Step 3

Identifying the Variables

Identifying the Variables

Step Two - Part A. Creating a Cover Letter

In order to achieve full implementation of Electronic Health Records, the United States settled on 2014 as the deadline for this migration to HIM in the country’s healthcare system. The government believes that switching completely to Health Information Technology would minimize wastes and completely transform the country’s healthcare system. The purpose of this study will be to examine the various barriers to accepting Healthcare Information Technologies in healthcare. The study entails two variables, which include the independent, and dependent variables; therefore, the health information technology forms the independent variable while the barriers to embracing health information technology form the independent variable. Moreover, the research entails both the null and alternatives hypothesis which include: “A proper implementation of the health information technology is fundamental for improving access and delivery of quality healthcare services” and “A proper implementation of the health information technology will not help improve access and delivery of quality healthcare servicesres” respectively.

In this research, the research intends to use 500 participants from healthcare providers working in the Critical Care Unit wards. Therefore, the study sample will comprise 300 advanced practice providers and 200 physicians. This large sample will be very important in ensuring that the results if the research is accurate as opposed to when the researcher could have used a small study sample. This study would apparently be very critical in adding knowledge to the existing one about the ways through which the government can use to achieve full implementation of electronic health records. I intend to pilot test before soliciting main research participants by randomly finding 50 to 100 people from my target sample and issue them with both the open-ended and closed-ended survey questionnaires to test if they can appropriately answer. For example, I would use the statement, “Please I would really appreciate if you participant in my research process as a research respondent to help me complete the research successfully”

I am aware that challenges like resistance by the local health professionals to participate in the research is likely to be imminent due to fear of confidentiality breach; however, in order to avoid such challenges I plan to assure all the research participants of their privacy, confidentiality, and security and ensure they remain anonymous in the entire research process. In terms of timing, I intend to undertake this research in one month i.e. I will start in November 1, 2018 and end it December 2, 2018. After data collection, I intend to store both the audio and visual data in flash disk and my computer hard disk for 3 years and then erase them to give room for more data I will collect in future. I believe this research will be very fundamental in examining the barriers and acceptance variables to health information technology and would help make the future of healthcare bright.

Name………………………………………………………………………………………

Contact designed person ………………………………………………………………….

Step Two - Part B. Survey Design

Survey questions and answers

Open-ended questions and closed-ended questions

1. Are you aware of the importance of Health Information Technologies?

A. Yes

B. No

2. Where do you always have your medical services?

A. Community healthcare facility

B. Public healthcare facility

C. Private healthcare facility

3. Do you believe that increased barriers to health information technology reduce the ability to improve the quality of healthcare services? How?

4. Do you think the proper implementation of health information technology is fundamental in improving access and delivery of quality healthcare services?

5. Can you state measures the government can take to achieve full implementation of health information technology in public hospitals to improve access and delivery of quality healthcare services?

References

Christodoulakis C, Asgarian A & Easterbrook S. (2016). Barriers to the Adoption of Information Technology in Healthcare. Retrieved at http://www.cs.toronto.edu/~christina/documents/ACM_CASCON2017.pdf

DePhillips III H A. (2007). Initiatives and Barriers to Adopting Health Information Technology. Retrieved at http://rdcms-himss.s3.amazonaws.com/files/production/public/HIMSSorg/Content/files/DMODePhillips.pdf

James D. B, Mark V. S, Kimberly A. G, Ann M. R, Bartholomew E. C, Karen A. P, (2008), Examining barriers to health information technology adoption, in Grant T. Savage, Eric W. Ford (ed.) Patient Safety and Health Care Management (Advances in Health Care Management, Volume 7) Emerald Group Publishing Limited, pp.191 – 209.

Kaye R, Kokia E, Shalev V, Idar D and Chinitz D. (2010). Barriers and success factors in health information technology: A practitioner’s perspective.Journal of Management & Marketing in Healthcare.VOL. 3 NO. 2. PP 163–175. Retrieved at https://pdfs.semanticscholar.org/0260/ec03fdcbee659b044fcca51f42207137bf96.pdf

Khalifa M. (2013). Barriers to Health Information Systems and Electronic Medical Records Implementation: A Field Study of Saudi Arabian Hospital. Retrieved at https://www.researchgate.net/publication/259678954_Barriers_to_Health_Information_Systems_and_Electronic_Medical_Records_Implementation_A_Field_Study_of_Saudi_Arabian_Hospital