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http://dx.doi.org/10.3837/tiis.2022.12.010

Factors Influencing the Adoption of Cloud Computing in Healthcare Organizations: A Systematic Review  

Qiu, Hong (Department of Information and Statistics, Shanghai Mental Health Center)
Shen, Beimin (Department of Information and Statistics, Shanghai Mental Health Center)
Wang, Yuhao (Department of Information and Statistics, Shanghai Mental Health Center)
Mei, Yu (Department of Information and Statistics, Shanghai Mental Health Center)
Gu, Wenjie (Department of Information and Statistics, Shanghai Mental Health Center)
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KSII Transactions on Internet and Information Systems (TIIS) / v.16, no.12, 2022 , pp. 3960-3975 More about this Journal
Abstract
To analyze and compare the most influencing factors on cloud computing adoption (CCA) in the healthcare organization, a systematic review and meta-analyses of studies was performed using the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) and Cochrane collaboration recommendations. A search of PubMed, ScienceDirect, Springer, Wiley Online, and Taylor & Francis Online digital libraries (From inception to January 19, 2022) was performed. A total of 17 studies met the defined studies' inclusion and exclusion criteria. Statistical significance difference favoring most influencing factors on CCA were (MD 0.76, 95% CI -1.48 - 3.01, p <0.00001, I2 = 90%), (MD 1.40, 95% CI -4.76 - 7.55, p < 0.00007, I2 = 97%) (MD 0.17, 95% CI -2.69 - 3.03, p<0.00001, I2 = 96%) for technology vs. organizational, technology vs. environmental and business vs. human factors, respectively. Organizational and environmental factors had greater impacts on CCA compared with technological factors. Moreover, business factors were more influential than the human factors.
Keywords
Technology; organizational; environmental; mean difference; survey participants; meta-analysis;
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