@inproceedings{59e2bf59d81d40119d8d71131793ee60,
title = "Infusion of mobile health systems in the NHS: An empirical study",
abstract = "Frequently criticised as a technological laggard, the healthcare industry is now beginning to appreciate the benefits which can be obtained from adopting Mobile Health Systems at the point-of-care. As a result, healthcare organisations are investing heavily in mobile health initiatives with the expectation that individual users will employ the system to enhance performance. However, researchers argue that such benefits can only be fully realised if the technological innovation is infused within an individual's work practice. A synopsis of the 'state of the field' in mobile system implementation research reveals that little is known on Mobile Health Systems infusion. Infusion is a distinctive feature in the Cooper and Zmud (1990) model, which reflects the extent to which a technological innovation is fully embedded in an individual's work system through comprehensive and integrative use. However a review of extant literature reveals that infusion is inconsistently defined and under investigated with a lack of literature focusing on Mobile Health Systems infusion. This paper makes a number of contributions to the literature. It provides a comprehensive definition of infusion and presents a conceptual model exploring infusion of Mobile Health Systems. Through an exploratory study of Mobile Health Systems implementation in Britain's National Health Service, the presented model is empirically investigated. By identifying and highlighting issues affecting infusion, future research efforts can focus on how such issues can be overcome. The paper concludes with a checklist of critical success factors which healthcare organisations should consider in order to successfully infuse Mobile Health Systems within their organisation.",
keywords = "Critical success factors, Infusion, Mobile health, NHS",
author = "Yvonne O'Connor and John O'Donoghue and Phillip O'Reilly",
year = "2012",
language = "English",
isbn = "9781622766581",
series = "6th European Conference on Information Management and Evaluation, ECIME 2012",
publisher = "Academic Conferences Ltd",
pages = "226--233",
booktitle = "6th European Conference on Information Management and Evaluation, ECIME 2012",
note = "6th European Conference on Information Management and Evaluation, ECIME 2012 ; Conference date: 13-09-2012 Through 14-09-2012",
}