Identify and rank key factors influencing the adoption of cloud computing for a healthy Electronics

Shukuhy, Javad; Jafari, Hamid Reza; Yaghoubi, Noor Mohammad

doi:10.35050/JIPM010.2015.047

Identify and rank key factors influencing the adoption of cloud computing for a healthy Electronics

Authors

Javad Shukuhy

Hamid Reza Jafari

Noor Mohammad Yaghoubi

10.35050/JIPM010.2015.047

Abstract

Cloud computing as a new technology with Internet infrastructure and new approaches can be significant benefits in providing medical services electronically. Aplying this technology in E-Health requires consideration of various factors. The main objective of this study is to identify and rank the factors influencing the adoption of e-health cloud. Based on the Technology-Organization-Environment (TOE) framework and Human-Organization-Technology fit (HOT-fit) model, 16 sub-factors were identified in four major factors. With survey of 60 experts, academics and experts in health information technology and with the help of fuzzy analytic hierarchy process had ranked these sub-factors and factors. In the literature, considering newness this study, no internal or external study, have not alluded these number of criteria. The results show that when deciding to adopt cloud computing in E-Health, respectively, must be considered technological, human, organizational and environmental factors.

Keywords

cloud computing

cloud computing adoption

healthy Electronics

HOT-fit model

TOE framework