The research literature on technology acceptance indicates that data from technology will be used by healthcare providers if it is beneficial, but it is not known whether the performance expectancy, effort expectancy, social influence, facilitating conditions, and moderating variables (gender, age, and experience) impact behavioral intention and, ultimately, provider use behavior regarding SMDs. Consumers can present information to healthcare providers who, in turn, may be able to use it to develop, diagnose, and treat the patient. The study problem the researcher intended to address is the extent to which healthcare providers’ use of SMD information may be influenced by their concerns about health information technology (HIT). The purpose of the study was to understand behavioral intention and use behavior of physicians when it comes to consumer healthcare devices.
Based on the problem statement and purpose of the study, the researcher formulated the following primary research question: “Do the constructs in the UTAUT2 model predict healthcare providers’ behavioral intentions and use of SMD for EMR?”