Electronic Health Readiness (EHR) in Indonesia: Managerial Perspectives

Abstract

This paper presents the readiness factor of e-health systems in Indonesia based on hospital managers' perspectives. The need of information systems in healthcare activities in particularly to improve hospital service quality and performance is required. The objective of this study is identified the readiness factors including the core, structural, societal and engagement to measure e-health adoption. The descriptive analysis of the data obtained using a survey method on a-104 hospital managers in Indonesia is presented. Again, research respondent selected using convenience sampling. Finally, result of this study shown various indicators of readiness factors descriptively, in core, structural, societal and engagement have been identified. The core readiness was identified as highest factor in adopting e-health and the societal readiness was the lowest factors in adopting e-health in Indonesia. The further study is would be completed with empirical study toward e-health adoption in Indonesia's hospitals.