Adoption of Cloud Computing Services in Healthcare Sectors: Special Attention to Private Hospitals in Colombo District, Sri Lanka
Ahamed Lebbe Mohamed Ayoobkhan, David Asirvatham
Current Journal of Applied Science and Technology · pp. 1–10 · Published 30 Aug 2017
10.9734/CJAST/2017/34597Abstract
Cloud computing is the most important part of information technology that provides solutions to improve healthcare sectors. This innovation helps organizations to enhance or redesign the services at less expensive charges. The study investigates the integrated factors that impact in adopting Cloud computing technologies in healthcare industries in order to adopt innovation benefit. This study was conducted using quantitative method and questionnaires were distributed among 125 employees who are working in the IT departments of the private hospitals to evaluate their capability and readiness to embrace cloud computing services. Different techniques were used to analyse and decide whether Technology, Organizational, and Environmental Factors (TOE) influenced a major role in healthcare sectors’ decision making to consider cloud computing technology services as an effective investment. The findings of this study have significantly impacted the willingness of private hospitals in Sri Lanka to follow the cloud computing technologies.
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