As a Human Factor, the Attitude of Healthcare Practitioners is the Primary Step for the e-Health: First Outcome of an Ongoing Study in Morocco

Az-Eddine Bennani1, Mounim Belalia2 and Rachid Oumlil3

1Reims Management School, Reims, France

2CREPA, Université Paris Dauphine, Paris, France

3UFR Gestion, Faculté des Sciences Juridiques, Economiques Et Sociales de Marrakech (FSJESM), Université Cady Ayyad, Maroc

Abstract

In the healthcare area, information and communication technologies (ICT) cannot improve performance of the involved stakeholders if they aren’t completely accepted and used. The resistance to end-user ICT by professionals in this area is a well-known matter. To help raise their acceptance in Morocco, we have to better appreciate why a number of practitioners adopt a positive attitude toward ICT use, while others are still reluctant.  The study conducted in Souss Massa Draa province, located in south of Morocco, attempts to understand the attitude of healthcare professional, especially those who are directly involved in the process of patient care. This communication examines especially the intention of physicians to better appreciate the interaction between them and ICT. It highlights the first finding as far as physicians concern in terms of attitude which is the first step to e-health when it is positive. The main purpose is to communicate the progress of the research work conducted currently in Morocco.

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