Muhammadiyah healthcare facilities readiness in telemedicine implementation

Author: 
Bhimo Aji Hernowo and Arlina Dewi

Background: Telemedicine is the use of electronic devices by healthcare practitioners to interact with patients and with one another, including patient consultations, diagnosis, and appointment scheduling. Telemedicine not only improves provider-patient interactions, but it also strengthens the network of healthcare professionals. The capacity and willingness of an organization to modify its present operating model is referred to as organizational readiness. It may also refer to being informed of the existing situation of the organization before moving to a new change. Organizations that successfully implement a telemedicine program have the internal capability and willingness to move in new directions, a focus on the ability to acquire the new skills required to successfully implement change, and a willingness to focus on the organization's and its employees' desire to change. Because telemedicine has not been completely established in Muhammadiyah/Aisyiyah health institutions, it is vital to examine their preparedness to carry out telemedicine. The goals of this study are to determine and examine the readiness of health facility management to undertake telemedicine. The research method used will be quantitative with a cross-sectional approach. Because it has health facilities all around Indonesia, the Muhammadiyah organization was picked. Organizational readiness to deploy telemedicine is influenced by factors such as change attributes, leadership support, organizational situation, and organizational member mood. However, organizational assistance had no discernible impact on organizational readiness in the long run. They do, however, have a cumulative effect of 73,8 percent on organizational preparedness to implement telemedicine.

Page: 
148-154
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DOI: 
http://dx.doi.org/10.24327/23956429.ijcmpr20220034
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