The influence of experiential learning on medical equipment adoption in general practices

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dc.contributor.authorBourke, Jane
dc.contributor.authorRoper, Stephen
dc.date.accessioned2023-01-04T12:26:20Z
dc.date.available2023-01-04T12:26:20Z
dc.date.issued2014-05-29
dc.date.updated2023-01-03T16:55:04Z
dc.description.abstractThe benefits of the availability and use of medical equipment for medical outcomes are understood by physicians and policymakers alike. However, there is limited understanding of the decision-making processes involved in adopting and using new technologies in health care organisations. Our study focuses on the adoption of medical equipment in Irish general practices which are marked by considerable autonomy in terms of commercial practice and the range of medical services they provide. We examine the adoption of six items of medical equipment taking into account commercial, informational and experiential stimuli. Our analysis is based on primary survey data collected from a sample of 601 general practices in Ireland on practice characteristics and medical equipment use. We use a multivariate Probit to identify commonalities in the determinants of the adoption. Many factors, such as GP and practice characteristics, influence medical equipment adoption. In addition, we find significant and consistent evidence of the influence of learning-by-using effects on the adoption of medical equipment in a general practice setting. Knowledge generated by experiential or applied learning can have commercial, organisational and health care provision benefits in small health care organisations.en
dc.description.statusPeer revieweden
dc.description.versionAccepted Versionen
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dc.identifier.citationBourke, J. and Roper, S. (2014) 'The influence of experiential learning on medical equipment adoption in general practices', Health Policy, 118(1), pp. 37-47. doi: 10.1016/j.healthpol.2014.05.004en
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.healthpol.2014.05.004en
dc.identifier.endpage47en
dc.identifier.issn0168-8510
dc.identifier.issued1en
dc.identifier.journaltitleHealth Policyen
dc.identifier.startpage37en
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10468/14015
dc.identifier.volume118en
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherElsevier Ireland Ltd.en
dc.rights© 2022, Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved. This manuscript version is made available under the CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 license.en
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/en
dc.subjectGeneral practiceen
dc.subjectMedical equipmenten
dc.subjectExperiential learningen
dc.subjectInnovationen
dc.titleThe influence of experiential learning on medical equipment adoption in general practicesen
dc.typeArticle (peer-reviewed)en
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