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Aiswariya, S. S.
- Impacts of Information and Communication Technologies on Medical Care-An Overview of ICT Association with Medical Doctors
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1 Department of Visual Communication, VLB Janakiammal College of Arts and Science, IN
2 Department Journalism and Mass Communication, PSG College of Arts and Science, IN
1 Department of Visual Communication, VLB Janakiammal College of Arts and Science, IN
2 Department Journalism and Mass Communication, PSG College of Arts and Science, IN
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ICTACT Journal on Management Studies, Vol 4, No 4 (2018), Pagination: 829-835Abstract
This study aims to investigate the association of ICT tools with medical doctors for their professionals. A total of 427 respondents from Tamil Nadu state were surveyed using questionnaire method. The aim of this research is to examine the adoption of ICT by medical doctors in the field of medicine to enhance their profession. Since, India is one of the fastest developing nations in the world; India has understood the potential of diffusion of ICTs in the e-health for its rapid growth. This study also found that age, gender, education and occupation has statistically significant association among the adoption of Information and Communication Technology.Keywords
ICT, E-health, Medical Doctors, ICT Diffusion and Diffusion of Innovation Theory.
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