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Examining Individual Transition from Healthcare to Information Technology Roles Using the Theory of Planned Behavior.
Health information management (HIM) professionals are not transitioning to information technology (IT) roles, despite evolving job demands. Factors like attitudes and self-efficacy did not influence this career shift, according to survey findings.
Area of Science:
- Health Informatics
- Information Technology
- Organizational Behavior
Background:
- The widespread adoption of electronic health records (EHR) is transforming health information management (HIM) roles.
- Traditional HIM positions, such as coders and transcriptionists, require evolving skill sets.
- New roles are emerging for managing and manipulating data within automated systems.
Purpose of the Study:
- To identify factors influencing HIM professionals' decisions to transition into information technology (IT) positions.
- To explore the role of attitudes, normative beliefs, and self-efficacy in this career transition.
- To assess the impact of education efficacy on the consideration of moving from healthcare to IT roles.
Main Methods:
- An online survey was administered to HIM professionals.
- The study utilized the theory of planned behavior to examine influencing factors.
- Education efficacy was included as an additional variable.
Main Results:
- The study found that HIM professionals are not considering a transition from healthcare to IT roles.
- Attitudes, normative beliefs, and self-efficacy did not significantly predict a move to IT positions.
- Education efficacy also did not emerge as a significant factor driving this transition.
Conclusions:
- Despite evolving job landscapes in health information management, a significant shift towards information technology roles is not currently observed among HIM professionals.
- The theoretical factors examined do not appear to be driving HIM professionals to consider careers in IT.
- Further research may be needed to understand the barriers or lack of motivation for HIM professionals to transition into IT roles.
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