Health Information Technology adoption in the Republic of Kazakhstan

ADEMA TLESHOVA

Bachelor's thesis

Abstract:

The focus of the Bachelor thesis is the current state of Health Information Technology present in the Republic of Kazakhstan. Further purpose of the research work, is to understand the trends and factors that influence the adoption of Health Information Technology among patients, and how they can impact people’s lifestyle. The theoretical framework of the thesis encompasses the basic introduction to Information Technology used in Healthcare. As well as it provides an overview of HIT benefits and challenges that can be faced in adoption of technology. Similarly, it introduces the current level of HIT developments and applications in Kazakhstan. The practical part is developed through the application of qualitative and quantitative methods to study the attitudes of patients towards HIT, and to understand what are some of the factors that affect the adoption of HIT. Then, the findings are interpreted and concluded to formulate suggestions for HIT development and adoption in Kazakhstan.

Keywords

Healthcare, Adoption, HIT, Attitude, Patients, Physicians

Jazyk práce: English

Datum vytvoření / odevzdání či podání práce: 15. 3. 2022

Obhajoba závěrečné práce

• Vedúci: Ing. Miloš Ulman, Ph.D.

Czech University of Life Sciences Prague

Faculty of Economics and Management

Bachelor programme / odbor:
Economics and Management / Economics and Management