| Creators: | Finze, Nikola and Vaast, Emmanuelle and Gewald, Heiko |
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| Title: | Between Professionalism and Pragmatism: Physicians’ Information Technology Use in Healthcare Practice |
| Item Type: | Conference or Workshop Item |
| Event Title: | (Proceedings of the) 46th International Conference on Information Systems (ICIS) |
| Event Location: | Nashville, TN, USA |
| Event Dates: | December, 14-17, 2025 |
| Projects: | IDI |
| Type of Paper / Paper No.: | Completed Research Paper |
| Date: | December 2025 |
| Divisions: | Informationsmanagement |
| Abstract (ENG): | Health information technologies (HIT) are transforming the medical profession by shifting how physicians perform their roles and interact with patients. Drawing on interviews with physicians across specialties and career stages, this study investigates how professional role conceptions influence HIT use in clinical practice. We find that physicians are moving from authoritative decision-makers to collaborative advisors, navigating rising patient expectations and increasingly transparent knowledge environments. In response, physicians adopt varied HIT usage strategies to manage perceived professionalism and authority. We introduce the concept of differential HIT usage to describe how physicians selectively adapt HIT use based on context and technology. Furthermore, we identify how visible technology use can either support or undermine the performance of medical competence. The study contributes to literature on HIT adoption and professional role change by highlighting how digital tools are integrated in ways that align with role expectations and symbolic expressions of expertise. |
| Forthcoming: | No |
| Language: | English |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Health information technology, Professional role, Use behavior, IT adoption |
| Citation: | Finze, Nikola and Vaast, Emmanuelle and Gewald, Heiko (2025) Between Professionalism and Pragmatism: Physicians’ Information Technology Use in Healthcare Practice. In: (Proceedings of the) 46th International Conference on Information Systems (ICIS), December, 14-17, 2025, Nashville, TN, USA, Paper Completed Research Paper. |
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