Table 2.
Summary of hypothesis testing. HIE: health information exchange.
| Hypothesis | Supported? | |
| H1. Patient access to health records increases the level of perceived patient care quality. | No | |
| H2. Positive attitudes toward HIE increase the patient’s access to health records. | Yes | |
| H3. Privacy concerns will |
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(1) decrease support for electronic medical records | Yes |
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(2) decrease use of patient access to health records | Yes |
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(3) decrease the level of perceived patient care quality | Yes |
| H4. Information security beliefs will |
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(1) increase support for electronic medical records | Yes |
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(2) increase patient access to health records | No |
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(3) increase the level of perceived patient care quality. | Yes |
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(4) decrease privacy concerns | Yes |
| H5. Trust in internet health information will |
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(1) increase support for electronic medical records | Yes |
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(2) increase patient access to health records | No |
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(3) increase the level of perceived patient care quality | Yes |
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(4) increase information security beliefs | Yes |
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(5) decrease privacy concerns | Yes |