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Almharat, Hashem Khaled Mahmoud and Ismail, Hishamuddin and Malarvizhi, Chinnasamy Agamudai Nambi (2026) Adoption of Point-of-Care Technology Among Physicians in Private Clinics in Saudi Arabia in the Health Industry. In: Intelligent Governance in the Big Data Era. Springer Nature Link, pp. 587-597. ISBN 978-3-032-14697-7, 978-3-032-14698-4

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Abstract

POCT implements Point-of-care technology, every health care provider’s ideal technological advancement due to the ease in processing and manipulating medical data; however, it brings forth many issues such as regulatory, financial, technological, and operational matters for private clinic practitioner physicians in Saudi Arabia due to the prior ethical concerns of explainability, accountability, and transparency in regards to the POCT system. Concerns surrounding POCT utilization exist for Private Physicians in Saudi Arabia for numerous reasons. These barriers are exceedingly problematic because some clinics may find the cost of POCT devices much higher than traditional laboratory services. In addition, the lack of established guidelines and norms hinders the practicality of POCT’s clinical application. Concerns regarding trust in the credibility of the POCT results and the accuracy of the obtained results when compared to traditional laboratory tests add to the questions physicians pose. Together with the fragmented training and educational programs, the bespoke gaps in the set standards and policies impede the efficient practice of the POCT devices. Addressing these barriers is imperative for the successful integration of POCT tools into the private healthcare system in Saudi Arabia. While UTAUT and HBM models offer some understanding of technology and POCT (Point Of Care Testing) acceptability, they do not explain the trust-destroying gaps involving explainability and traceability. This study investigates the relationships between various determinants and the intentions of physicians to use POCT (Point Of Care Testing) in private clinics in Saudi Arabia. In contrast, the theoretical study seeks to enhance a conceptual framework that blends POCT integration with POCT adoption for heightened healthcare industry utilization. This study proposes an innovative approach to the POCT adoption strategy—labeling it explainable triad accountability—ensuring recommendatory diagnostics are executed justifiably, transparently, and unequivocally. In contrast, the present research has POCT adoption insights, while Saudi Arabia’s private clinics’ successful POCT adoption suffers from noncompliance with regulations, economic operations, decisive organizational leadership, comprehensive staff training, EHR systems assimilation, precise acceptance pilot studies, sustained performance oversight, and outcome-driven performance feedback for ongoing operational refinement. Sustained performance monitoring supports POCT operational standards for ethical and responsible POCT utilization.

Item Type:	Book Section
Uncontrolled Keywords:	POC technology
Subjects:	R Medicine > RA Public aspects of medicine > RA421-790.95 Public health. Hygiene. Preventive medicine
Divisions:	Faculty of Management (FOM)
Depositing User:	Ms Suzilawati Abu Samah
Date Deposited:	04 Jun 2026 04:34
Last Modified:	08 Jun 2026 07:12
URII:	http://shdl.mmu.edu.my/id/eprint/15924

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