Professor Emeritus William Chismar with a lot of leis at his retirement party.
  • Professor Emeritus of Information Technology Management
  • Retired Dean of Outreach College
  • Co-chair Information Technology in Healthcare Track, Hawai`i International Conference on Systems Sciences

Academic Background

  • PhD in Systems Sciences, Carnegie Mellon University
  • MS in Systems Sciences, Carnegie Mellon University
  • BS in Mathematics and Philosophy, Carnegie Mellon University

Research Interests

  • Evaluation and adoption of health information systems
  • Medical informatics

Selected Publications

“Health Cyberinfrastructure for Collaborative Use-Inspired Research and Practice,” W.G. Chismar, T.A. Horan, B. Hesse, S.S. Feldman, & A.R. Shaikh, American Journal of Preventive Medicine, Vol 40 (5S2), 2011.

“The interaction of institutionally triggered and technology-triggered social structure change: An investigation of computerized physician order entry (CPOE),” E.J. Davidson & W.G. Chismar, Management Information Systems Quarterly, Vol. 31 (4), 2007.

“Online self-disclosure: model for the use of internet-based technologies in collecting sensitive health information,” L. Kam & W.G. Chismar, International Journal of Healthcare Technology and Management, Vol 7 (3/4), 2006.

“Predicting Internet Use: Applying the Extended Technology Acceptance Model Apply to the Healthcare Environment,” W.G. Chismar and S. Wiley-Patton, in E-Health Systems Diffusion and Use: The Innovation, the User and the USE IT Model," T. Spil and R. Schuring (eds.), Idea Group Publishing, 2006.

“The Economics of Integrated Electronic Medical Record Systems,” W.G. Chismar and S.M. Thomas, Studies in Health Technology and Informatics. Vol 107(Pt 1), 2004.

 “Does the Extended Technology Acceptance Model Apply to Physicians,” W.G. Chismar and S. Wiley-Patton, Proceedings of the Thirty-Sixth Annual Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences, R. Sprague (ed.), 2003. (Best paper award.)