5. Inadequate infrastructure, including the human resources necessary to ensure the seamless continuity of e-health services, poses a significant challenge.
The complexity of clinical IT applications represents another barrier to the adoption of e-health. Surveys reveal that physicians perceive the time and effort required to learn and utilize these technologies as a major obstacle. In fact, 86% of physicians reported that vendors’ inability to provide satisfactory products constituted a significant hindrance to the integration of clinical IT in their practice41 . Industry organizations involved in this realm should not overlook the imperative for field-based research and development activities.