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.