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The path towards eHealth: obstacles along the way.

A R Jadad1, M W Enkin

  • 1Centre for Global eHealth Innovation and Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada. ajadad@ehealthinnovation.org

Yearbook of Medical Informatics
|October 20, 2006
PubMed
Summary

Effective use of electronic health (eHealth) technologies faces significant, non-technological obstacles. Overcoming these requires a shift towards collaboration and generosity in healthcare.

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Area of Science:

  • Health Informatics
  • Digital Health
  • Healthcare Technology

Background:

  • eHealth (electronic information and communication technologies for health) holds transformative potential for healthcare systems.
  • Despite its promise, the full potential of eHealth has not been realized due to various challenges.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To identify and discuss unanticipated obstacles hindering the effective implementation and utilization of eHealth.
  • To explore potential solutions and shifts in perspective needed to overcome these barriers.

Main Methods:

  • Reflective analysis of the gap between eHealth's potential and its actual impact.
  • Identification and categorization of key obstacles based on author expertise and observation.

Main Results:

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  • Seven key obstacles identified: insufficient health focus in eHealth, lack of reflection time, fortress mentality, poor evaluation, lack of youth involvement, inequity, and parochialism.
  • These impediments are multifaceted, encompassing cognitive, financial, and political dimensions, not solely technological.

Conclusions:

  • The identified obstacles to eHealth are surmountable.
  • Addressing these requires a fundamental shift from competition to generosity, commitment, and collaboration.
  • Enlightened self-interest, prioritizing collective benefit, is crucial for successful eHealth integration.