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Published on: August 1, 2019

Barriers to e-health business processes.

Suzanne Mieczkowska1, Matthew Hinton, David Barnes

  • 1Open University Business School, Milton Keynes, UK. s.mieczkowska@open.ac.uk

International Journal of Electronic Healthcare
|December 1, 2007
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Summary

Barriers to e-health adoption in the UK National Health Service (NHS) mirror those in commercial businesses. Addressing socio-cultural factors is crucial for the NHS to leverage new internet-based information and communication technology (ICT) investments.

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Area of Science:

  • Health Informatics
  • Organizational Behavior
  • Information Systems

Background:

  • Commercial organizations face challenges in adopting new technologies.
  • The UK National Health Service (NHS) is investing in e-health systems.
  • Understanding barriers to e-health implementation is critical for healthcare modernization.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To hypothesize that e-health barriers in the NHS are similar to commercial businesses.
  • To investigate socio-cultural factors influencing e-health adoption within a UK NHS pathology department.

Main Methods:

  • Case study research within a UK National Health Service (NHS) Trust pathology department.
  • Analysis of organizational culture, working practices, and individual behaviors.

Main Results:

  • The NHS exhibits a risk-averse culture with defensive behaviors and entrenched practices.
  • Identified socio-cultural barriers hindering e-health adoption within the NHS.
  • Similarities noted between NHS e-health barriers and those in commercial sectors.

Conclusions:

  • Socio-cultural factors significantly impede e-health implementation in the NHS.
  • The NHS must address these factors to benefit from e-health investments.
  • Further research into socio-cultural dynamics is essential for successful healthcare ICT integration.