Title :
Challenges to E-healthcare adoption in developing countries: A case study of Tanzania
Author :
Omary, Zanifa ; Lupiana, Dennis ; Mtenzi, Fredrick ; Wu, Bing
Author_Institution :
Dublin Inst. of Technol., Dublin, Ireland
Abstract :
The use of ICT in healthcare, which resulted into e-healthcare, has many benefits to both individuals and governments. These benefits include reduction in medical errors, improvements in physician efficiency and an increase in the quality of care delivered. Unfortunately, there are many challenges associated with electronic healthcare adoption. In this paper we investigate the challenges associated with electronic healthcare adoption in Tanzania, and propose solutions to them. The proposed solutions will help the Tanzanian government in its design and implementation of electronic healthcare projects.
Keywords :
health care; medical information systems; Tanzanian government; developing country; e-healthcare adoption; electronic healthcare; Bandwidth; Costs; Decision making; Government; Management training; Medical diagnostic imaging; Medical services; Personal digital assistants; Testing; Web and internet services;
Conference_Titel :
Networked Digital Technologies, 2009. NDT '09. First International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Ostrava
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-4614-8
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-4615-5
DOI :
10.1109/NDT.2009.5272067