DocumentCode
3532002
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
fYear
2009
fDate
28-31 July 2009
Firstpage
201
Lastpage
209
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;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
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
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/NDT.2009.5272067
Filename
5272067
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