Table 4.
The top 5 main barriers to different types of digital technologies in health care.
| Barriers to using digital technologiesa | Values (%) | |
| Barriers to remote consultations (top 5) | ||
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Lack of legal protection | 29.8 |
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Doubts about stable operation of technology | 25.3 |
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Fears of making wrong decisions | 22.2 |
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Data privacy concerns | 20.9 |
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Lack of technical base | 20.5 |
| Barriers to remote monitoring (top 5) | ||
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Doubts about stable operation of technology | 29.2 |
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Fear of making wrong decisions | 26.4 |
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Lack of technical base | 24 |
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Lack of legal security | 21 |
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Lack of knowledge about products | 17.5 |
| Barriers to technologies for diagnostics (top 5) | ||
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Lack of technical base | 31.6 |
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Fear of making wrong decisions | 26.8 |
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Lack of knowledge about products | 24.7 |
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Lack of training courses | 20.8 |
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Fear of overdiagnosis | 15.8 |
| Barriers to systems to support physicians in making medical decisions (top 5) | ||
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Lack of technical base | 26.7 |
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Lack of knowledge about products | 26 |
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Lack of interest from management | 20.7 |
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Lack of training courses | 19.9 |
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Lack of legal protection | 17.5 |
aThe data provided are weighted by the distribution of physicians across populated areas of the Russian Federation.