Table 6.
Barriers Slowing or Preventing EHR Implementation
| Barriers | Survey Respondents | |
|---|---|---|
| % | n | |
| Capital factors | ||
| Lack of capital resources to invest | 46.0% | 63 |
| Lack of proven benefit | 15.3% | 21 |
| Lack of technical infrastructure (servers, etc.) | 35.0% | 48 |
| Human resource factors | ||
| Insufficient time to select, contract, install software/technology | 29.2% | 40 |
| Lack of health information technology (HIT) knowledge | 12.4% | 17 |
| Fear of technology | 8.0% | 11 |
| Lack of technical support staff | 21.2% | 29 |
| EHR product factors | ||
| Difficulty finding HIT products that meet needs | 20.4% | 28 |
| Too complex | 7.3% | 10 |
| User interfaces are not user friendly | 16.1% | 22 |
| Inability to easily input historic medical record data into software/technology | ||
| system | 27.0% | 37 |
| Management factors | ||
| Risk of new state/federal requirements | 18.2% | 25 |
| Not part of the strategic planning | 15.3% | 21 |
| Unclear benefits of EHR in improving quality | 15.3% | 21 |
| Unclear needs for change management | 11.7% | 16 |