Table 8.
Perceptions of Healthcare Providers at Hospitals Not Adopting Telemedicine on the Barriers/Challenges to the Use of Telemedicine (n = 252)
| Perceived Barriers/Challenges | Numbera | % |
|---|---|---|
| Lack of knowledge about meaning of telemedicine and its applications/types/benefits, etc. | 179 | 71.0 |
| Lack of time to adopt telemedicine | 100 | 39.7 |
| Telemedicine is not important. | 53 | 21.0 |
| Financial barrier/lack of infrastructure | 35 | 13.9 |
| Health professionals’ resistance | 4 | 1.6 |
a
Some respondents mentioned more than one barrier.