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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2015 Mar 6.
Published in final edited form as: Pain Med. 2013 Dec 16;15(2):206–213. doi: 10.1111/pme.12323

Table 3.

Barriers and facilitators to telemedicine device implementation

Affected Component of
Telemedicine Model		 Identified Barriers Identified Facilitators
Device

  • Information Overload

  • Liability

  • High cost

  • Risk for theft

  • Reimbursement issues

  • Pre-analysis of data

  • User-friendly design

  • Specific and quantifiable data
Patient/Caregiver

  • Unable to use device

  • Pre-assessment of patient

  • Growing population of tech-savvy older adults
Physician

  • Unwilling to use device

  • Loss of contact with physicians

  • Proof of utility