. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2016 Mar 8.

Published in final edited form as: J Am Vet Med Assoc. 2014 Aug 1;245(3):324–332. doi: 10.2460/javma.245.3.324

Table 5.

Summary of concerns regarding adoption of an EVMR system listed by 9 of 15 respondents in veterinary practices that used only paper records.

Category	Explanation
No desire for change	Accustomed to handwritten records
	Do not want to commit to electronic records, computer
	Owner does not like change
	1-veterinarian practice
	Not interested; will retire in 8 to 10 years
	Only employee of practice
Anticipated technical problems	Lack of proper infrastructure
	Computer glitches
	Internet issues
	No software updates
	Worry about system failure (crashing)
	Worry about technical support
Time constraints	Not enough time to research new programs
Cost	Financial constraints will not allow it