Table 5:

Barriers to implementing an mHealth system for LKD follow-up.

Barriers	Representative quote
Patient-level barriers
Older donors comfort with the technology	“I think older donors are probably afraid of technology and it might take some time…”
Language	“…there will always be a population where there will be a language barrier…”
Socioeconomic	“…some patients that don’t have the financial means to have a smartphone or have a computer at home or have internet access…”
Transplant center-level barriers
Security of protected health information	“I think there would be a part of just assuring that it was all HIPAA-compliant and that there weren’t any concerns about…information being able to be hacked…”
Cost	“Whether that was something the program would have to absorb or if it’s something that would go into like the kidney acquisition fee…what would be the avenues to finance it?”
Transplant providers’ ability to use and adopt the technology	“I mean just the challenge of learning it, getting educated and learning how to use it.”