Standing Susan, Standing Craig
School of Management, Edith Cowan University, 100 Joondalup Drive, Joondalup, Western Australia, Australia.
Int J Electron Healthc. 2008;4(3-4):221-35. doi: 10.1504/IJEH.2008.022661.
Although the benefits that are associated with mobile technology have been recognised as offering great potential in the healthcare sector, its widespread adoption has been lagging. We propose that fundamental systemic issues are likely to be the main barriers to adoption. We explain that the fragmented nature of the conservative healthcare system, the contradictory incentives and improper outcome measures conspire to make the innovative adoption of mobile technology problematic. Researchers can only gain a limited understanding of a technology's potential success by using technology adoption frameworks and need to supplement this with a 'systems' perspective that takes a more strategic view.
尽管移动技术所带来的益处已被公认为在医疗保健领域具有巨大潜力，但其广泛应用却一直滞后。我们认为，根本性的系统问题很可能是应用的主要障碍。我们解释说，保守的医疗系统的碎片化性质、相互矛盾的激励措施以及不恰当的成果衡量标准共同导致移动技术的创新性应用存在问题。研究人员仅通过使用技术应用框架，对一项技术潜在成功的理解有限，需要用一种更具战略眼光的“系统”视角来加以补充。
