The Acceptance of Mobile Health Services by Physicians: The Case of
            Iran

Mehdipour, Yousef; Ebrahimi, Saeid; Khammarnia, Mohammad; Alipour, Jahanpour; Karimi, Afsaneh

doi:10.5812/semj.66316

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“…2) Individual barriers (1) Lack of physician support: According to the report released by the World Health Organization (WHO), the use of mHealth technology has changed the image of healthcare delivery worldwide [42]. However, the development of mHealth in the healthcare industry has received little attention from physicians, although healthcare providers' familiarity with and adoption of mHealth technology have a positive impact on its expansion and success [17,21,29].…”

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Mobile Health Technology and Healthcare Providers: Systemic Barriers to Adoption

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Objectives: Despite the growing use of mobile health (mHealth), certain barriers seem to be hindering the use of mHealth applications in healthcare. This article presents a systematic review of the literature on barriers associated with mHealth reported by healthcare professionals.Methods: This systematic review was carried out to identify studies published from January 2015 to December 2019 by searching four electronic databases (PubMed/MEDLINE, Web of Science, Embase, and Google Scholar). Studies were included if they reported perceived barriers to the adoption of mHealth from healthcare providers’ perspectives. Content analysis and categorization of barriers were performed based on a focus group discussion that explored researchers’ knowledge and experiences.Results: Among the 273 papers retrieved through the search strategy, 18 works were selected and 18 barriers were identified. The relevant barriers were categorized into three main groups: technical, individual, and healthcare system. Security and privacy concerns from the category of technical barriers, knowledge and limited literacy from the category of individual barriers, and economic and financial factors from the category of healthcare system barriers were chosen as three of the most important challenges related to the adoption of mHealth described in the included publications.Conclusions: mHealth adoption is a complex and multi-dimensional process that is widely implemented to increase access to healthcare services. However, it is influenced by various factors and barriers. Understanding the barriers to adoption of mHealth applications among providers, and engaging them in the adoption process will be important for the successful deployment of these applications.

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“…Although Iranian people are at a high level of e-services acceptance [17], there is a need to improve their eHealth literacy, on one hand, and define eHealth standards ensuring safety and data security, on the other hand. That is, there are some eHealth start-ups mainly focused on e-visiting and e-consultant ongoing by the private sector for users in a high level of socioeconomic segment; the tariff for eHealth services has not been defined officially and there is no regulation for eHealth service coverage by insurance companies.…”

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Middle East and North African Health Informatics Association (MENAHIA)

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The region of the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) is diverse and retains a superior growth potential. It benefits from a privileged geographical location with big markets, a young and growing educated population, and competitive advantages in several industries. Regardless of their differences, countries face shared concerns, most notably in health. In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, MENA countries enact reforms to create a more robust and inclusive digital health systems to increase growth, development, and integrity. Throughout the coordinated containment and mitigation efforts, most of the countries have integrated digital technologies into the health systems. These procedures include digital government initiatives, the introduction of digital health training courses, live video surgeries and virtual patient monitoring, rural and remote telemedicine programs, and the development of a national electronic health records (EHR) system. Each country took necessary actions to address equity, literacy, and development of resilient health systems. The nine featured countries in this report illustrate the diversity among the MENA region and account for major opportunities and achievements as well as promises and challenges that “digital health” presents for its populations.

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The Acceptance of Mobile Health Services by Physicians: The Case of Iran

Abstract: Introduction: According to the report released by the world health organization (WHO), application of mobile health and wire-

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Mobile Health Technology and Healthcare Providers: Systemic Barriers to Adoption

Mobile Health Technology and Healthcare Providers: Systemic Barriers to Adoption

Middle East and North African Health Informatics Association (MENAHIA)

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