This statistic shows reported barriers that prevent surveyed hospitals in Canada from adopting an electronic system that maintains information on patients, as of January 2016. It was found that 44 percent of surveyed hospitals said that the cost of such a system prevents them from adopting it.
Reported barriers to adopting electronic medical records (EMRs) in hospitals in Canada as of 2016
Characteristic
Percentage of hospitals
Not available (e.g. hospital’s decision)
70%
Too costly
44%
Lack of training
26%
Systems in the process of being/will be implemented
10%
Too time consuming
9%
Privacy concerns
8%
Unable to find product suitable for my practice
7%
Reliability concerns
7%
Integration with current systems/having multiple systems that aren't connected
5%
I am planning to retire soon
4%
Clinician buy-in/unwillingness to embrace change/not comfortable with new technology
Original question: "What barriers currently exist that prevent your clinic from adopting an electronic system that maintains information on its own patients?
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Harris/Decima. (March 8, 2016). Reported barriers to adopting electronic medical records (EMRs) in hospitals in Canada as of 2016 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 24, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/610505/electronic-medical-record-adoption-barriers-canadian-hospitals/
Harris/Decima. "Reported barriers to adopting electronic medical records (EMRs) in hospitals in Canada as of 2016." Chart. March 8, 2016. Statista. Accessed August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/610505/electronic-medical-record-adoption-barriers-canadian-hospitals/
Harris/Decima. (2016). Reported barriers to adopting electronic medical records (EMRs) in hospitals in Canada as of 2016. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/610505/electronic-medical-record-adoption-barriers-canadian-hospitals/
Harris/Decima. "Reported Barriers to Adopting Electronic Medical Records (Emrs) in Hospitals in Canada as of 2016." Statista, Statista Inc., 8 Mar 2016, https://www.statista.com/statistics/610505/electronic-medical-record-adoption-barriers-canadian-hospitals/
Harris/Decima, Reported barriers to adopting electronic medical records (EMRs) in hospitals in Canada as of 2016 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/610505/electronic-medical-record-adoption-barriers-canadian-hospitals/ (last visited August 24, 2024)
Reported barriers to adopting electronic medical records (EMRs) in hospitals in Canada as of 2016 [Graph], Harris/Decima, March 8, 2016. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/610505/electronic-medical-record-adoption-barriers-canadian-hospitals/