Table 3 Perceived barriers to adoption and utilisation
Major barrier N (%)aMinor barrier N (%)Not a barrier N (%)
Costs associated with using NeHII233 (37.9%)160 (26.0%)95 (15.4%)
Loss of productivity during the transition to using NeHII220 (35.8%)192 (31.2%)85 (13.8%)
Resistance to change in work habits122 (19.8%)244 (39.7%)131 (21.3%)
Adequacy of training for you and your staff185 (30.1%)235 (38.2%)75 (12.2%)
Concern with providing patient information over the NeHII network97 (15.8%)231 (37.6%)172 (28.0%)
Reliability of the system187 (30.4%)222 (36.1%)75 (12.2%)
Adequacy of NeHII technical support198 (32.2%)204 (33.2%)82 (13.3%)
Access to high-speed Internet43 (7.0%)141 (22.9%)314 (51.1%)
Reaching consensus within my practice to use NeHII106 (17.2%)184 (29.9%)203 (33.0%)
  • The most common responses are indicated in bold

  • a Percentages were calculated out of 615 participants and do not add up to 100 due to missing data