Objective: The adoption of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) in the health sector has often lagged behind adoption in other sectors as there are a number of systemic inhibitors that make the adoption of ICT far more complex. This paper aims to explore and investigate the drivers, facilitators and barriers to electronic health records adoption in the health sector and provide some guidance on how to improve the prospect of successful adoption.
Methods: A case study of the successful development of electronic health records in remote Western Australia is used to identify and highlight the drivers, facilitators and barriers to electronic records adoption.