Development and formative evaluation of the e-Health Implementation Toolkit (e-HIT).

ABSTRACT:

Background

The use of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) or e-Health is seen as essential for a modern, cost-effective health service. However, there are well documented problems with implementation of e-Health initiatives, despite the existence of a great deal of research into how best to implement e-Health (an example of the gap between research and practice). This paper reports on the development and formative evaluation of an e-Health Implementation Toolkit (e-HIT) which aims to summarise and synthesise new and existing research on implementation of e-Health initiatives, and present it to senior managers in a user-friendly format.

Results

The content of the e-HIT was derived by combining data from a systematic review of reviews of barriers and facilitators to

SUBMITTER: Murray E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2967499 | biostudies-literature | 2010 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature