Barriers and Facilitators Affecting Patient Portal Implementation from an Organizational Perspective: Qualitative Study.

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND:The number of patient portals is rising, and although portals can have positive effects, their implementation has major impacts on the providing health care institutions. However, little is known about the organizational factors affecting successful implementation. Knowledge of the specific barriers to and facilitators of various stakeholders is likely to be useful for future implementations. OBJECTIVE:The objective of this study was to identify the barriers to and facilitators of patient portal implementation facing various stakeholders within hospital organizations in the Netherlands. METHODS:Purposive sampling was used to select hospitals of various types. A total of 2 university medical centers, 3 teaching hospitals, and 2 general hospitals were included. For each, 3 stakeho

SUBMITTER: Kooij L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5970285 | biostudies-literature | 2018 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature