E-Health Care Information Systems: An Introduction for Students and Professionals

CHAPTER EIGHT

DIFFUSION OF E-MEDICINE

E-Medicine in Developed and Developing Countries

Joseph Tan, Mengistu Kifle, Victor Mbarika, Chitu Okoli

I. Learning Objectives

II. Introduction

III. E-Medicine Overview

A. The History of E-Medicine

B. Challenges in Diffusing E-Medicine

C. Factors Driving the Diffusion of E-Medicine

IV. E-Medicine in Canada

V. E-Medicine in Ethiopia

A. Background on Ethiopia

B. Factors Affecting the Diffusion of E-Medicine in Ethiopia

1. National ICT Policies

2. ICT Infrastructures

3. Implementation Factors

4. Culture-Specific Beliefs and Values and Technological Culturation

C. Research on the Diffusion of E-Medicine in Developing ...