3. Topic:
Determining the Factors of Slow
Adoption of Information and
Communication Technology (ICT) in
Health Care Sectors.
4. Introduction
Background
• Information communication technology is three
different words.
• Information is any kind of message through
which a person gets knowledge.
• Communication is such a way to transfer
message.
• It made life easier through e-commerece ,e-
medicine and several similar other forms.
5. • By increasing computer use ICT become part of
health care professional practice.
• Physician s are lagging behind in the adoption of
technologies.
• We did a survey and visited several hospitals.
6. ICT in Bangladesh
• Through ICT Bangladesh is now connected to
the outside world.
• In Dhaka most people have idea about ICT.
• People are making appointment through:
Medium Rural Urban
Mobile phone 0.33 10.36
Computer 4.88 6.05
Email 0.17 0.81
8. Specific objective
• Consumer empowerment-EHRs should include
basic vital registration data, procedures, referrals
and interpretations .
• Chronic care-creation of a working group to
formulate a policy that empowers the collection
of patient data by frontline health workers
through ICT
9. Resarch methodology
• Sample size:13
• Sources of date: we have collected data from
two different sources. That is:
1. primary data
2. secondary data
10. Analysis and findings:
Does your organization use information technology?
Frequency Percent
Valid
Percent
Cumulative
Percent
Valid Yes
20 100.0 100.0 100.0
Does your organization use information
technology?
Yes, most of the hospitals we surveyed use
information technology.
11. Is investment/Initial cost in IT is very high?
Investment/Initial cost in IT is very high
Frequenc
y Percent
Valid
Percent
Cumulative
Percent
Valid Strongly
agree 7 35.0 35.0 35.0
Agree 7 35.0 35.0 70.0
Neutral 3 15.0 15.0 85.0
Disagree 3 15.0 15.0 100.0
Total 20 100.0 100.0
12. Is Investment in IT important?
Investment in IT is important
Frequenc
y Percent
Valid
Percent
Cumulative
Percent
Valid Strongly
agree 13 65.0 65.0 65.0
Agree 5 25.0 25.0 90.0
Neutral 2 10.0 10.0 100.0
Total
20 100.0 100.0
13. Difficulty in getting quantifiable benefits or
return on investment from IT
Difficulty in getting quantifiable benefits or return on
investment from IT
Frequency Percent
Valid
Percent
Cumulativ
e Percent
Valid Strongly
Agree 4 20.0 20.0 20.0
Agree 8 40.0 40.0 60.0
Neutral 3 15.0 15.0 75.0
Disagree 5 25.0 25.0 100.0
Total
20 100.0 100.0
14. Patients would like to use online system to make an
appointment, pay bills and receive advice from their
physicians/doctors?
Would you prefer to use online system to make an
appointment, pay bills and receive advice from your
physicians/doctors?
Frequenc
y Percent
Valid
Percent
Cumulative
Percent
Valid Yes 12 60.0 60.0 60.0
No 8 40.0 40.0 100.0
Total
20 100.0 100.0
15. Major findings:
• Billing system
• Investment in IT is important
• Initial and maintenance cost of IT is very high.
• Doctors/physicians are interested to use IT
• Increase complexity
16. • Return after investment is low
• Work is difficult without IT
• Patients preference
17. Conclusion
• The aim of this study was to determine the
factors of slow adoption of ICT in health
sectors in Bangladesh.
• The findings show us that the development
and use ICT is mostly needed in both
private and public health organizations in
Bangladesh.
• The reason behind the slow adoption and
use of ICT is shortage of finance,
availability of expertise, infrastructure etc.
18. Recommendations
• We should aware people about the benefits of IT
sectors in Bangladesh.
• We should keep it simple, relevant and
accessible for local people.
• We should find the problems of IT sectors and try
to resolve it.
19. • The main problem of developing IT is the initial
cost. It is out of reach for normal people. So, if
the government contribute sufficient amount of
money and make IT use mandatory then it would
be helpful.