Table 4 Summary of drivers and inhibitors

Attract more practitioners

Administrative constraints

Better quality of service

Benefit evaluation barrier

Delivery of high quality information

Communication with colleagues

Easy access to data

Communication with physicians

Efficiency in communication

Complications in note taking due to difficult to read & write screens

Improved clinical flow

Improved clinical performance

Device usage barrier

Improved delivery of information

Electronic medical records

Improved public image

Electronic prescribing

More contact time with patients

Legal barriers

Positive impact on patient safety

Patient education

Reduced inaccuracies

Problems in obtaining lab results

Reduced medical errors

Resource barrier

Reduced overall cost

Saving effort

Savings in time

Reduced workload