Adebesin, FKotzé, PaulaVan Greunen, DFoster, R2013-07-302013-07-302013-07Adebesin, F, Kotzé, P, Van Greunen, D and Foster, R. 2013. Barriers & challenges to the adoption of E-Health standards in Africa. In: Health Informatics South Africa (HISA), Port Elizabeth, 3-5 July 2013http://hdl.handle.net/10204/6910Health Informatics South Africa (HISA), Port Elizabeth, 3-5 July 2013Although standardization is seen as the key to ensuring interoperability of healthcare information systems, the large numbers of standards available can make the selection decision difficult especially for a developing nation. This paper reports on a study of ehealth standards development and the level of African countries’ participation in the development process. We explored the factors that restrict the adoption of e-health standards by African countries and provide ways of overcoming the barriers.enE-health standardsHealthcare information systemsStandard development organizationsConference PresentationAdebesin, F., Kotzé, P., Van Greunen, D., & Foster, R. (2013). Barriers & challenges to the adoption of E-Health standards in Africa. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/6910Adebesin, F, Paula Kotzé, D Van Greunen, and R Foster. "Barriers & challenges to the adoption of E-Health standards in Africa." (2013): http://hdl.handle.net/10204/6910Adebesin F, Kotzé P, Van Greunen D, Foster R, Barriers & challenges to the adoption of E-Health standards in Africa; 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/6910 .TY - Conference Presentation AU - Adebesin, F AU - Kotzé, Paula AU - Van Greunen, D AU - Foster, R AB - Although standardization is seen as the key to ensuring interoperability of healthcare information systems, the large numbers of standards available can make the selection decision difficult especially for a developing nation. This paper reports on a study of ehealth standards development and the level of African countries’ participation in the development process. We explored the factors that restrict the adoption of e-health standards by African countries and provide ways of overcoming the barriers. DA - 2013-07 DB - ResearchSpace DP - CSIR KW - E-health standards KW - Healthcare information systems KW - Standard development organizations LK - https://researchspace.csir.co.za PY - 2013 T1 - Barriers & challenges to the adoption of E-Health standards in Africa TI - Barriers & challenges to the adoption of E-Health standards in Africa UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10204/6910 ER -