Identify risks and barriers
Questions below assist in identifying risks and barriers.
▶▶ What risks and barriers are associated with using an existing or planned eHealth
component in the national vision? Examples of potential risks include:
• ability to engage effectively with and gain the support of stakeholders
• availability of skills, knowledge and expertise
• existing culture practices and attitudes, and resulting adoption of eHealth
• existing legislation and regulatory frameworks
• existing health and other government policy
• clinical quality and safety
• privacy and security of personal health information
• dependencies on other eHealth components
• stability and continuity of political and bureaucratic health-sector leaders
• availability of investment funding
• ability to achieve consensus, buy-in and action across stakeholder groups.
▶▶ What would be the impact on the eHealth vision of not addressing these gaps?
▶▶ Do any of the risks and barriers highlight missing eHealth components?
▶▶ What actions should be taken to mitigate these risks and barriers?
Recommended outputs
This stage should produce a description of the re-use and sharing opportunities, gaps, and
associated risks and barriers for delivering the initial national eHealth vision.