A newly published study in Telehealth and Medicine Today (THMT) examines the determinants of telehealth adoption among health professionals in a tertiary hospital in Ghana, offering timely, evidence based insight into the human, organizational, and digital factors shaping uptake.
As
telehealth and electronic health records expand globally, this research moves beyond infrastructure alone to examine who adopts, why, and under what conditions.
What this paper tackles
• Persistent barriers to telehealth adoption in low- and middle-income settings
• The role of demographic, professional, and organizational factors in shaping willingness to adopt telehealth
• How IT knowledge, training, and familiarity with telemedicine tools influence clinician readiness
• Real world evidence from a large tertiary teaching hospital transitioning to digital systems
Using a cross sectional design and multivariate logistic regression, the study identifies age group, familiarity with telehealth tools, and years of work experience as key predictors of adoption—highlighting where targeted interventions can make the greatest impact.
What makes this citable?
• Addresses a critical global health challenge: clinician adoption of telehealth
• Provides empirical evidence from a real world tertiary hospital setting
• Highly relevant for health system leaders, policymakers, and digital health implementers
• Offers actionable insights for workforce training,
policy design, and digital infrastructure planning
• Uses rigorous statistical analysis to identify predictors of adoption
Interested in the findings and practical implications?
Readers are invited to explore the full article and assess how these insights can inform telehealth
strategy, workforce readiness, and implementation planning—particularly in emerging and resource-constrained health systems.
Read the article: https://doi.org/10.30953/thmt.v10.621
Authors:
Michael Mensah, MSc, Sampson Opoku, PhD, Annabel Anum, MA, Theophilus Brocke, MPH
Enoch Makafui Mensah, BSc, Ernest Obeng Nsiah, BSc, Yaa Adutwumwaa Owusu-Ansah, FGCNM, Ernest Asamoa, PhD(c)
