Table 1 Obstacles to the development of tele-medicine [5, 14]
| • Lack of knowledge among patients, citizens and even professional care-givers. | |
| • Lack of connections among different systems. | |
| • Lack of clear evidence of cost-effectiveness. | |
| • Fears of potential legal conflicts. | |
| • Lack of transparency on data utilisation. | |
| • Reimbursement issues. | |
| • High initial costs. |