# eHealth: Poorly Utilised in Global Anaesthesia Departments

**URL:** <https://ehealthforum.nz/t/ehealth-poorly-utilised-in-global-anaesthesia-departments/30011>\
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**Created:** [October 16, 2023, 9:55pm UTC](https://ehealthforum.nz/t/ehealth-poorly-utilised-in-global-anaesthesia-departments/30011 "2023-10-16T21:55:28Z")\
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**Author:** ![NathanK](https://ehealthforum.nz/user_avatar/ehealthforum.nz/nathank/32/6064_2.png) [@NathanK](https://ehealthforum.nz/u/NathanK)\
**Post date:** [October 16, 2023, 9:55pm UTC](https://ehealthforum.nz/t/ehealth-poorly-utilised-in-global-anaesthesia-departments/30011/1 "2023-10-16T21:55:28Z")

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I’ve just come across this survey done last year on digital health with global anaesthesia bent:

> **[eHealth: Poorly Utilised in Global Anaesthesia Departments](https://wfsahq.org/news/latest-news/ehealth-poorly-utilised-in-global-anaesthesia-departments/)**
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> New survey finds that most anaesthesia professionals want access to eHealth services, but key barriers result in its underutilisation in anaesthesia departments. During the 71st World Health Assembly…

It shows that we are laggards (a bit) on the digital health front, and this is a global problem.