Perpetually Stalling e-Health: Held Hostage by the Public Sector's IT Initiatives

Delfi's analysis of Lithuania's e-health system problems and the broader context of public-sector IT project management.

Delfi Health published an analysis of the persistent problems plaguing Lithuania's e-health system - and the broader context of why public-sector IT and AI initiatives so often fail to deliver expected results.

A Systemic Problem

The sluggishness of the e-health system is not purely technical - it is a governance issue. Projects are started without clear success criteria, accountability chains are unclear and change management is treated as an afterthought.

The Lesson for Business

This pattern is not unique to the public sector. Business AI projects fail for the same reasons: technology is deployed too quickly without a strategic foundation, without proper employee training and without clear metrics for success.

Read the full article on the Delfi website.