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Conceptual challenges for advancing the socio-technical underpinnings of health informatics
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Whetton, SG and Georgiou, A, Conceptual challenges for advancing the socio-technical underpinnings of health informatics, Open Medical Informatics Journal, 4, (1) pp. 221-224. ISSN 1874-4311 (2010) [Refereed Article]
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DOI: doi:10.2174/1874431101004010221
Abstract
This discussion paper considers the adoption of socio-technical perspectives and their theoretical and practical influence within the discipline of health informatics. . The paper highlights the paucity of discussion of the philosophy, theory and concepts of socio-technical perspectives within health informatics. Instead of a solid theoretical base from which to describe, study and understand human-information technology interactions we continue to have fragmented, unelaborated understandings. This has resulted in a continuing focus on technical system performance and increasingly managerial outputs to the detriment of social and technical systems analysis It has also limited critical analyses and the adaptation of socio-technical approaches beyond the immediate environment to the broader social systems of contemporary society, an expansion which is increasingly mandated in today’s complex health environment.
Item Details
Item Type: | Refereed Article |
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Keywords: | Complex systems, evaluation studies, medical informatics, sociotechnical, theory |
Research Division: | Information and Computing Sciences |
Research Group: | Information systems |
Research Field: | Information systems philosophy, research methods and theory |
Objective Division: | Education and Training |
Objective Group: | Schools and learning environments |
Objective Field: | Management, resources and leadership |
UTAS Author: | Whetton, SG (Dr Sue Whetton) |
ID Code: | 66928 |
Year Published: | 2010 |
Deposited By: | UTAS Centre for Rural Health |
Deposited On: | 2011-02-18 |
Last Modified: | 2012-10-02 |
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