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Lookup NU author(s): Dr Karin Garrety, Professor Ian McLoughlin, Professor Rob WilsonORCiD
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One reason that it is so difficult to build electronic systems for collecting and sharing health information is that their design and implementation requires clear goals and a great deal of collaboration among people from diverse social and occupational worlds. This paper uses empirical examples from two Australian health informatics projects to illustrate the importance of boundary objects and boundary spanning activities in facilitating the high degree of collaboration required for the design and implementation of workable systems
Author(s): Garrety K, Dalley A, McLoughlin I, Wilson R, Yu P
Publication type: Book Chapter
Publication status: Published
Book Title: Health Informatics: Building a Healthcare Future Through Trusted Information
Year: 2012
Volume: 178
Pages: 58-63
Series Title: Studies in Health Technology and Informatics
Publisher: IOS Press
Place Published: Amsterdam
Notes: Selected Papers from the 20th Australian National Health Informatics Conference (HIC 2012)
Library holdings: Search Newcastle University Library for this item
ISBN: 9781614990772
