Although modeled as knowledge work with emphasis on data flow and decision making,
healthcare is delivered in the context of a highly structured physical environment, with much …

This article proposes the concept of Collaborative Affordances to describe physical and
digital properties (ie, affordances) of an artifact, which affords coordination and collaboration …

Technologies introduced to support complex and critical work practices merit rigorous and
effective evaluation. However, evaluation strategies often fall short of evaluating real use by …

The development and implementation of enabling tools and methods that provide ready
access to knowledge and information are among the central goals of medical informatics …

Recent developments in medical informatics research have afforded possibilities for great
advances in health care delivery. These exciting opportunities also present formidable …

Purpose Our objective was to identify and examine studies of collaboration in relation to the
use of health information technologies (HIT) in the biomedical informatics field. Methods We …

This paper attempts to provide a relational understanding of the generative power of
information technologies: an understanding that sees information technologies as …

BACKGROUND: Medical informatics has been guided by an individual-centered model of
human cognition, inherited from classical theory of mind, in which knowledge, problem …

Background Healthcare work is, to a considerable extent, cognitive. Subsequently, the
analysis and the design of supporting technology must be sensitive to the cognitive and …

Communication in healthcare makes up an important part of the healthcare professionals'
daily practices. Communication encompasses different forms of interaction and …