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A Patchwork Planet Integration and Cooperation in Hospitals

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2003

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Computer Supported Cooperative Work (CSCW): Vol. 12, No. 1

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Springer

Abstract

The `seamless' integration of a collectionof information systems has been recognised asvital in promoting and realising thecollaborative aspects of work. This emphasis onthe collaborative role of integrationsupplements other studies in CSCW focusing onmore singular tools for collaboration.Empirically, we analyse the design and use ofan electronic patient record system (EPR) inlarge hospitals in Norway. We discuss theconditions for and types of integration of EPRwith the host of related information systems inhospitals. We formulate design principles forthe integration of collaborative informationsystems based on a pragmatic study of theproductive role of redundant, fragmented andambiguous information.

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Ellingsen, Gunnar; Monteiro, Eric (2003): A Patchwork Planet Integration and Cooperation in Hospitals. Computer Supported Cooperative Work (CSCW): Vol. 12, No. 1. DOI: 10.1023/A:1022469522932. Springer. PISSN: 1573-7551. pp. 71-95

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ambiguity , collaborative work practices , electronic patient records (EPR) , fragmentation , hospital information systems , integration , redundancy

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10.1023/A:1022469522932

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JCSCW Vol. 12 (2003)