TY - GEN

T1 - Supporting the design of health information systems

T2 - 42nd Annual Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences, HICSS

AU - Bjørn, Pernille

AU - Balka, Ellen

PY - 2009

Y1 - 2009

N2 - In this paper we show how action research contributes to the design of health information systems by constructing knowledge addressing users' concerns in a timely manner. Our aim conducting action research is to understand the work practices of the expected users and to bring this understanding to the design, ensuring that we are enabling users rather than constraining their work. We view this process as a knowledge translation process where researchers and users exchange and create new knowledge about technology and use practices. We argue that action research can be viewed as a knowledge translation process, where researchers and users co-construct a common context for design and use of technology. By providing insights from our two years of action research focusing on the design and use of emergency department information systems within a Canadian hospital, we identify four main activities essential for creating the research context as a knowledge translation context.

AB - In this paper we show how action research contributes to the design of health information systems by constructing knowledge addressing users' concerns in a timely manner. Our aim conducting action research is to understand the work practices of the expected users and to bring this understanding to the design, ensuring that we are enabling users rather than constraining their work. We view this process as a knowledge translation process where researchers and users exchange and create new knowledge about technology and use practices. We argue that action research can be viewed as a knowledge translation process, where researchers and users co-construct a common context for design and use of technology. By providing insights from our two years of action research focusing on the design and use of emergency department information systems within a Canadian hospital, we identify four main activities essential for creating the research context as a knowledge translation context.

UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=63349100169&partnerID=8YFLogxK

U2 - 10.1109/HICSS.2009.408

DO - 10.1109/HICSS.2009.408

M3 - Article in proceedings

AN - SCOPUS:63349100169

SN - 9780769534503

T3 - Proceedings of the 42nd Annual Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences, HICSS

BT - Proceedings of the 42nd Annual Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences, HICSS

Y2 - 5 January 2009 through 9 January 2009

ER -