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Sociotechnical Requirements Analysis for Clinical Systems
| Content Provider | Scilit |
|---|---|
| Author | Pratt, W. Dourish, P. Reddy, M. |
| Editor | Shabot, M. M. |
| Copyright Year | 2003 |
| Description | Summary: Objective: We explore sociotechnical requirements by examining the use of a computerized patient record system in an intensive care unit of a U.S. hospital and present two sociotechnical requirements, awareness and coordination, embedded in the users’ work. Method: The study is based on observation during seven months of the use of a computerized patient record system in a surgical intensive care unit. During that period semi-formal interviews, informal interviews were held. Results and Conclusions: A key step in the design of clinical systems is the development and analysis of requirements. However, traditional requirements analysis is based on a set of assumptions that break down in the highly collaborative, exception-filled clinical domain. Sociotechnical requirement analysis enabled the designers to gather a much richer description of the environment surrounding the computer system, highlighting awareness and coordination, embedded in the users’ work. |
| Related Links | http://pdfs.semanticscholar.org/ce6d/b2a18ac799a4c4e303cb39b1071cba1eb409.pdf http://www.thieme-connect.de/products/ejournals/pdf/10.1055/s-0038-1634346.pdf |
| Ending Page | 444 |
| Page Count | 8 |
| Starting Page | 437 |
| ISSN | 00261270 |
| e-ISSN | 2511705X |
| DOI | 10.1055/s-0038-1634346 |
| Journal | Methods of Information in Medicine |
| Issue Number | 04 |
| Volume Number | 42 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Georg Thieme Verlag KG |
| Publisher Date | 2003-04-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Journal: Methods of Information in Medicine Sociotechnical Requirements Analysis Clinical Systems Computerized Patient Record System Collaborative Work Intensive Care Unit |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
| Subject | Health Information Management Advanced and Specialized Nursing Health Informatics |
