Managing collaboration across boundaries in health information technology projects

Karin Garrety; Andrew Dalley; Ian McLoughlin; Rob Wilson; Ping Yu

doi:10.3233/978-1-61499-078-9-58

Managing collaboration across boundaries in health information technology projects

Karin Garrety, Andrew Dalley, Ian McLoughlin, Rob Wilson, Ping Yu

Department of Management

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference Paper › Other › peer-review

3 Citations (Scopus)

Abstract

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.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Health Informatics
Subtitle of host publication	Building a Healthcare Future Through Trusted Information - Selected Papers from the 20th Australian National Health Informatics Conference, HIC 2012
Editors	Anthony J. Maeder, Fernando J. Martin-Sanchez
Place of Publication	Amsterdam Netherlands
Publisher	IOS Press
Pages	58-63
Number of pages	6
Volume	178
ISBN (Electronic)	9781614990789
ISBN (Print)	9781614990772
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3233/978-1-61499-078-9-58
Publication status	Published - 2012
Event	Health Informatics Conference 2012 - Sydney, Australia Duration: 30 Jul 2012 → 2 Aug 2012 Conference number: 20th https://hisa.site-ym.com/mpage/hic2012

Publication series

Name	Studies in Health Technology and Informatics
Publisher	IOS Press
Volume	178
ISSN (Print)	0926-9630
ISSN (Electronic)	1879-8365

Conference

Conference	Health Informatics Conference 2012
Abbreviated title	HIC 2012
Country	Australia
City	Sydney
Period	30/07/12 → 2/08/12
Internet address	https://hisa.site-ym.com/mpage/hic2012

Keywords

Boundary objects
Boundary spanning
Project management

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Garrety, K., Dalley, A., McLoughlin, I., Wilson, R., & Yu, P. (2012). Managing collaboration across boundaries in health information technology projects. In A. J. Maeder, & F. J. Martin-Sanchez (Eds.), Health Informatics: Building a Healthcare Future Through Trusted Information - Selected Papers from the 20th Australian National Health Informatics Conference, HIC 2012 (Vol. 178, pp. 58-63). (Studies in Health Technology and Informatics; Vol. 178). IOS Press. https://doi.org/10.3233/978-1-61499-078-9-58

Garrety, Karin ; Dalley, Andrew ; McLoughlin, Ian ; Wilson, Rob ; Yu, Ping. / Managing collaboration across boundaries in health information technology projects. Health Informatics: Building a Healthcare Future Through Trusted Information - Selected Papers from the 20th Australian National Health Informatics Conference, HIC 2012. editor / Anthony J. Maeder ; Fernando J. Martin-Sanchez. Vol. 178 Amsterdam Netherlands : IOS Press, 2012. pp. 58-63 (Studies in Health Technology and Informatics).

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Garrety, K, Dalley, A, McLoughlin, I, Wilson, R & Yu, P 2012, Managing collaboration across boundaries in health information technology projects. in AJ Maeder & FJ Martin-Sanchez (eds), Health Informatics: Building a Healthcare Future Through Trusted Information - Selected Papers from the 20th Australian National Health Informatics Conference, HIC 2012. vol. 178, Studies in Health Technology and Informatics, vol. 178, IOS Press, Amsterdam Netherlands, pp. 58-63, Health Informatics Conference 2012, Sydney, Australia, 30/07/12. https://doi.org/10.3233/978-1-61499-078-9-58

Managing collaboration across boundaries in health information technology projects. / Garrety, Karin; Dalley, Andrew; McLoughlin, Ian; Wilson, Rob; Yu, Ping.

Health Informatics: Building a Healthcare Future Through Trusted Information - Selected Papers from the 20th Australian National Health Informatics Conference, HIC 2012. ed. / Anthony J. Maeder; Fernando J. Martin-Sanchez. Vol. 178 Amsterdam Netherlands : IOS Press, 2012. p. 58-63 (Studies in Health Technology and Informatics; Vol. 178).

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Garrety K, Dalley A, McLoughlin I, Wilson R, Yu P. Managing collaboration across boundaries in health information technology projects. In Maeder AJ, Martin-Sanchez FJ, editors, Health Informatics: Building a Healthcare Future Through Trusted Information - Selected Papers from the 20th Australian National Health Informatics Conference, HIC 2012. Vol. 178. Amsterdam Netherlands: IOS Press. 2012. p. 58-63. (Studies in Health Technology and Informatics). https://doi.org/10.3233/978-1-61499-078-9-58