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Ellen Balka¹, Marianne Tolar, Shannon Coates

¹School of Communication, Simon Fraser University, Canada.

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Health Informatics
Patient Safety Research
Socio-technical Systems Analysis

Background:

Ineffective patient handovers, marked by information loss, pose significant risks to patient safety.
Computerized health information systems are proposed as a solution to enhance handover quality and reduce adverse events.

Purpose of the Study:

To identify and discuss socio-technical issues impacting the effectiveness of computerized health information systems in improving patient safety during care handovers.
To highlight areas for ongoing research in the socio-technical aspects of care transitions.

Main Methods:

The study employed three ethnographic case studies.
Qualitative data were collected and analyzed to understand real-world implementation challenges.

Main Results:

Socio-technical factors significantly influence the success of computerized health information systems in patient handovers.
Key issues include the contextual nature of health information, ethical and medico-legal considerations, and the need for robust data standards and system integration.

Conclusions:

Addressing identified socio-technical issues is crucial for realizing the potential of health information technology to improve patient safety during handovers.
Further research into the contextual, ethical, legal, and technical integration aspects of care handovers is warranted.