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Algorithmic Choreography: Redefining Human and Non-Human Relations in Digital Health.

Francesco Miele¹, Ludovica Rubini¹, Veronica Moretti²

¹Department of Political and Social Sciences, University of Trieste, Trieste, Italy.

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This study explores how humans and algorithms interact in digital health settings, specifically in dementia care. It reveals that healthcare professionals actively shape algorithmic use, remaining central to care rather than being replaced by technology.

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Published on: May 8, 2021

Area of Science:

Digital Health
Healthcare Technology
Sociology of Health

Background:

The integration of algorithmic technologies into healthcare is rapidly expanding.
Existing literature often adopts a deterministic view of algorithms' societal impact.
A new perspective is needed to understand human-algorithmic interactions in practice.

Purpose of the Study:

To explore the dynamic relationship between humans and algorithmic systems in a healthcare context.
To move beyond deterministic perspectives on algorithms in digital health.
To examine how care professionals interact with and shape algorithmic technologies.

Main Methods:

Ethnographic study conducted in a nursing home for people with dementia.
Analysis of a telemonitoring algorithmic system designed to prevent adverse events.
Examination of "algorithmic choreography" – how humans and algorithms "gear together".

Main Results:

Two distinct choreographies emerged: real-time night monitoring and quantified decision-making for health assessments.
Care professionals actively manage algorithmic agency, deciding when to use or withhold it.
Human-nonhuman interactions are continuously reshaped through collective improvisation.

Conclusions:

Humans remain central in the use of digital health innovations, not passive recipients.
Algorithmic systems are sustained and adapted by healthcare professionals.
The concept of "algorithmic choreography" offers a nuanced understanding of human-algorithmic collaboration in care.