Abstract
The digital transformation of health care delivery remains an elusive work in progress. Contextual variation continues to be a significant barrier to the development of sustainable health information systems. In this paper we characterize health informaticians as modern alchemists and use this characterization to describe informatics progress in addressing four key healthcare challenges. We highlight the need for informaticians to be diligent and loyal to basic methodological principles while also appreciating the role that contextual variation plays in informatics research. We also emphasize that meaningful health systems transformation takes time. The insight presented in this paper helps informaticians in our quest to develop sustainable health information systems.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Context Sensitive Health Informatics: Sustainability in Dynamic Ecosystems. |
| Editors | Romaric Marcelly, Craig Kuziemsky, Christian Nøhr, Sylvia Palayo |
| Number of pages | 9 |
| Volume | 265 |
| Publisher | IOS Press |
| Publication date | 9. Aug 2019 |
| Pages | 3-11 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9781643680040 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 9. Aug 2019 |
| Series | Studies in Health Technology and Informatics |
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| ISSN | 0926-9630 |
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Keywords
- Context
- Decision support
- Health informatics
- Ontologies
- Sustainability
- Usability
- Work practice
- standards
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Sustainable Health Informatics : Health Informaticians as Alchemists. / Nøhr, Christian; Kuziemsky, Craig E; Elkin, Peter L; Marcilly, Romaric; Pelayo, Sylvia.
Context Sensitive Health Informatics: Sustainability in Dynamic Ecosystems.. ed. / Romaric Marcelly; Craig Kuziemsky; Christian Nøhr; Sylvia Palayo. Vol. 265 IOS Press, 2019. p. 3-11 (Studies in Health Technology and Informatics).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Book chapter › Research › peer-review
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