Managing collaboration across boundaries in health information technology projects

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  2. Professor Ian McLoughlin
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Author(s)Garrety K, Dalley A, McLoughlin I, Wilson R, Yu P
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Publication type Conference Proceedings (inc. Abstract)
Conference NameHealth Informatics Conference (Australia)
Conference LocationSydney, Australia
Year of Conference2012
Date30 July - 2 August 2012
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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.