Chiasson Mike, Reddy Madhu, Kaplan Bonnie, Davidson Elizabeth
Management School, Lancaster University, Lancaster, UK.
Int J Med Inform. 2007 Jun;76 Suppl 1:S89-97. doi: 10.1016/j.ijmedinf.2006.05.010.
The effective use of information technology (IT) is a crucial component for the delivery of effective services in health care. Current approaches to medical informatics (MI) research have significantly contributed to the success of IT use in health care but important challenges remain to be addressed. We believe that expanding the multi-disciplinary basis for MI research is important to meeting these research challenges. In this paper, we outline theories and methods used in information systems (IS) research that we believe can inform our understanding of health care IT applications and outcomes. To do so, we discuss some general differences in the focus and methods of MI and IS research to identify broad opportunities. We then review conceptual and methodological approaches in IS that have been applied in health care IT research. These include: technology-use mediation, collaborative work, genre theory, interpretive research, action research, and modeling. Examples of these theories and methods in healthcare IS research are illustrated.
有效利用信息技术（IT）是在医疗保健领域提供有效服务的关键组成部分。当前的医学信息学（MI）研究方法对IT在医疗保健中的成功应用做出了重大贡献，但仍有一些重要挑战有待解决。我们认为，扩大MI研究的多学科基础对于应对这些研究挑战至关重要。在本文中，我们概述了信息系统（IS）研究中使用的理论和方法，我们相信这些理论和方法能够增进我们对医疗保健IT应用及成果的理解。为此，我们讨论了MI和IS研究在重点和方法上的一些总体差异，以确定广泛的机会。然后，我们回顾了IS中已应用于医疗保健IT研究的概念和方法。这些包括：技术使用调解、协作工作、体裁理论、解释性研究、行动研究和建模。文中还举例说明了这些理论和方法在医疗保健IS研究中的应用。
