The mediating role of documents: information sharing through medical records in healthcare

Volume: 76, Issue: 6, Pages: 1171 - 1191
Published: Apr 4, 2020
Abstract
Purpose The focus of this paper is on the mediating role of medical records in patient care. Their informative, communicative and constitutive facets are analysed on the basis of a case study in an African University teaching hospital. Design/methodology/approach A practice-oriented approach and the concept of boundary objects were adopted to examine medical records as information artefacts. Data from nonparticipant observations and interviews...
Paper Details
Title
The mediating role of documents: information sharing through medical records in healthcare
Published Date
Apr 4, 2020
Volume
76
Issue
6
Pages
1171 - 1191
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