From user needs to system specifications: Multi-disciplinary thematic seminars as a collaborative design method for development of health information systems

Journal of Biomedical Informatics

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 557-569

  Scandurra, I ^a   Hagglund M ^a   Koch, S ^a,b  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Collaborative design process; Integrated healthcare systems; Interdisciplinary communication; Needs assessment; Participatory design; Requirements engineering

Indexed keywords

ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN; COMPUTER NETWORKS; ENGINEERING EDUCATION; GROUPWARE; HEALTH; INFORMATION SCIENCE; INFORMATION SYSTEMS; INFORMATION USE; PROCESS DESIGN; SOFTWARE PROTOTYPING; SPECIFICATIONS; TECHNICAL PRESENTATIONS;

(E ,3E) PROCESS; COLLABORATIVE DESIGNS; COMPUTER-SUPPORTED COOPERATIVE WORK (CSCW); CONVENTIONAL METHODS; DOMAIN EXPERTS (DES); ELSEVIER (CO); HEALTH INFORMATICS; HEALTH INFORMATION SYSTEMS (HIS); HOLISTIC VIEWS; HOME CARE; IMPLEMENTATION PROCESSES; MULTI-DISCIPLINARY; PARTICIPATORY DESIGN (PD); REQUIREMENTS SPECIFICATIONS; SYSTEM SPECIFICATIONS; USER GROUPS; USER NEEDS; USER NEEDS ANALYSIS; VITAL INFORMATION;

PROCESS ENGINEERING;

ARTICLE; COMPUTER SYSTEM; ELDERLY CARE; HOLISTIC CARE; INTEGRATED HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; MEDICAL INFORMATICS; MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; PARTICIPATORY MANAGEMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCESS DESIGN;

COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; HOSPITAL INFORMATION SYSTEMS; INTERDISCIPLINARY COMMUNICATION; NEEDS ASSESSMENT;

EID: 46649097023     PISSN: 15320464     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbi.2008.01.012     Document Type: Article

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