Boundary-object trimming: On the invisibility of medical secretaries' care of records in healthcare infrastructures

Computer Supported Cooperative Work: CSCW: An International Journal

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 75-110

  Bossen, Claus ^a   Jensen, Lotte Groth ^a   Udsen, Flemming Witt ^b  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^b AALBORG UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

boundary objects; cooperative work; electronic health records; gender; health care; invisible work; medical secretaries; non clinical occupations

Indexed keywords

EID: 84894900517     PISSN: 09259724     EISSN: 15737551     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10606-013-9195-5     Document Type: Article

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