Transactions of the International Conference on Health Information Technology Advancement
Document Type
Article
Version
publisher_pdf
Publication Date
10-2011
Abstract
Changing values and requirements are common occurrences in today’s health care settings. Institutionally designed documentation templates are often developed to demonstrate that these changes have been incorporated into clinical work. Little research has been completed to examine whether the use of these institutional templates leads to the intended change or whether the changes clash with other influences on clinical work. This paper illustrates how two qualitative methods: think aloud interviews and frame analysis can be combined to examine the use of the templates, the changing values themselves, and the influences on changes in clinical practice. An analysis of local change from expert planning to person centered planning is used to illustrate the value of the approach. The analysis reveals influences that affect the adoption of this particular change, the usability of the template, and points of change that need to be negotiated with the users of those documents.
WMU ScholarWorks Citation
Ravotas, Doris J., "Examining the Use of Institutionally Designed Documentation Templates as a Vehicle for Changing Values and Practices in Health Care" (2011). Transactions of the International Conference on Health Information Technology Advancement. 4.
https://scholarworks.wmich.edu/ichita_transactions/4