Communication and information needs and barriers: an international collaboration model.
This future vision paper describes the emerging issue of multicultural medical informatics teams. In an increasingly networked healthcare environment, the rise of global teams has come to the forefront, calling for an increased understanding of various cultural norms. Team members may reside in other countries and be known to others only virtually. Concomitantly, the team dynamics of physically present members may be impacted by international factors such as culture of origin.
LaCoursiere
Sheryl
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School of Nursing, Yale University, New Haven, CT 06536-0740, USA. sheryl.lacoursiere@yale.edu
Sarkar
Manish
M
D003142:Communication; D003144:Communication Barriers; D017598:Efficiency, Organizational; D007391:International Cooperation; D008490:Medical Informatics / Q000458:organization & administration*; D017146:Models, Organizational; D013597:Systems Analysis