title: Organizational network analysis: a method to model information in public health work.
abstract: Public health agencies are composed of complex information processing networks. The dynamic interactions of these networks affect performance in complex ways that are not easily understood. We explored how organizational network analysis can support management in public health. Managers participated in interpreting our findings and developed strategies to address the problems uncovered. The method is a means for informaticians and practitioners to build collaborative knowledge and improve public health systems using empirical evidence.
authors.affiliation: School of Nursing, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA.
authors.forename: Jacqueline
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Merrill
authors.forename: Maxine
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Rockoff
authors.forename: Suzanne
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bakken
authors.forename: Kathleen
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Carley
mesh_terms: D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D006077:Government Agencies / Q000458:organization & administration; D006302:Health Services Research; D017146:Models, Organizational; D015279:Organizational Culture; D011635:Public Health Administration