title: Multi-professional communication during a patient handoff.
abstract: Little is known about the communication principles necessary for successful design and implementation of information technology that supports the needs of healthcare providers from multiple professions. New methods are needed to understand the influence of technology on existing workflow and communication patterns in the complex patient care environment. Social Network Analysis is an approach that examines how the interactions between individual providers and environmental constraints, such as health information technology, influence individual communication behavior.
authors.affiliation: University of Arizona College of Nursing, Tucson, AZ, USA.
authors.forename: Marge
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Benham-Hutchins
authors.forename: Judith A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Effken
mesh_terms: D006282:Health Personnel; D033183:Interdisciplinary Communication; D016347:Medical Records Systems, Computerized; D010360:Patient Transfer; D011369:Professional-Patient Relations; D012944:Social Support; D014481:United States