On the Development of a Hospital-Patient Web-Based Communication Tool: A Case Study From Norway.
Surgery cancellations are undesirable in hospital settings as they increase costs, reduce productivity and efficiency, and directly affect the patient. The problem of elective surgery cancellations in a North Norwegian University Hospital is addressed. Based on a three-step methodology conducted at the hospital, the preoperative planning process was modeled taking into consideration the narratives from different health professions. From the analysis of the generated process models, it is concluded that in order to develop a useful patient centered web-based communication tool, it is necessary to fully understand how hospitals plan and organize surgeries today. Moreover, process reengineering is required to generate a standard process that can serve as a tool for health ICT designers to define the requirements for a robust and useful system.
Norwegian Centre for Integrated Care and Telemedicine, University Hospital of North Norway, Tromsø, Norway.
Conceição
C
Granja
Norwegian Centre for Integrated Care and Telemedicine, University Hospital of North Norway, Tromsø, Norway.
Kari
K
Dyb
Norwegian Centre for Integrated Care and Telemedicine, University Hospital of North Norway, Tromsø, Norway.
Stein Roald
SR
Bolle
Norwegian Centre for Integrated Care and Telemedicine, University Hospital of North Norway, Tromsø, Norway.
Gunnar
G
Hartvigsen
D001071:Appointments and Schedules; D013502:General Surgery / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006747:Hospital Communication Systems / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D020407:Internet / Q000458:organization & administration*; D000067455:No-Show Patients; D009664:Norway; D019982:Organizational Case Studies; D010358:Patient Participation / Q000379:methods*; D011300:Preoperative Care / Q000379:methods; D019114:Remote Consultation / Q000458:organization & administration; D012984:Software