Collaborative Technology Use by Healthcare Teams

Authors:
Mowafa Said Househ;Francis Y. Lau
Affiliations:
School of Health Information Science, University of Victoria, Victoria, Canada V8W 3P5;School of Health Information Science, University of Victoria, Victoria, Canada V8W 3P5
Venue:
Journal of Medical Systems
Year:
2005

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Abstract

This paper reviews the literature on the use of collaborative technologies by healthcare teams between 1980 and 2003. Multiple databases were searched with explicit inclusion criteria that yielded 17 conceptual and empirical papers. The discussions of these literatures centered on the individual, team, and technological dimensions of collaborative technology use within healthcare teams. Results show that collaborative healthcare technologies can have positive effects on team work processes at both the individual and group level. The limited number of research studies accentuates the need for additional research in this area. Future research should focus on defining team tasks; determining which type of groupware works for a particular health setting; and exploring the effects of groupware on patient care delivery and the organization. Without research in these areas, it will be difficult to harness the full advantages of using groupware technologies by collaborative healthcare teams.