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The work to make telemedicine work: A social and articulative view

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Nicolini, Davide (2006) The work to make telemedicine work: A social and articulative view. Social Science & Medicine, 62 (11). pp. 2754-2767. doi:10.1016/j.socscimed.2005.11.001 ISSN 0277-9536.

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Abstract

This article contends that the take up of telemedicine results inevitably in the reconfiguration of the existing work practices and socio-material relationships. This new way of working triggers a variety of shifts in coordination mechanisms, work processes and power relationships in the health care sector. The paper, which is based on the findings of a research project conducted in Northern Italy, addresses three critical issues of telemedicine: the conflict between the scripts embodied in telemedicine technologies and the daily work practices of heath care professionals; the tendency of telemedicine to produce a delegation of medical tasks to non-medical personnel (and to artifacts); and the tendency of telemedicine to modify the existing geography within the health care environment. The paper contends that telemedicine presupposes and entails some significant changes in work processes which affect both the material conditions of the expertise which is supposed to be distributed, and the relationships between health care professionals and their practices. (c) 2005 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

Item Type: Journal Article
Subjects: R Medicine > RA Public aspects of medicine > RA0421 Public health. Hygiene. Preventive Medicine
H Social Sciences
Divisions: Faculty of Social Sciences > Warwick Business School > Innovation, Knowledge & Organisational Networks Research Unit
Journal or Publication Title: Social Science & Medicine
Publisher: Elsevier
ISSN: 0277-9536
Official Date: June 2006
Dates:
DateEvent
15 December 2005Available
June 2006Published
Volume: 62
Number: 11
Number of Pages: 14
Page Range: pp. 2754-2767
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2005.11.001
Status: Peer Reviewed
Publication Status: Published
Access rights to Published version: Restricted or Subscription Access

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