Carolin Durst

The Application of Activity Theory to Explain Collaborative Technology Use in Healthcare: The Case of a Chemotherapy Ordering System

Today cancer is one of the leading causes of death. Treating cancer requires the administration of chemotherapy, however, this is a complex and complicated process which requires the collaboration of many individuals. In many hospitals hand-based systems are used which can also cause further problems especially with regard to errors. This study focusses on the implementation of a computerised chemotherapy system. Further, based on Activity Theory the chemotherapy administration process is framed as an activity system so that contradictions can be uncovered. In doing so, the study proffers activity theory as a robust and rich lens in which to analyse all the critical success aspects of the implementation process so that a successful assimilation of the solution into practice may ensue.

A Framework to Investigate the Relationship Between Employee Embeddedness in Enterprise Social Networks and Knowledge Transfer

Organizations introduce Enterprise Social Networks to support knowledge management and in particular to facilitate knowledge transfer. However, to reap the full benefit of Enterprise Social Networks it is necessary to understand the relations and the interactions between employees within these networks. This book chapter provides a literature-based theoretical framework that enables the analysis of the relationships between an employee’s embeddedness in an Enterprise Social Network, their access to social capital, their individual knowledge transfer process and the achieved knowledge transfer in an organization. We develop network-based measures that can be extracted for each framework element using data mining techniques and discuss the relationships among the framework elements. Additionally, suggestions on how to process the network measures using Computational Intelligence methods, e.g., fuzzy logic, are presented. Establishing a strong theoretical groundwork, this book chapter encourages future research crossing the boundaries between information systems, Computational Intelligence, organizational science, and knowledge management.

Analyzing Collaborative Patient Care Solutions Using Activity Theory

Collaborative Patient Care Systems have become increasingly popular in the last years as they enable patient-centric quality care delivery to ensue. However, past experiences have shown that technical systems in healthcare are often complex and if not implemented carefully, taking into consideration multiple stakeholder perspectives, they generally fail to realize their full capabilities. Hence, this paper aims to answer, how Activity Theory can facilitate the understanding of the benefits and challenges of a complex technology solution in healthcare. For this purpose, a case study is examined, in which a patient care system, implemented at a hospital in Australia, is mapped to an activity system. Further, problems of the system are uncovered and resolved by the application of an enhanced Activity Theory framework. The study’s outcome demonstrates that the introduced framework is an ideal tool to analyze and improve socio-technical systems in healthcare and helps to achieve their full potential.

Strategisches Service Business Development – Innovationspotenziale erkennen und Wettbewerbsvorteile sichern

Von dynamischen Markten zu profitieren, setzt strategisches Service Business Development voraus. Nur so konnen neue Ideen entwickelt und in Innovationen mit konkretem Mehrwert uberfuhrt werden. Die Hoffnung auf Erfolg sollte Unternehmen mehr antreiben als die Furcht vor Misserfolg; das Beschreiten neuer Wege inklusive „Trial and Error“ ist wichtiger fur das Bestehen im Wettbewerb als langfristige Planung. Der hier vorgestellte Beitrag betrachtet das Service Business Development ganzheitlich vom Umfeldscanning bis hin zur Umsetzungs-Roadmap der entwickelten Servicekonzepte.

Softwaregestütztes Technologie-Roadmapping

Technologie-Roadmaps ermoglichen Entscheidern in Unternehmen und anderen Institutionen, Entwicklungspfade von (Zukunfts-)Technologien zu prognostizieren und zu planen. Als visuelles Kommunikationsmedium stellt eine Roadmap die Entwicklung einer Entitat uber die Zeit dar und verknupft die zur Erstellung benotigten Ressourcen und avisierten Markte (siehe auch den einfuhrenden Beitrag von Mohrle und Isenmann in diesem Buch). Die Informationen aus einer Technologie-Roadmap fliesen als wichtiger Input in die Entscheidung uber zukunftig zu nutzende Technologien und technologische Weiterentwicklungen ein, zudem sind sie von strategischer Bedeutung. Mit zunehmender Nutzung des Technologie-Roadmapping steigen zugleich die Anforderungen an eine effektive und effiziente IT-Unterstutzung. Mag fur einen einfachen Einstieg noch die verbreitete Desktop-Software ausreichen, bedarf es fur einen tieferen und breiten Einsatz spezialisierter Software. Damit konnen die Hurden im Technologie-Roadmapping in vielen Teilen uberwunden werden. Der vorliegende Beitrag stellt eine Roadmapping-Software vor, die Produkt- und Technologie-Roadmapping in einer integrierten Losung verbindet und durch kollaborative Komponenten zahlreiche Herausforderungen bei der Nutzung in der Praxis zu meistern hilft.

Translating Social Comparison Elements into a Mobile Solution to Support Weight Loss

Overweight and obesity have become a severe medical and financial societal challenge. Besides an unbalanced caloric intake and expenditure, individual behaviors and lifestyle choices shaped by the social environment are driving, if not significantly impacting the global obesity epidemic. This research in progress paper is focused on social comparison theory and presents the design of the mobile application CarepariZn that implements elements of this theory in order to support weight loss. In the application, users can compare themselves with other users similar in weight, experience, and sport motives. The ranking system includes social comparison motives such as self-enhancement, self-assessment, self-verification, and self-improvement, and provides upward and downward comparison possibilities. This app will be tested in a field experiment and the collected data will be analyzed in order to find out if social comparison affects health-related behavior and, if so, in what way(s).

Introduction to the Mobile and Sensing Solutions for Health Promotion and Maintenance Minitrack

This mint rack will include two sessions with high quality papers focusing on mobile applications as well as theoretical analysis and literature review in the field of patient centered care. Design, usage, and evaluation of various smartphone apps will be addressed. Specific research subjects and results will be presented.

CarepariZn: Translating Social Comparison Elements into a Mobile Solution to Support Weight Loss

Overweight and obesity have become a severe medical and financial societal challenge. Besides an unbalanced caloric intake and expenditure, individual behaviors and lifestyle choices shaped by the social environment, are driving, if not significantly impacting on the global obesity epidemic. This research in progress paper is focused on social comparison theory and presents the design of the mobile application Carepari Zn that implements elements of this theory in order to support weight loss. In the application, users can compare themselves to other users similar in weight, experience and sport motives. The ranking system includes social comparison motives such as self-enhancement, self-assessment, self-verification, self-improvement and provides upward and downward comparison possibilities. This app will be tested in a field-experiment and the collected data will be analyzed in order to find out if social comparison affects health-related behavior and if so, in which way (s).

Introduction to Sensing and Pervasive Technologies and Applications for Healthcare Minitrack

Mini track introduction.

The role of online social networks in consumer health informatics: An example of the implicit incorporation of lean principles

Consumer health informatics is a relatively new and rapidly expanding area within the field of medical informatics. Central to this discipline is the importance of providing information and support to individuals (consumers) so that they can be empowered and take a central role in their own health and well-being.