Title
Leveraging Contextual Inquiry Methods to Empower Patients in a Learning Health System
Abstract
An ideal healthcare delivery system would be centered on patients' specific needs. These needs are diverse and merit a thorough analysis. In our pilot study, we examined these needs using qualitative interviews. We learned that empowering a patient requires a multi-faceted approach. There needs to be a balance of personalized delivery of health information and shared decision making with providers. Further, a learning element needs to be factored in such that knowledge generated from patients' experiences can be shared across groups. This learned knowledge will be the key to empowering patients in the Learning Health System. Objective: Early findings describing the conceptual design of a Learning Health System that empowers patients. Method: Nine contextual inquiry interviews were conducted with patients. Using an affinity wall exercise, qualitative thematic analysis of the nine interviews was carried out by a group of researchers.
Year
DOI
Venue
2015
10.1109/HICSS.2015.379
HICSS
Keywords
Field
DocType
information technology,interviews,organizations
Health care,Thematic analysis,Conceptual design,Computer science,Information technology,Knowledge management,Qualitative interviews,Contextual inquiry,Delivery system,Management science,Health information
Conference
ISSN
Citations 
PageRank 
1060-3425
0
0.34
References 
Authors
2
8