• Ambivalently awaiting: Norwegian general practitioners' expectations towards a cross-Institutional Electronic health record 

      Melby, Line; Andreassen, Hege Kristin; Torsvik, Torbjørn; Ellingsen, Gunnar; Severinsen, Gro-Hilde; Silsand, Line; Ekeland, Anne Granstrøm; Saadatfard, Omid; Pedersen, Rune (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2019-11)
      A cross-institutional Electronic Health Record (EHR) where all healthcare workers can access a patient's record, is seen as an important means to improved access to information, better patient care, and increased efficiency. In Norway, the first EHR of this type (US based Epic EHR) is to be implemented in the Central Norway Regional Health Authority. General practitioners (GPs) are central actors ...
    • Drivers of expectations: Why are Norwegian general practitioners skeptical of a prospective electronic health record? 

      Hertzum, Morten; Ellingsen, Gunnar; Melby, Line (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2021-01-13)
      While expectations are well-known drivers of electronic health record (EHR) adoption, the drivers of expectations are more elusive. On the basis of interviews with general practitioners (GPs), we investigate how the early implementation process drives their expectations of an EHR that is being implemented in Norway. The GPs’ expectations of the prospective EHR are driven by (a) satisfying experiences ...
    • Kjerneområder i Leve hele livet-reformen. En oppsummering av kunnskap om frivillighet, pårørende, medvirkning og digital kompetanse 

      Ambugo, Eliva Atieno; Andfossen, Nina Beate; Cappelen, Kathrine; Dale, Bjørg; Devik, Siri Andreassen; Fredwall, Terje Emil; Hartviksen, Trude Anita; Jacobsen, Frode F.; Kvaal, Bjørn; Løkken, Bente Irene; Melby, Line; Moe, Aud; Nilsen, Elin Rogn; Solstad, Liv Jorunn; Solvoll, Betty Ann Ragnhild; Strøm, Benedicte Sørensen; Sundsbø, Astrid (Research report; Forskningsrapport, 2021-11)
      Leve hele livet er en kvalitetsreform for eldre. Målet med den er at alle eldre skal få bedre hjelp og støtte til å mestre livet. Reformen handler om de grunnleggende tingene som oftest svikter i tilbudet til eldre: mat, aktivitet og fellesskap, helsehjelp og sammenheng i tjenestene.<p> <p>Senter for omsorgsforskning har utarbeidet denne og flere kunnskapsnotater på oppdrag fra Helsedirektoratet. ...
    • Patient experiences of waiting times in standardised cancer patient pathways in Norway – a qualitative interview study 

      Solbjør, Marit; Sand, Kari; Ervik, Bente; Melby, Line (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2021-07-05)
      Objective - Standardised cancer patient pathways (CPP) are implemented within cancer care with an aim to ensure standardised waiting times for diagnosis and treatment. This article investigates how patients in Norway experience waiting times within a CPP.<p> <p>Methods - Qualitative semi-structured interviews with 19 patients who had been through CPP for breast cancer, prostate cancer or malignant ...
    • A qualitative study of what care workers do to provide patient safety at home through telecare 

      Stokke, Randi; Melby, Line; Isaksen, Jørn; Obstfelder, Aud; Andreassen, Hege (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2021-06-05)
      Background - In health care, the work of keeping the patient safe and reducing the risk of harm is defined as safety work. In our digitised and technology-rich era, safety work usually involves a relationship between people and technologies. Telecare is one of the fastest-growing technology-domains in western health care systems. In the marketing of telecare, the expectation is that safety is implicit ...
    • The Tension between National and Local Concerns in Preparing for Large-Scale Generic Systems in Healthcare 

      Ellingsen, Gunnar; Hertzum, Morten; Melby, Line (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2022-03-16)
      Large-scale generic systems are typically adapted to local practice through confguration. This is especially important in healthcare, which involves a plurality of institutions and users. However, the decision to acquire a generic system in public healthcare is typically founded on regional and national health policy goals, which often are translated into various forms of standardization. As a ...