Friday 14th March 2014, 11.00am - 1.00pm, CLM 4.02 (Clement House, LSE)
Panel
Dr. Adebusoye Anifalaje is a Health Management Information Systems Consultant at thSahaye Health Information Systems Programme, Cambridge, United Kingdom;
Dr. Ela Klecun is an Assistant Professor of Information Systems at the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE);
Dr. Shirin Madon is a Senior Lecturer in Information Systems and International Development at the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE);
Prof. Sundeep Sahay is Professor in Informatics at the University of Oslo, Norway.
Healthcare is a key dimension to human well-being, and the discourse on the link between its quality and technology adoption has become central in the literature on information systems, with particular reference to developing countries. In this domain, a set of complementary perspectives are taken to capture the dynamics of interest: a design perspective, applied to health IS, looks at how to configure optimal systems to fit the needs of recipient populations. A perspective on integration, particularly relevant to systems that experience a less advantaged stage of development, looks at the outcomes of integrating not only systems, but also data and practices to improve providers’ capabilities to serve beneficiary groups. Finally, outputs of design and integration are to be conceptualized: in this respect, a perspective on accountability is paramount, viewing information systems as a means to increase the responsiveness of systems to the locally determined needs of recipient communities.
In this session, key theoretical perspectives on health information systems will be explored, with the goal of understanding, through experts’ viewpoints, the state-of-the-art of research in this area, with particular reference to developing nations. Theoretical and methodological innovation, which deeply characterizes this domain of research, will act as an interpretive device to read the field, and reflect on the main lessons learnt so far in this domain. An important add-on, based on the theoretical reflection of our speakers combined with their field experiences, will be that of providing a look to the future, in terms of the main questions and priorities that research in health IS on developing countries should address.
For further event information please contact Silvia Masiero: s.masiero@lse.ac.uk|