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Evaluation in Health Informatics: Social Network Analysis

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Evaluating the Organizational Impact of Healthcare Information Systems

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Social network analysis can be used to analyze relationships among healthcare providers, departments within healthcare organizations and other organizations. Information obtained using this evaluative methodology can be used to identify influential individuals or opinion leaders who are critical to the successful implementation of medical informatics applications. This methodology can also be used to better understand changes in communication patterns or other interactions over time. Several examples that illustrate this evaluation methodology are presented.

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  1. American College of Medical Informatics, USA

    James G. Anderson PhD (Professor of Medical Sociology, Professor of Health Communication, Fellow and Co-Director of the Rural Center for AIDS/STD Prevention)

  2. Department of Sociology and Anthropology, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, 47907, USA

    James G. Anderson PhD (Professor of Medical Sociology, Professor of Health Communication, Fellow and Co-Director of the Rural Center for AIDS/STD Prevention)

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  1. American College of Medical Informatics, USA

    James G. Anderson PhD (Professor of Medical Sociology, Professor of Health Communication Fellow and Co-Director of the Rural Center for AIDS/STD Prevention) (Professor of Medical Sociology, Professor of Health Communication Fellow and Co-Director of the Rural Center for AIDS/STD Prevention)

  2. Department of Sociology and Anthropology, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, 47907, USA

    James G. Anderson PhD (Professor of Medical Sociology, Professor of Health Communication Fellow and Co-Director of the Rural Center for AIDS/STD Prevention) (Professor of Medical Sociology, Professor of Health Communication Fellow and Co-Director of the Rural Center for AIDS/STD Prevention)

  3. Nursing Research and Development, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center and Burns and Allen Research Institute, Los Angeles, CA, 90048, USA

    Carolyn E. Aydin PhD (Research Scientist) (Research Scientist)

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Anderson, J.G. (2005). Evaluation in Health Informatics: Social Network Analysis. In: Anderson, J.G., Aydin, C.E. (eds) Evaluating the Organizational Impact of Healthcare Information Systems. Health Informatics. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/0-387-30329-4_8

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