A distributed cognition approach to understanding information transfer in mission critical domains

Ayse P. Gurses; Yan Xiao; Paul Gorman; Brian Hazlehurst; Grant Bochicchio; Vinay Vaidya; Peter Hu

doi:10.1177/154193120605001027

A distributed cognition approach to understanding information transfer in mission critical domains

Ayse P. Gurses, Yan Xiao, Paul Gorman, Brian Hazlehurst, Grant Bochicchio, Vinay Vaidya, Peter Hu

Medical Informatics and Clinical Epidemiology

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Abstract

We developed a conceptual framework that describes how information transfer occurs in mission critical domains using a distributed cognition approach. According to this framework, information tools and the physical workspace comprise an "information arena", which plays a crucial role in information transfer. Information tools and the information arena support joint work and may improve efficiency and reliability by providing visual cues to collaborators, by getting everyone on the same page, by helping collaborators focus on critical information, by facilitating attention management under time pressure, and by providing an evanescent (transient) communication space. We illustrate the concepts in this framework using an example from multidisciplinary rounds, an information transfer mechanism common in the intensive care unit, a mission critical domain. The framework can be used as a guide to further understanding of information transfer in mission critical domains and to develop information tools that facilitate and enhance discourse.

Original language	English (US)
Title of host publication	Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society 50th Annual Meeting, HFES 2006
Publisher	Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Inc.
Pages	924-928
Number of pages	5
ISBN (Print)	9780945289296
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1177/154193120605001027
State	Published - 2006
Event	50th Annual Meeting of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, HFES 2006 - San Francisco, CA, United States Duration: Oct 16 2006 → Oct 20 2006

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Name	Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society
ISSN (Print)	1071-1813

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Other	50th Annual Meeting of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, HFES 2006
Country/Territory	United States
City	San Francisco, CA
Period	10/16/06 → 10/20/06

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Human Factors and Ergonomics

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Gurses, A. P., Xiao, Y., Gorman, P., Hazlehurst, B., Bochicchio, G., Vaidya, V., & Hu, P. (2006). A distributed cognition approach to understanding information transfer in mission critical domains. In Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society 50th Annual Meeting, HFES 2006 (pp. 924-928). (Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society). Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Inc.. https://doi.org/10.1177/154193120605001027

A distributed cognition approach to understanding information transfer in mission critical domains. / Gurses, Ayse P.; Xiao, Yan; Gorman, Paul et al.
Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society 50th Annual Meeting, HFES 2006. Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Inc., 2006. p. 924-928 (Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society).

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

Gurses, AP, Xiao, Y, Gorman, P, Hazlehurst, B, Bochicchio, G, Vaidya, V & Hu, P 2006, A distributed cognition approach to understanding information transfer in mission critical domains. in Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society 50th Annual Meeting, HFES 2006. Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Inc., pp. 924-928, 50th Annual Meeting of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, HFES 2006, San Francisco, CA, United States, 10/16/06. https://doi.org/10.1177/154193120605001027

Gurses AP, Xiao Y, Gorman P, Hazlehurst B, Bochicchio G, Vaidya V et al. A distributed cognition approach to understanding information transfer in mission critical domains. In Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society 50th Annual Meeting, HFES 2006. Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Inc. 2006. p. 924-928. (Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society). doi: 10.1177/154193120605001027

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