HIS Standardization in Developing Countries: Use of Boundary Objects to Enable Multiple Translations

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dc.contributor.authorNyella, Edwin E
dc.contributor.authorKimaro, Honest C.
dc.date.accessioned2016-01-29T11:01:30Z
dc.date.available2016-01-29T11:01:30Z
dc.date.issued2015-12
dc.descriptionAvailable at: http://digitalcommons.kennesaw.edu/ajis/vol8/iss1/4en_US
dc.description.abstractStandardization and integration of Health Information Systems (HIS) in most developing countries has been reported as a complex undertaking due to poverty, multiplicity of diseases and diverse actors working in various initiatives within the healthcare context. The need for collaborative investments in HIS strengthening is highlighted by major actors such as WHO, as significant to achieve an integrated HIS. However, despite the fact that involvement of multiple partners is desirable as a vehicle to attain an integrated HIS, entailed challenges should be understood and well managed. By drawing on the concept of translation from actor network theory supplemented by the notion of boundary objects, we examine the HIS standardization challenges and the strategies to curb them in the context of multiple divergent actors engaging in HIS integration process in Tanzania. The article stresses the need to coordinate the standardization process through circulation of boundary objects across the involved multiple actors.en_US
dc.identifier.citationNyella, Edwin E. Mr. and Kimaro, Honest Dr. (2015) "HIS Standardization in Developing Countries: Use of Boundary Objects to Enable Multiple Translations," The African Journal of Information Systems: Vol. 8: Iss. 1, Article 4.en_US
dc.identifier.issn1936-0282
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/226
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.subjectstandardizationen_US
dc.subjectintegrationen_US
dc.subjectboundary objectsen_US
dc.titleHIS Standardization in Developing Countries: Use of Boundary Objects to Enable Multiple Translationsen_US
dc.typeJournal Article, Peer Revieweden_US
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