September 30, 2023
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Marion Lauwers et al., « A Dynamic View of Users’ Exploitation and Exploration of Healthcare Information Systems in Long-Term Care », HALSHS : archive ouverte en Sciences de l’Homme et de la Société, ID : 10.3917/sim.283.0059
Healthcare organizations are often confronted with the underutilization of health information systems(HIS), preventing them from leveraging full benefits from their investments. The post-implementationstage requires several adaptation processes from users to appropriate the system. More specifically, appropriating a complex HIS and moving beyond satisfying use, or at least fighting against underutilization,requires constant adaptation of use. Therefore, in this paper, we aim to discuss the appropriation ofHIS from a user perspective. We report from a qualitative study in nursing home settings to understandbetter how healthcare users exploit and explore their HIS. Drawing on exploitation and explorationtheory and using causal loop diagrams as analytical and visualization devices, we propose a dynamicmodel of HIS appropriation, and we demonstrate the importance of both users’ cognitive style and thecontext in fostering HIS appropriation in stable and innovative situations. We conclude by identifyingthree propositions as suggestions for future research avenues but also to help users and managers findthe right balance between HIS exploitation and exploration.