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Information and Knowledge Management among Physicians

Head of project at USI: Peter J. Schulz
Starting date: 1 Gennaio 2005
Duration: 15 months

Topic areas:

S265 Press and communication sciences
S290 Social medecine

Faculty involved:

Facoltà di scienze della comunicazione

Collaborators:

Joachim Haes - coordinatore
Julia Gerhard - collaboratore

Institutes involved:

Other partners involved:
Prof. Peter Glotz, University of St. Gallen (capo-progetto), Dr. Ulrich Hermann (Medical Tribune, Switzerland)

Funding Sources:

Pfizer
GlaxoSmithKline
MSD

This project explored information management practices of Swiss and German doctors by surveying 1000 physicians as well as interviewing key representatives of the Swiss and German health care systems. Analysis revealed the information that physicians require, the channels through which this information is retrieved, and how it is processed and passed on to colleagues and patients. The final aim was to develop recommendations for better information management both for individual physicians and for decision makers in Germany and Switzerland.