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This article explores the collaborative work of maintaining data quality of a major health administrative database as it is carried out by medical secretaries in the role of ‘registration responsible medical secretaries’. The article reports on ongoing socio-technical study of local, on-the-ground data work in 5 Danish hospital departments. We argue the medical secretaries make important and skillful contributions to data quality at department level, including identifying and correcting errors, implementing changes to the coding practice, and maintenance of data input quality at the department level requiring a high level of context sensitivity. This article explores the collaborative work of maintaining data quality of a major health administrative database as it is carried out by medical secretaries in the role of ‘registration responsible medical secretaries’. The articlereports on ongoing socio-technical study of local, on-the-ground data work in 5 Danish hospital departments. We argue the medical secretaries make important and skillful contributions to data quality at department level, including identifying and correcting errors, implementing changes to the coding practice, and maintenance of data input quality at the department level requiring a high level of context sensitivity.

An increasing number of citizens with multiple chronic conditions and technological innovations enabling new types of treatments pressure the Danish healthcare sector economically. The solution so far has been increased patient responsibility and the application of digital healthcare solutions. This longitudinal study examines how Danish citizens between 2013-2021 interact with Health Information Technology (HIT) and digital data. Results show that the Danes' use of HIT and digital data has increased over the period. Additionally, the numbers reveal that education, gender, age and chronic conditions influence how HIT and digital health data are used, which is relevant from a health inequity perspective. An increasing number of citizens with multiple chronic conditions and technological innovations enabling new types of treatments pressure the Danish healthcare sector economically. The solution so far has been increased patient responsibility and the application of digital healthcare solutions. This longitudinal study examines how Danish citizens between 2013-2021 interact with Health Information Technology (HIT) and digital data. Results show that the Danes' use of HIT and digital data has increased over the period. Additionally, the numbers reveal that education, gender, age and chronic conditions influence how HIT and digital health data are used, which is relevant from a health inequity perspective.

Supplemental material, sj-docx-2-dhj-10.1177_20552076221089792 for The experiences of community-dwelling individuals with newly diagnosed type-2 diabetes in using patient-reported outcomes in a municipal setting by Jeppe Eriksen, Ann Bygholm, Signe Hudtloff Nielsen and Pernille Bertelsen in Digital Health

Supplemental material, sj-docx-1-dhj-10.1177_20552076221089792 for The experiences of community-dwelling individuals with newly diagnosed type-2 diabetes in using patient-reported outcomes in a municipal setting by Jeppe Eriksen, Ann Bygholm, Signe Hudtloff Nielsen and Pernille Bertelsen in Digital Health

This paper investigates the often neglected area of data work by medical secretaries, specifically in the context of hospitals in Denmark. Since the 1930s medical secretaries have played a steadily more central role in meeting the growing need for health data. With electronic health records (EHRs) and promises of data automation, the profession has been put at risk of redundancy. While there is a considerable base of research on the datafication of health care, the data work emerging from datafication remains undescribed. Hence, we are conducting a socio-technical study of clinical-administrative data work in contemporary Danish public hospitals. In this paper we present early insights of this research, indicating the vital role of medical secretaries’ data work in securing clinical information at the point of care. This paper investigates the often neglected area of data work by medical secretaries, specifically in the context of hospitals in Denmark. Since the 1930s medical secretaries have played a steadily more central role in meeting the growing need for health data. With electronic health records (EHRs) and promises of data automation, the profession has been put at risk of redundancy. While there is a considerable base of research on the datafication of health care, the data work emerging from datafication remains undescribed. Hence, we are conducting a socio-technical study of clinical-administrative data work in contemporary Danish public hospitals. In this paper we present early insights of this research, indicating the vital role of medical secretaries’ data work in securing clinical information at the point of care.

Critically the paper argues that a truly people-centered technology supported chronic care system can only be designed by understanding and responding to the needs, attributes and capabilities of the most vulnerable in society. The paper suggests innovative ways of supporting interactions with these ‘end-users’ and highlights how reflection on these approaches can contribute to emancipating both the health system to move towards more socially inclusive e-health solutions.

Patient involvement can be supported in many ways, some of these through health IT (HIT). Health care practice is changing with digitalization and technologies that patients can use to generate data outside the formal health facilities are growing. Inequality affect citizens ability to participate. There is a need to be mindful of the perceptions and the willingness of citizens and the health care professionals to meet this change. Selected data from two Danish surveys, highlight the citizens and health care professional's perspective on health IT. From the analysis emerge central considerations on what to be aware of in the future development of HIT.

This paper elucidates how the functionality of Patient-Reported Outcome (PRO) has evolved due to its digital transformation. Hence, PROs traditional use within healthcare is described and compared to the application of electronic PROs (ePROs); leading to a discussion regarding PROs functionality. The literature included in this paper stems from a systematic scoping review. The digitalization supplements former functionalities of PRO by enabling timely, accessible, systematical and progression oriented data; however, further improvements are necessary to enhance PROs application in current healthcare.

The Nordic eHealth group forms the basis for ongoing knowledge sharing across the Nordic countries regarding strategic issues within digitalisation in healthcare. Digitalisation is increasingly becoming a central means for supporting the delivery of healthcare services around the globe. The Nordic region is regarded as a frontrunner when it comes to the implementation and use of digital solutions. As part of the Nordic eHealth group work is being carried out regarding indicators and standardization. This report is the result of the indicator work carried out by the subgroup called the Nordic eHealth Research Network (NeRN). The aim of the work of the group is to provide a foundation for benchmarking across the Nordic countries and support policymaking in the countries, hence the subtitle “towards evidence informed policies”.

This paper describes the design of MOVE, a mobile app to support people in forming social relations around exercise in residential areas. MOVE was developed in collaboration with residents and health professionals in a neighbourhood identified as a high-risk health area. The app is targeted to those who are motivated but challenged to do exercise and based on a conceptual model to provide users a social horizon of exercise activities in their residential area. We present the design and first evaluation of MOVE, including usability evaluations in controlled and natural settings. Results from these evaluations indicate that MOVE is a promising platform to support local social health relations once the identified usability problems are resolved.