Of shiny boxes and complex processes: challenges, collaboration, and creativity at the interface of technology and family systems health care.(COMMENTARY) From: Families, Systems & Health | Date: September 22, 2006| Author: | COPYRIGHT 2006 American Psychological Association, Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information) Copyright information

New technologies and applications offer great promise for behavioral medicine as well as unanticipated costs, and challenges to implementation. The article by Zeman and colleagues provides an unusually detailed and transparent view of a research project on implementation of a computer-based behavioral health assessment instrument in primary health care settings. Their article highlights creative solutions to challenges posed by the physical environment of the clinic, the pace and daily routines of medical clinics, incorporating IT professionals into the health system, and the ...

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