Exploring Collaboration Breakdowns Between Provider Teams and Patients in Post-Surgery Care

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Hauptverfasser: Yao, Bingsheng, Zhao, Menglin, Zhang, Zhan, Wang, Pengqi, Chester, Emma G, Yin, Changchang, Li, Tianshi, Mishra, Varun, Padilla, Lace, Chatzipanagiotou, Odysseas, Pawlik, Timothy, Zhang, Ping, Cao, Weidan, Wang, Dakuo
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author Yao, Bingsheng
Zhao, Menglin
Zhang, Zhan
Wang, Pengqi
Chester, Emma G
Yin, Changchang
Li, Tianshi
Mishra, Varun
Padilla, Lace
Chatzipanagiotou, Odysseas
Pawlik, Timothy
Zhang, Ping
Cao, Weidan
Wang, Dakuo
author_facet Yao, Bingsheng
Zhao, Menglin
Zhang, Zhan
Wang, Pengqi
Chester, Emma G
Yin, Changchang
Li, Tianshi
Mishra, Varun
Padilla, Lace
Chatzipanagiotou, Odysseas
Pawlik, Timothy
Zhang, Ping
Cao, Weidan
Wang, Dakuo
contents Post-surgery care involves ongoing collaboration between provider teams and patients, which starts from post-surgery hospitalization through home recovery after discharge. While prior HCI research has primarily examined patients' challenges at home, less is known about how provider teams coordinate discharge preparation and care handoffs, and how breakdowns in communication and care pathways may affect patient recovery. To investigate this gap, we conducted semi-structured interviews with 13 healthcare providers and 4 patients in the context of gastrointestinal (GI) surgery. We found coordination boundaries between in- and out-patient teams, coupled with complex organizational structures within teams, impeded the "invisible work" of preparing patients' home care plans and triaging patient information. For patients, these breakdowns resulted in inadequate preparation for home transition and fragmented self-collected data, both of which undermine timely clinical decision-making. Based on these findings, we outline design opportunities to formalize task ownership and handoffs, contextualize co-temporal signals, and align care plans with home resources.
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spellingShingle Exploring Collaboration Breakdowns Between Provider Teams and Patients in Post-Surgery Care
Yao, Bingsheng
Zhao, Menglin
Zhang, Zhan
Wang, Pengqi
Chester, Emma G
Yin, Changchang
Li, Tianshi
Mishra, Varun
Padilla, Lace
Chatzipanagiotou, Odysseas
Pawlik, Timothy
Zhang, Ping
Cao, Weidan
Wang, Dakuo
Human-Computer Interaction
Post-surgery care involves ongoing collaboration between provider teams and patients, which starts from post-surgery hospitalization through home recovery after discharge. While prior HCI research has primarily examined patients' challenges at home, less is known about how provider teams coordinate discharge preparation and care handoffs, and how breakdowns in communication and care pathways may affect patient recovery. To investigate this gap, we conducted semi-structured interviews with 13 healthcare providers and 4 patients in the context of gastrointestinal (GI) surgery. We found coordination boundaries between in- and out-patient teams, coupled with complex organizational structures within teams, impeded the "invisible work" of preparing patients' home care plans and triaging patient information. For patients, these breakdowns resulted in inadequate preparation for home transition and fragmented self-collected data, both of which undermine timely clinical decision-making. Based on these findings, we outline design opportunities to formalize task ownership and handoffs, contextualize co-temporal signals, and align care plans with home resources.
title Exploring Collaboration Breakdowns Between Provider Teams and Patients in Post-Surgery Care
topic Human-Computer Interaction
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2509.23509