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Data work and digitization: the impact of computerized systems and automation on healthcare professionals

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XRDS: Crossroads, The ACM Magazine for Students, Volume 26, Issue 3

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As technology and healthcare continue to commingle, data work is being redistributed as powerful professions discard unwanted tasks and other occupations are transformed.

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XRDS: Crossroads, The ACM Magazine for Students Volume 26, Issue 3

Changing Healthcare

Spring 2020

59 pages

ISSN:1528-4972

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DOI:10.1145/3392356

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