Getting Hands-on with Tele-Board MED: Experiencing Computer-Supported Teamwork in Therapist-Patient Sessions

Anja Perlich (), Miriam Steckl (), Julia Thienen (), Matthias Wenzel () and Christoph Meinel ()
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Anja Perlich: Hasso Plattner Institute for Digital Engineering
Miriam Steckl: Hasso Plattner Institute for Digital Engineering
Julia Thienen: Hasso Plattner Institute for Digital Engineering
Matthias Wenzel: Hasso Plattner Institute for Digital Engineering
Christoph Meinel: Hasso Plattner Institute for Digital Engineering

A chapter in Design Thinking Research, 2020, pp 255-272 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract Doctor-patient sessions require more than the mere application of the doctor’s medical knowledge with respect to the patient. Correct diagnoses and effective treatments depend strongly on a functioning interaction between doctor and patient, as well as on high-quality case documentation. We develop the software system Tele-Board MED (TBM), which offers unique support for medical consultations by allowing doctors and patients to take digital notes jointly. This chapter describes the hands-on experience psychotherapists make when using TBM for the first time in consultation sessions with patients. We look at three interlinked aspects of computer-supported therapist-patient teamwork: (i) the therapists’ user experience regarding TBM, (ii) the interaction between therapist, patient and the TBM system and (iii) the effectiveness of a TBM feature to generate official clinical documents automatically. The study shows that even in the very first treatment session with TBM, therapists come to feel comfortable taking open, digital notes. TBM is used by therapists and patients not only for documentary purposes, but also as a tool to facilitate the therapeutic conversation. Regarding the therapist’s administrative task of writing official clinical case reports, the study shows that even therapists who use TBM for the first time save 60% of their regular working hours when compiling official clinical documents after treatment sessions.

Date: 2020
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-28960-7_15

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