Digitalization of Health Care Electronic Records and the Disruption of Moral Orders

The strength of this book is that it combines the development of theory with the detailed analysis of richly-described case studies. The authors base much of the book around the work of Everett Hughes on moral ordersthat is, in relation to professional practice. The challenges of moral orders in a digitized health service can be understood only on a case by case basis using thick description and narrative analysis. It follows that what the reader will get from this book is an enriched understanding of the complexities of attempting to digitize professional practice. Trish Greenhalgh, Professor of Primary Care Health Sciences, University of Oxford