Fra mikroskop til skærm: Organisatorisk læring og forandring i implementeringen af digital patologi på Københavns Rigshospital
Oversat titel
From Microscope to Screen: Organizational Learning and Change in the Implementation of Digital Pathology at Copenhagen Rigshospital
Forfattere
Semester
4. semester
Udgivelsesår
2025
Afleveret
2025-05-31
Antal sider
115
Abstract
The healthcare sector is currently undergoing extensive digital transformation, including the im-plementation of digital pathology systems. This thesis investigates how technological changes, particularly the transition from analogue to digital pathology at Rigshospitalet in Copenhagen, affect organizational structures and human dimensions. Building on theories with organizational, technological and learning perspectives, we explore how healthcare professionals collectively navigate the challenges and opportunities introduced by digital pathology. Furthermore, we use expansive learning to encapsulate these experiences, in order to develop new knowledge on how to further improve the hospital’s work processes through digital pathology. Through a single-case study design and qualitative interviews with key personnel involved in the implementation process, we identify critical contradictions between established practices and new technological demands. These tensions drive a process, where employees not only adapt but actively reshape work practices, roles, and collaboration patterns. Our findings demonstrate that successful implementation requires not merely technical integration but profound organizational and cultural change supported by collective reflection and reorganization of work activities. This study contributes to the understanding of digital transformation in healthcare by highligh-ting the significance of organizational learning processes and offering insights into how human and technological factors intertwine in shaping the future of diagnostic work.