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Research output per year
Personal profile
Artistic and research interests
My area of research is usability, user experience and user-centred design. I’ve been particularly interested in researching these in the context of healthcare and social care. The topics of my research are: Usability of health information systems, User experiences of health and social care workers, Patient experience, Usability in the procurement of IT systems. The topics for the future research include user participation in implementation of IT systems, particularly electronic health record systems.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Education/Academic qualification
Doctoral degree, Engineering and Technology, Aalto University
Award Date: 16 Nov 2011
Licentiate degree, Engineering and Technology, Helsinki University of Technology
Award Date: 9 Jun 2009
Master's degree, Engineering and Technology, Helsinki University of Technology
Award Date: 21 Nov 2005
Keywords
- Usability
- Human-centred design
- User experience
- Patient experience
- IT procurement
- Health information systems
- Health informatics
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Clinician Experiences of Patient Access to Health Records - An Interview Study in Home Dialysis Care
Aspelund, A., Viitanen, J., Hämäläinen, H., Rauta, V. & Lääveri, T., 12 May 2025, Context Sensitive Health Informatics : AI for Social Good: Proceedings of CSHI 2025. IOS Press, p. 96-100 5 p. (Studies in Health Technology and Informatics; vol. 326).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference article in proceedings › Scientific › peer-review
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Compact Usability Evaluation Procedure for HIS Procurement : Oral Imaging PACS
Tyllinen, M., Viitanen, J., Tynell, I., Mannonen, P. & Lääveri, T., 15 May 2025, Intelligent Health Systems – From Technology to Data and Knowledge: Proceedings of MIE 2025. IOS Press, p. 333-337 5 p. (Studies in Health Technology and Informatics; vol. 327).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › Scientific › peer-review
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Comparisons of Physicians’, Nurses’, and Social Welfare Professionals’ Experiences With Participation in Information System Development : Cross-Sectional Survey Study
Martikainen, S., Viitanen, J., Salovaara, S., Kinnunen, U. M. & Lääveri, T., 22 Jan 2025, In: JMIR Human Factors. 12, p. 1-15 15 p., e51495.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
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Health information system support for collaboration between physicians and registered nurses : National cross-sectional user experience surveys from 2010 to 2023
Lääveri, T., Viitanen, J., Kinnunen, U.-M. & Mykkänen, M., Mar 2025, In: International Journal of Medical Informatics. 195, 9 p., 105709.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
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How Have Specialist Physicians' Priorities for EHR Development Evolved in Eleven Years? Results from Four Cross-Sectional Surveys in Finland
Tuovinen, T., Reponen, J., Viitanen, J. & Lääveri, T., 12 May 2025, Context Sensitive Health Informatics : AI for Social Good: Proceedings of CSHI 2025. IOS Press, p. 39-43 5 p. (Studies in Health Technology and Informatics; vol. 326).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference article in proceedings › Scientific › peer-review
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BOC Home Dialysis/Viitanen: Optimized Human-Centered Care of Predialysis and Home Dialysis Patients (BOC)
Viitanen, J. (Principal investigator)
01/09/2022 → 31/08/2026
Project: RCF Academy Project
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Reconstructing Crisis Narratives for Trustworthy Communication and Cooperative Agency
Sawhney, N. (Principal investigator), Leinonen, T. (Principal investigator), Paakki, H. (Project Member), Nelimarkka, M. (Project Member), Villaman, N. (Project Member), Hyökki, S. (Project Member), Viitanen, J. (Project Member), Aledavood, T. (Project Member), Kajava, K. (Project Member) & Tikka, M. (Project Member)
21/08/2020 → 30/11/2023
Project: RCF Academy Project targeted call
Datasets
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Associations of perceived changes in work due to digitalization and the amount of digital work with job strain among physicians: a national representative sample
Virtanen, L. (Creator), Kaihlanen, A.-M. (Creator), Saukkonen, P. (Creator), Reponen, J. (Creator), Lääveri, T. (Creator), Vehko, T. (Creator), Saastamoinen, P. (Creator), Viitanen, J. (Creator) & Heponiemi, T. (Creator), figshare, 14 Aug 2024
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.c.6921326.v1, https://springernature.figshare.com/collections/Associations_of_perceived_changes_in_work_due_to_digitalization_and_the_amount_of_digital_work_with_job_strain_among_physicians_a_national_representative_sample/6921326/1
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Activities
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Liesbeth van den Berg
Viitanen, J. (Host) & Savolainen, K. (Host)
24 Mar 2025Activity: Hosting a visitor types › Hosting an academic visitor
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Masaki Uchihara
Viitanen, J. (Host)
10 May 2024Activity: Hosting a visitor types › Hosting an academic visitor
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International PhD Course: Digital Transformation and Virtualization of Healthcare
Viitanen, J. (Organiser)
14 May 2024 → 16 May 2024Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Membership of an organizing committee or other positions of trust of a conference or a seminar
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Helen Monkman
Viitanen, J. (Host)
23 May 2024 → 24 May 2024Activity: Hosting a visitor types › Hosting an academic visitor
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Developing eHealth for Home Dialysis: Clinicians’ Needs for a Digital Patient Engagement Platform
Viitanen, J. (Speaker) & Lääveri, T. (Contributor)
8 Jul 2023 → 12 Jul 2023Activity: Talk or presentation types › Conference presentation
Press/Media
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Jopa potilasturva vaarassa: Tietojärjestelmien heikko käytettävyys hankaloittaa terveydenhuollon ammattilaisten työtä
24/11/2020
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Media appearance
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Aalto-yliopiston tutkijat erimielisiä haukutusta Apotista – Antti Oulasvirta: ”Ostaessa tehtiin iso virhe”
03/04/2020
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Media appearance
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Potilastietojärjestelmät turhauttavat niin lääkäreitä kuin hoitajia – mutta eri syistä
12/02/2020
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Media appearance
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Finnish doctors and nurses dissatisfied with usability of electronic health record systems
12/02/2020
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Media appearance
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Hospitalistit tulevat Uuteen lastensairaalaan
06/09/2018 → 12/09/2018
2 items of Media coverage
Press/Media: Media appearance