Clinic–laboratory digital adoption: start with a shared problem
A practical way to decide which part of a working relationship should change first.
A professional learning context
The Canadian Dental Association’s professional resources connect readers to publications and learning platforms. Those resources can inform a team’s questions, while the decision to change a clinic–laboratory process needs local understanding.
Source: Canadian Dental Association · Professional resources
Our adoption approach
Ask both sides to describe the same recent type of task without sharing patient identifiers. Identify where a question waits for an answer, where a version becomes unclear and where information must be entered again. The issue may be an unclear responsibility rather than a missing software feature.
Choose a small observable change
Agree one problem, one proposed change and a way to observe the result. For example, test whether a receiving user can find the current accepted instruction in a generated case. Preserve disagreements about what matters: they are useful discovery findings. Expand the trial only after the participants understand what changed and why it helped.
A closer look
| Focus | What to look at | Why it matters |
|---|---|---|
| Clinic perspective | What information is needed to request work? | Identify the person responsible for each input. |
| Laboratory perspective | What is needed to accept the request? | Separate a received file from an accepted order. |
| Shared outcome | Can both teams identify the current instruction? | Test with the same generated case. |
Frequently asked questions
Should a clinic replace every tool at once?
A narrower evaluation can make responsibilities and outcomes easier to understand.
What is a useful first measure?
Whether the intended user can complete a defined task and explain the result without extra help.
Sources & further reading
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