Education:

• 2005 PhD Medical and Organizational Anthropology, Wayne State University
• 1994 MHSA Health Management and Policy, University of Michigan
• 1987 BA Finance, Murray State University

Research Interests:

Qualitative research and evaluation of people and information systems in clinical settings. Of particular interest are strategies employed by clinicians to create safety and time during transitions to new systems of triage, documentation, ordering and medication administration.

Advisors: Drs. Nancy Lorenzi and Cindy Gadd

Publications:

• Lovett, Laurie and RM Massanari. The role of surveillance in emerging health systems: measurement is essential but not sufficient. American Journal of Infection Control. 27(2):135-40, 1999.
• Novak, Laurie. 2005. Designing Care: Cultural Factors in the Design of Clinical IT Systems. Dissertation, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI.
• Novak, Laurie. Making Sense of Clinical Practice: Order Set Design Strategies in CPOE. AMIA Annual Symposium Proceedings, 2007:568-572.
• Lorenzi, Nancy, Laurie Novak, Jacob Weiss, Cynthia Gadd and Kim Unertl. Crossing the Implementation Chasm: A Proposal for Bold Action. Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association 15(3):290-296, 2008.
• Miller, Anne, Laurie Novak, Matthew Weinger and Peter Buerhaus. Processes and support tools for interhospital neonatal patient transfer: A preliminary study. 2008. Conference Paper, Human Factors and Ergonomics Society.
• Novak, Laurie and Kathy Moss. Medication Barcode Scanning. Code “Moo”: Dead COW. A Case Study. Lorenzi, N.M., Ash, J.S., Einbinder, J., McPhee, W., Einbinder, L. Transforming Health Care Through Information. Springer Verlag of New York, (3rd Edition) (accepted).
• Novak, Laurie, Nancy M. Lorenzi. Barcode Medication Administration: Supporting Transitions in Articulation Work. AMIA Annual Symposium Proceedings 2008 Nov 6:515-19.