Summary
Patrick Kierkegaard is a researcher with an area of interest in healthcare delivery sciences and health-related technologies. Most of his work uses social science methods to explore issues related to the adoption, utilization, and policy issues of medical technologies as well as the planning, organization, and structuring of health care delivery.
He is committed to using this work to make the healthcare system more patient-centered, reduce healthcare disparities, and improve the fit between technologies and the work done by both healthcare professionals and patients.
Prior to joining Imperial College London, Patrick researched at the University of Michigan. He holds a doctorate from the University of Copenhagen.
Research Interests
- Health services research
- Health information technology
- Medical Ethnography
- Medical decision-making
- Social Network Analysis