Community ergonomics applied to the implementation of a region-wide care coordination program

We present a case study of a care coordination program, proven effective in containing costs and improving quality at a large regional health system and its implementation at an independent community hospital participating in a federally-funded regional health IT-mediated care coordination project. We propose that, had tenets of community ergonomics been followed, the implementation and acceptance of the care coordination program would have been smoother and more expeditious.