Abstract

This article concerns an action research with the technical, medical and social people of a medical equipment rental company (ADL) company. The study is about the knowledge involved in health and social collaboration. ADL’s mission implies for interprofessional cooperation beyond the medical and technical processing. The company has chosen to extend its field of action with a patient’s social treatment. To better understand the nature of the link between social and other areas of work, the subject of action research is to know under what conditions the employees report of patients in social service. Beyond the challenge for the patient and for the company, the reflections on a non-compliance by the patient, causes shifts in the positions of professionals.