Usability Testing and the Relation of Clinical Information Systems to Patient Safety

Abstract

The success of clinical information systems depends upon their effective integration into complex work systems involving distributed responsibility and decision making. Human-computer interaction HCI deficiencies and mismatches between systems design and the structure of work create the potential for new paths to system failures (e.g., allergy lists not directly visible on a screen). The use of human factors methods is widespread in other industries and can predict some of these new failure paths, facilitating redesign to prevent accidents-in-the-making. This paper will discuss the application of scenario-based usability testing in clinical health care settings.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2005
Accession Number
ADA434083

Entities

People

  • Emily Patterson
  • Marta Render
  • Michelle L. Rogers
  • Roger Chapman

Organizations

  • United States Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Application Software
  • Beta Testing
  • Cognitive Systems Engineering
  • Computers
  • Department Of Veterans Affairs
  • Graphical User Interface
  • Health Care
  • Health Services
  • Hospitals
  • Information Systems
  • Laptop Computers
  • Medical Personnel
  • Personal Digital Assistants
  • Reliability
  • Side Effects
  • Test Methods
  • Veterans Health

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