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Usability Dollars in the Stimulus Package
The recently-passed American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 dedicates a large part of its girth to the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act (HITECH Act). With $18 billion for “computerizing Americans’ health records, reducing medical errors, and saving billions in health care costs” (see recovery.gov), the Health IT (HIT) market is likely to experience massive growth. But how does this apply to usability?
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Usability Tip
by Wendy Yee, Ph.D.
Understanding the Impact of EHR Interfaces
Walking a Mile in Physicians' Shoes
When evaluating/designing for Health Care Professionals, try to keep the following basic UI requirements in mind:
The structure and organization of an EHR application needs to reflect actual HCP workflow. Although office-based physicians often have very different workflows than hospital-based clinicians, many EHRs try to support a particular type of workflow (and size of practice or healthcare organization).
Key application features - especially those related to CPOE activities - should be immediately self-evident and self-explanatory
The EHR application should support basic user interface requirements such as:
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