Using a medical simulation center as an electronic health record usability laboratory.

Using a medical simulation center as an electronic health record usability laboratory.
J Am Med Inform Assoc. 2013 Nov 18;
Authors: Landman AB, Redden L, Neri P, Poole S, Horsky J, Raja AS, Pozner CN, Schiff G, Poon EG
Abstract
Usability testing is increasingly being recognized as a way to increase the usability and safety of health information technology (HIT). Medical simulation centers can serve as testing environments for HIT usability studies. We integrated the quality assurance version of our emergency department (ED) electronic health record (EHR) into our medical simulation center and piloted a clinical care scenario in which emergency medicine resident physicians evaluated a simulated ED patient and documented electronically using the ED EHR. Meticulous planning and close collaboration with expert simulation staff was important for designing test scenarios, pilot testing, and running the sessions. Similarly, working with information systems teams was important for integration of the EHR. Electronic tools are needed to facilitate entry of fictitious clinical results while the simulation scenario is unfolding. EHRs can be successfully integrated into existing simulation centers, which may provide realistic environments for usability testing, training, and evaluation of human-computer interactions.
PMID: 24249778 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association - November 18, 2013 Category: Information Technology Authors: Landman AB, Redden L, Neri P, Poole S, Horsky J, Raja AS, Pozner CN, Schiff G, Poon EG Tags: J Am Med Inform Assoc Source Type: research