Using a medical simulation center as an electronic health record usability laboratory.
Journal Article (Journal Article)
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.
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Duke Authors
Cited Authors
- Landman, AB; Redden, L; Neri, P; Poole, S; Horsky, J; Raja, AS; Pozner, CN; Schiff, G; Poon, EG
Published Date
- May 2014
Published In
Volume / Issue
- 21 / 3
Start / End Page
- 558 - 563
PubMed ID
- 24249778
Pubmed Central ID
- PMC3994869
Electronic International Standard Serial Number (EISSN)
- 1527-974X
International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)
- 1067-5027
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
- 10.1136/amiajnl-2013-002233
Language
- eng