TY - GEN
T1 - Evaluating emergency department information technology using a simulation-based approach
AU - Pennathur, Priyadarshini R.
AU - Cao, Dapeng
AU - Sui, Zheng
AU - Bisantz, Ann M.
AU - Lin, Li
AU - Fairbanks, Rollin J.
AU - Guarrera, Theresa K.
AU - Brown, Jennifer L.
AU - Perry, Shawna J.
AU - Wears, Robert L.
PY - 2009
Y1 - 2009
N2 - Manual status boards, which are used in many emergency departments to track patient and ED status information, are being replaced with electronic patient tracking systems. Such technology transitions can be challenging for the users and can produce undesirable consequences if the new technologies are not properly designed and tested. Understanding the impact of technologies such as electronic patient tracking systems before implementation in a real ED can help avert adverse safety consequences and promote user adoption. However, it is challenging to test technologies in real-world domains such as an ED, due to time pressures and safety critical tasks. A more feasible alternative is to employ simulation in a lab-based environment. This paper describes research measuring situation awareness and workload during user interaction with a simulated electronic patient tracking system. The impact of technology design on situation awareness and workload, and insights on design improvement are discussed.
AB - Manual status boards, which are used in many emergency departments to track patient and ED status information, are being replaced with electronic patient tracking systems. Such technology transitions can be challenging for the users and can produce undesirable consequences if the new technologies are not properly designed and tested. Understanding the impact of technologies such as electronic patient tracking systems before implementation in a real ED can help avert adverse safety consequences and promote user adoption. However, it is challenging to test technologies in real-world domains such as an ED, due to time pressures and safety critical tasks. A more feasible alternative is to employ simulation in a lab-based environment. This paper describes research measuring situation awareness and workload during user interaction with a simulated electronic patient tracking system. The impact of technology design on situation awareness and workload, and insights on design improvement are discussed.
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/77951483182
U2 - 10.1518/107118109x12524441079986
DO - 10.1518/107118109x12524441079986
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:77951483182
SN - 9781615676231
T3 - Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society
SP - 207
EP - 211
BT - 53rd Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual Meeting 2009, HFES 2009
PB - Human Factors an Ergonomics Society Inc.
T2 - 53rd Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual Meeting 2009, HFES 2009
Y2 - 19 October 2009 through 23 October 2009
ER -