Review
Assessing the Impact of Computerization on Work Practice: Information Technology in Emergency Departments
Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual Meeting, Vol.51(4), pp.377-381
10/2007
DOI: 10.1177/154193120705100448
Abstract
Typical hospital emergency departments (ED) use patient status boards as information tracking devices for providing safe care by supporting shared memory, latent processes, collaboration, shared cognition, communication and coordination. Traditionally, status boards are large, manually updated dry erase “whiteboards.” Though electronic patient tracking technologies are fast replacing manual status boards, significant questions remain regarding the design of these technologies and the manner in which they impact ED work. This paper describes part of a study which is documenting the transition from a manual status board to electronic technology in two different emergency departments. The impact of technology implementation on existing work practices, and insights on design of information technology for safety critical healthcare system are described.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Assessing the Impact of Computerization on Work Practice: Information Technology in Emergency Departments
- Creators
- Priyadarshini R Pennathur - Industrial and Systems Engineering, State University of New York at BuffaloAnn M Bisantz - Industrial and Systems Engineering, State University of New York at BuffaloRollin J Fairbanks - Emergency Medicine, University of RochesterShawna J Perry - Emergency Medicine, University of Florida, JacksonvilleFrank Zwemer - Emergency Medicine, University of RochesterRobert L Wears - Emergency Medicine, University of Florida, Jacksonville
- Resource Type
- Review
- Publication Details
- Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual Meeting, Vol.51(4), pp.377-381
- DOI
- 10.1177/154193120705100448
- ISSN
- 1541-9312
- eISSN
- 2169-5067
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications; Los Angeles, CA
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 10/2007
- Academic Unit
- Industrial and Systems Engineering; Internal Medicine
- Record Identifier
- 9984064600202771
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