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ArticleJournal of medical systems2015

User Interface Requirements for Web-Based Integrated Care Pathways: Evidence from the Evaluation of an Online Care Pathway Investigation Tool.

Panos Balatsoukas, Richard Williams, Colin Davies, John Ainsworth, Iain Buchan

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Article in Journal of medical systems, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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Panos BalatsoukasMRC Health e-Research Centre & Centre for Health Informatics, Institute of Population Health, University of Manchester, J. McFarlane Building, G304, Oxford Road, Manchester, UK, M13 9PL. panagiotis.balatsoukas@manchester.ac.uk.
Richard WilliamsMRC Health e-Research Centre & Centre for Health Informatics, Institute of Population Health, University of Manchester, J. McFarlane Building, G304, Oxford Road, Manchester, UK, M13 9PL.
Colin DaviesMRC Health e-Research Centre & Centre for Health Informatics, Institute of Population Health, University of Manchester, J. McFarlane Building, G304, Oxford Road, Manchester, UK, M13 9PL.
John AinsworthMRC Health e-Research Centre & Centre for Health Informatics, Institute of Population Health, University of Manchester, J. McFarlane Building, G304, Oxford Road, Manchester, UK, M13 9PL.
Iain BuchanMRC Health e-Research Centre & Centre for Health Informatics, Institute of Population Health, University of Manchester, J. McFarlane Building, G304, Oxford Road, Manchester, UK, M13 9PL.

Funding

Medical Research Council MC_PC_13042Medical Research Council MR/K006665/1
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Integrated care pathways (ICPs) define a chronological sequence of steps, most commonly diagnostic or treatment, to be followed in providing care for patients. Care pathways help to ensure quality standards are met and to reduce variation in practice. Although research on the computerisation of ICP progresses, there is still little knowledge on what are the requirements for designing user-friendly and usable electronic care pathways, or how users (normally health care professionals) interact with interfaces that support design, analysis and visualisation of ICPs. The purpose of the study reported in this paper was to address this gap by evaluating the usability of a novel web-based tool called COCPIT (Collaborative Online Care Pathway Investigation Tool). COCPIT supports the design, analysis and visualisation of ICPs at the population level. In order to address the aim of this study, an evaluation methodology was designed based on heuristic evaluations and a mixed method usability test. The results showed that modular visualisation and direct manipulation of information related to the design and analysis of ICPs is useful for engaging and stimulating users. However, designers should pay attention to issues related to the visibility of the system status and the match between the system and the real world, especially in relation to the display of statistical information about care pathways and the editing of clinical information within a care pathway. The paper concludes with recommendations for interface design.

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Clinical ProtocolsInternetUser-Computer InterfaceConsumer BehaviorHumansResearch DesignClinical decision supportElectronic health recordsInterface designUsability evaluation

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