| A review of human factors principles for the design and implementation of medication safety alerts in clinical information systems. | |
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PMID: 20819851 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
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The objective of this review is to describe the implementation of human factors principles for the design of alerts in clinical information systems. First, we conduct a review of alarm systems to identify human factors principles that are employed in the design and implementation of alerts. Second, we review the medical informatics literature to provide examples of the implementation of human factors principles in current clinical information systems using alerts to provide medication decision support. Last, we suggest actionable recommendations for delivering effective clinical decision support using alerts. A review of studies from the medical informatics literature suggests that many basic human factors principles are not followed, possibly contributing to the lack of acceptance of alerts in clinical information systems. We evaluate the limitations of current alerting philosophies and provide recommendations for improving acceptance of alerts by incorporating human factors principles in their design. |
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Authors:
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Shobha Phansalkar; Judy Edworthy; Elizabeth Hellier; Diane L Seger; Angela Schedlbauer; Anthony J Avery; David W Bates |
Publication Detail:
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Type: Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't; Review |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association : JAMIA Volume: 17 ISSN: 1527-974X ISO Abbreviation: J Am Med Inform Assoc Publication Date: 2010 Sep-Oct |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2010-09-07 Completed Date: 2010-11-15 Revised Date: 2011-09-13 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 9430800 Medline TA: J Am Med Inform Assoc Country: United States |
Other Details:
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Languages: eng Pagination: 493-501 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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Division of General Internal Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA. sphansalkar@partners.org |
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Hospital Information Systems
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organization & administration* Human Engineering / methods* Humans Medical Order Entry Systems* |
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