Applying user-centered design in the electronic health record (EHR) to facilitate patient-centered care in oncology Conference Paper


Authors: Michael, C. L.; Mittelstaedt, H.; Chen, Y.; Desai, A. V.; Kuperman, G. J.
Title: Applying user-centered design in the electronic health record (EHR) to facilitate patient-centered care in oncology
Conference Title: 2020 Annual Symposium of the American Medical Informatics Association (AMIA)
Abstract: Patient-centered care is an essential component of quality health care. To support patient-centered care initiatives at our institution, we created a feature in our EHR to centrally view information about the patient's values, goals and preferences. We applied user-centered design methods to ensure that the aggregate view was easy to use and would meet user needs. We created a six-week plan to iterate through increasingly detailed design mock-ups. We defined 7 user stories that later served as a basis for user testing scripts. We conducted user testing on our third design iteration; we reached theme saturation with 8 testing sessions. We incorporated findings into the fourth design (week 6) but continued to refine the design in parallel to development (through week 20+). The advance directives section required the most attention. We will use a pilot and additional user testing to validate the design and to inform future versions. ©2020 AMIA - All rights reserved.
Keywords: adult; patient care; attention; living will; human; article; electronic health record; user-centered design
Journal Title AMIA Annual Symposium. Proceedings
Volume: 2020
Conference Dates: 2020 Nov 14-18
Conference Location: Virtual
ISBN: 1559-4076
Publisher: American Medical Informatics Association  
Date Published: 2020-01-01
Start Page: 833
End Page: 839
Language: English
PUBMED: 33936458
PROVIDER: scopus
PMCID: PMC8075506
DOI/URL:
Notes: Article -- Export Date: 1 June 2021 -- Source: Scopus
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