The significance of a usability evaluation of an emerging laboratory order entry system

International Journal of Medical Informatics

Volumn 76, Issue 2-3, 2007, Pages 157-168

  Peute, Linda W P ^a   Jaspers, Monique W M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Information systems; Physician order entry systems; Usability evaluation

Indexed keywords

INFORMATION SYSTEMS; LABORATORY TESTS; PHYSICIAN ORDER ENTRY SYSTEMS; USABILITY EVALUATION;

COGNITIVE SYSTEMS; DATABASE SYSTEMS; INFORMATION MANAGEMENT; MEDICAL COMPUTING; USER INTERFACES;

HOSPITAL DATA PROCESSING;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN; COMPUTER SYSTEM; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; LABORATORY TEST; MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

CLINICAL LABORATORY INFORMATION SYSTEMS; COGNITION; DECISION MAKING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS, CLINICAL; HUMANS; MEDICAL ORDER ENTRY SYSTEMS; USER-COMPUTER INTERFACE;

EID: 33846820288     PISSN: 13865056     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijmedinf.2006.06.003     Document Type: Article

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