User-centered design techniques for a computerised antibiotic decision support system in an intensive care unit

International Journal of Medical Informatics

Volumn 76, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 760-768

  Thursky, Karin A ^a   Mahemoff, Michael ^b  

^a ROYAL MELBOURNE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Antibiotic prescribing; Computerised decision support; Contextual design; Intensive care; Usability

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL ISOLATES; BEFORE AND AFTER; BROAD SPECTRUM ANTIBIOTICS; COMPUTERISED DECISION SUPPORT; CONTEXTUAL DESIGN; DECISION SUPPORT TOOLS; INTENSIVE CARE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PARTICIPATORY DESIGN; REAL TIME; USABILITY; USER-CENTERED DESIGN TECHNIQUES;

ANTIBIOTICS; ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE; DECISION MAKING; DECISION THEORY; DESIGN; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; MICROORGANISMS; SYSTEMS ANALYSIS;

DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS;

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CARBAPENEM; CEPHALOSPORIN; VANCOMYCIN; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ARTICLE; COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; INTERVIEW; NURSE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PHARMACIST; PHYSICIAN; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESIDENT; BACTERIAL INFECTION; COMPUTER; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; PATHOLOGY;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; COMPUTERS; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS, CLINICAL; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS;

EID: 45849151371     PISSN: 13865056     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijmedinf.2006.07.011     Document Type: Article

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