Cognitive artifacts in transition: An analysis of information content changes between manual and electronic patient tracking systems.

Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society

Volumn 1, Issue , 2008, Pages 363-367

  Pennathur, Priyadarshini R ^a   Guarrera, Theresa K ^b   Bisantz, Ann M ^a   Fairbanks, Rollin J ^b   Perry, Shawna J ^c   Wears, Robert L ^c  

^a the State University of New York   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COGNITIVE ARTIFACTS; ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS; EMERGENCY DEPARTMENTS; INFORMATION CONTENTS; INFORMATION TRACKING; PATIENT TRACKING; TECHNOLOGICAL SOLUTION; WHITE BOARD;

EMERGENCY ROOMS; ERGONOMICS; NAVIGATION;

COGNITIVE SYSTEMS;

EID: 70350591803     PISSN: 10711813     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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