Usability characteristics of self-administered computer-assisted interviewing in the emergency department: Factors affecting ease of use, efficiency, and entry error

Applied Clinical Informatics

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 276-292

  Herrick, D B ^a   Nakhasi, A ^a   Nelson, B ^b   Rice, S ^a   Abbott, P A ^c   Saber Tehrani, A S ^a   Rothman, R E ^d   Lehmann, H P ^a   Newman Toker, David E ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF NURSING   (United States)

^d TEMPLE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Clinical decision support systems; Computer assisted diagnosis; Medical history taking; Point of care systems; Triage

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL DECISION-SUPPORT SYSTEMS; COMPUTER; COMPUTER ASSISTED DIAGNOSIS; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATICS; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; POINT OF CARE SYSTEMS; SELF REPORT; STATISTICS; TIME; YOUNG ADULT;

CLINICAL DECISION-SUPPORT SYSTEMS; COMPUTER ASSISTED DIAGNOSIS; MEDICAL HISTORY TAKING; POINT OF CARE SYSTEMS; TRIAGE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; COMPUTERS; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MEDICAL HISTORY TAKING; MEDICAL INFORMATICS; MIDDLE AGED; RESEARCH DESIGN; SELF REPORT; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84884484846     PISSN: None     EISSN: 18690327     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4338/ACI-2012-09-RA-0034     Document Type: Article

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