Interests
Electronic Health Records
- How to make them user friendly for the clinician
- How to evaluate them
- How to transport them, and give them to patients
- How, and what parts to make viewable by patients
Usability and unintended consequences
- Are electronic forms filled out incorrectly because there is no easy "I don't know" option?
- Are electronic forms left w/o available information because there is an easy "I don't know" option?
- Are pyxis "drugs" that are available to everyone, such as gauze or topical cleaner assigned to the wrong patient when in a hurry?
- Are X-rays ordered for "cough" or whatever the first cause on the list is in disproportionate amounts?
- Can the more frustrating portions of a user interface be determined by monitoring click logs?
Patient/Clinician Communication
- Can computers be used to improve communication?
- What are the pitfalls; where will communication get worse?