Browsing by Author "Patel, Vimla L"
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- ItemAutomated identification of shortcuts to patient data for a wireless handheld clinical information system.(2004-01-19) Chen, Elizabeth S; Hripcsak, George; Patel, Vimla L; Sengupta, Soumitra; Gallagher, Richard J; Cimino, James JInadequate access to patient information at the point of care has been identified as an impediment to the health care process To create clinical computing tools that are useful to and used by clinicians developers of clinical information systems must have accurate models of the users for whom their systems are intended To create these models the information needs of clinicians must be understood While the wireless handheld environment offers many advantages such as the ability to provide mobile access to information there are a number of challenges Developing for this environment differs from the laptop and desktop environments due to features such as processing power screen size input mechanism and bandwidth PalmCIS Palm based Clinical Information System is a clinical application being developed at New York Presbyterian Hospital NYPH that provides clinicians with access to patient data via a wireless handheld device We are using an automated technique to uncover patient specific information needs of clinicians while using a patient record system With the results we can enhance PalmCIS
- ItemA cognitive framework for understanding barriers to the productive use of a diabetes home telemedicine system.(2004-01-19) Kaufman, David R; Starren, Justin; Patel, Vimla L; Morin, Philip C; Hilliman, Charlyn; Pevzner, Jenia; Weinstock, Ruth S; Goland, Robin; Shea, StevenTelemedicine has the potential to transcend geographic and socio cultural barriers to the delivery of high quality health care to the medically underserved populations However there are significant cognitive and usability barriers This paper presents a multifaceted cognitive evaluation of the IDEATel diabetes education and telemedicine program The evaluation included a cognitive walkthrough analysis to characterize task complexity and identify potential problems as well as field usability testing in patients homes The study revealed dimensions of the interface that impeded optimal access to system resources In addition we found significant obstacles corresponding to perceptual motoric skills mental models of the system and health literacy The objective of this work is to contribute to a design framework so that participants with a wide range of skills can better manage their chronic illnesses
- ItemUsability in the real world: assessing medical information technologies in patients' homes.(2003-10-13) Kaufman, David R; Patel, Vimla L; Hilliman, Charlyn; Morin, Philip C; Pevzner, Jenia; Weinstock, Ruth S; Goland, Robin; Shea, Steven; Starren, JustinThis paper presents an approach to usability evaluation of computer based health care systems designed for patient use in their homes Although such devices are becoming more prevalent there is very little known about their usability