Ryota Inokuchi, Hiromu Maehara, Satoshi Iwai, Masao Iwagami, Hajime Sato, Yoko Yamaguchi, Toshifumi Asada, Miyuki Yamamoto, Kensuke Nakamura, Takahiro Hiruma, Kent Doi, Naoto Morimura
PURPOSE: The interface design and its effect on workflow are key determinants of the usability of electronic medical records (EMRs) in the emergency department (ED). However, whether the overall clinical care can be improved by dividing the interface design of physical findings into medical and trauma findings is unknown. We previously developed an EMR system in which the checkpoints were separated into different sections according to the body part. Herein, we modified this EMR system by remaking the interface design specifically for trauma patients, and evaluated its performance...
April 2018: International Journal of Medical Informatics