Usability of human-computer interaction in neonatal care

Kevin R Dufendach; Adriana Navarro-Sainz; Kristen Lw Webster

doi:10.1016/j.siny.2022.101395

Usability of human-computer interaction in neonatal care

Semin Fetal Neonatal Med. 2022 Oct;27(5):101395. doi: 10.1016/j.siny.2022.101395. Epub 2022 Oct 13.

Authors

Kevin R Dufendach¹, Adriana Navarro-Sainz², Kristen Lw Webster³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Pediatrics, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, USA; Perinatal Institute, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, USA; Division of Biomedical Informatics, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, USA. Electronic address: Kevin.Dufendach@cchmc.org.
² School of Information, University of Cincinnati, USA.
³ Patient Safety, Regulatory, & Accreditation, James M. Anderson Center for Health Systems Excellence, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, USA.

PMID: 36457213
DOI: 10.1016/j.siny.2022.101395

Abstract

While a goal for Electronic Health Record (EHR) technologies was to improve quality, efficiency, and safety, the usability of EHRs has remained poor. The relation to patient harm and user satisfaction cannot be ignored. Optimization of EHR usability is imperative to improving the outcomes for critically ill patients, especially neonates who are at the extremes of physiologic variability. Further development and integration of metadata with predictive modeling and clinical protocols can support provider decision making, increase efficiency and safety, and reduce clinician burnout. This paper reviews EHR usability and identifies opportunities to improve the EHR specific to neonatal care.

Keywords: Electronic health record; Human factors; Human-computer interaction; Neonatal care; Usability.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Computers*
Humans
Infant, Newborn