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Title:
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A PILOT STUDY INVOLVING THE DESIGN AND USE OF ELECTRONIC COMPUTER INTERFACES TO REPLACE THE USE OF PRESCRIPTION CHARTS |
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Author(s):
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Rashed Chowdhury , Dr Gillian Pearce , Helen Ashdown , Gillian Jones |
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ISBN:
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972-98947-5-2 |
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Editors:
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Pedro Isaías, Piet Kommers and Maggie McPherson |
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Year:
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2004 |
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Edition:
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1 |
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Keywords:
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User Interface, Portable Computer, Hospital Prescription Charts. |
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Type:
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Full Paper |
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First Page:
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449 |
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Last Page:
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460 |
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Language:
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English |
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Full Contents:
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Paper Abstract:
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Human-computer interaction is a discipline concerned with the design, evaluation and implementation of interactive
computing systems for human use
(http://sigchi.org/cdg/cdg2.html#2_1 - Accessed 26/01/04). Using techniques from
this field, the aim of the research was to develop and evaluate user interfaces for implementation on a portable computer.
Given the difficulties that may arise in interpreting handwriting there is always the potential for error that may occur
when reading prescriptions. An electronic computer interface would eliminate the need for hand-written prescriptions.
We present a pilot study concerning the design and testing of such an electronic computer interface. The information was
gathered using systems analysis techniques with task analysis techniques which were then used to breakdown tasks
accomplished using paper treatment sheets. Interfaces were designed using Visual Basic 6 and critically evaluated using a
pilot survey.
Although tasks completed by personnel using the paper treatment sheets were successfully transferred to the finished
interfaces, there were advantages and disadvantages to each system, and these are discussed in our presentation. |
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