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Towards an Internet-based Infectious Disease Management Platform to Increase Patient Safety

Authors:
Jobke Wentzel
Joyce Karreman
Julia van Gemert-Pijnen

Keywords: internet-based communication platform; healthcare associated infection control; information need; patient safety; logfile analysis

Abstract:
An infectious disease communication portal will be developed guided business modeling and Human Centered Design principles. This platform will offer several features such as education, document sharing, decision aids, and outbreak and prevalence monitoring, depending on the needs of the key-stakeholders (caregivers, payers, insurance companies, patients, policy-makers). Data-mining will be applied to logged website use of a previously implemented infectious disease management information website. This will render an understanding of actual use patterns, information need, and search strategies. Preliminary results are presented and implications for further research and platform design are described. These results include: 1. Users most often skip the website’s homepage, it is therefore important to support user orientation. 2. Users spend a considerable amount of time searching on the website, a more optimal fit between user and technology is needed. 3. Users switch between information meant for different target groups, information should thus be aimed towards user goals instead of user identity.

Pages: 47 to 50

Copyright: Copyright (c) IARIA, 2011

Publication date: February 23, 2011

Published in: conference

ISSN: 2308-4359

ISBN: 978-1-61208-119-9

Location: Gosier, Guadeloupe, France

Dates: from February 23, 2011 to February 28, 2011