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Socio-technical Requirements for Expert Users to Design Structured User-interfaces for OpenEHR-based EHRs

Authors:
Gro-Hilde Severinsen
Line Silsand
Rune Pedersen
Gunnar Ellingsen

Keywords: structured EHR; openEHR; arcetypes; structured form design; action research.

Abstract:
The paper addresses socio-technical challenges when expert users design structured user interfaces in openEHR-based Electronic Health Records (EHRs). Structuring healthcare data enables extracting and reusing clinical information for both primary and secondary purposes, contributing to the goal of creating a digital society across multiple social arenas. We use an action research approach to follow an empirical project, developing an openEHR-based registry form, and trying out the initial methodology for designing structured user interfaces in a health organization. The aim of the paper is to describe and discuss socio-technical challenges related to expert users designing openEHR-based forms. The findings relate to 1) the complex design tools 2) the compromise between instant benefit and long-term requirements 3) the need for extensive governance for user-designed software, and 4) the importance of contextualization.

Pages: 51 to 57

Copyright: Copyright (c) IARIA, 2020

Publication date: March 22, 2020

Published in: conference

ISSN: 2308-4359

ISBN: 978-1-61208-763-4

Location: Valencia, Spain

Dates: from November 21, 2020 to November 25, 2020