Jove
Visualize
Contact Us
JoVE
x logofacebook logolinkedin logoyoutube logo
ABOUT JoVE
OverviewLeadershipBlogJoVE Help Center
AUTHORS
Publishing ProcessEditorial BoardScope & PoliciesPeer ReviewFAQSubmit
LIBRARIANS
TestimonialsSubscriptionsAccessResourcesLibrary Advisory BoardFAQ
RESEARCH
JoVE JournalMethods CollectionsJoVE Encyclopedia of ExperimentsArchive
EDUCATION
JoVE CoreJoVE BusinessJoVE Science EducationJoVE Lab ManualFaculty Resource CenterFaculty Site
Terms & Conditions of Use
Privacy Policy
Policies

Related Experiment Videos

Technology induced error and usability: the relationship between usability problems and prescription errors when

Andre W Kushniruk1, Marc M Triola, Elizabeth M Borycki

  • 1School of Health Information Science, University of Victoria, Human and Social Development Building A202, 3800 Finnerty Road (Ring Road), Victoria, BC, Canada V8P 5C2. andrek@uvic.ca

International Journal of Medical Informatics
|July 27, 2005
PubMed
Summary
This summary is machine-generated.

Related Concept Videos

You might also read

Related Articles

Articles linked to this work by shared authors, journal, and citation graph.

Sort by
Same author

Empathetic and Emotive Design Heuristics for Social Robots.

Studies in health technology and informatics·2026
Same author

Use and Usability of Wearable Devices in Assistive Living: A Scoping Review.

Studies in health technology and informatics·2026
Same author

Think-Reflect LLM: A Multi-Method Approach to Using Think Aloud Protocol Analysis and Prompted Reflections to Understand LLM Use.

Studies in health technology and informatics·2026
Same author

Educational and Research Uses for Smart Home and Mobile Health Technologies to Ensure Their Safety and Usability.

Studies in health technology and informatics·2026
Same author

Building Relationships: A Scoping Review of Empathy in Human-Robot Interaction.

Studies in health technology and informatics·2026
Same author

Advances and Trends in Clinical Information Systems: From AI to Machine Learning Applications and Beyond.

Studies in health technology and informatics·2026

This study evaluated a handheld prescription writing app, finding usability issues, mainly interface design flaws. These problems were linked to medication prescription errors, highlighting risks in health information systems.

Area of Science:

  • Health Informatics
  • Human-Computer Interaction
  • Medical Error Analysis

Background:

  • Electronic health records (EHRs) and mobile health (mHealth) applications are increasingly used in healthcare.
  • Evaluating the usability of these tools is crucial for safe and efficient clinical practice.
  • Prescription writing applications, in particular, require rigorous assessment to prevent errors.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To evaluate the usability of a handheld prescription writing application.
  • To identify specific usability problems encountered by physicians.
  • To determine the relationship between usability issues and prescription errors.

Main Methods:

  • Employed a think-aloud protocol with 10 physicians using a handheld prescription writing application.

Related Experiment Videos

  • Collected data through audio/video recordings and transcripts of user interactions.
  • Analyzed data in two phases: identifying usability problems and cataloging prescription errors.

    • Main Results:

    • Identified various usability problems, predominantly related to interface design.
    • Found a significant association between specific usability problems and particular types of medication prescription errors.
    • Highlighted the impact of interface design on the accuracy of electronic prescribing.

    Conclusions:

    • Usability problems in prescription writing applications can directly lead to medication errors.
    • Interface design improvements are critical for enhancing the safety of health information systems.
    • This evaluation approach can help predict and mitigate technology-induced medical errors.