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Owen Sun1, Jessica Chen1, Farah Magrabi1
1Centre for Health Informatics, Australian Institute of Health Innovation, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Macquarie University, Australia.
This study explored using voice-activated conversational interfaces for patient safety incident reporting. While technically feasible and usable, privacy concerns in clinical settings limit current application for sensitive safety issue reporting.
Area of Science:
- Health Informatics
- Human-Computer Interaction
- Patient Safety
Background:
- Conversational interfaces and speech recognition enhance digital technology interaction.
- Voice technology aids clinical documentation but hasn't been studied for patient safety incident reporting.
Purpose of the Study:
- Assess technical feasibility of a conversational interface application for reporting incidents.
- Evaluate the usability of this application through a pilot study.
Main Methods:
- Developed a prototype finite state-based application for reporting digital health technology incidents.
- Incident reporting involved answering five structured questions.
- Conducted pilot tests to assess usability and gather feedback.
Main Results:
- The conversational interface proved to be usable.
- Participants found speaking sensitive safety information aloud in busy clinical settings concerning.
- Concerns included reporting human error and system failures.
Conclusions:
- A conversational interface for incident reporting is technically feasible and usable.
- Clinical context and privacy concerns are significant barriers to adoption for sensitive issues.
- Further research is needed to determine appropriate clinical settings for this technology.
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