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Area of Science:

  • Medical Informatics
  • Human-Computer Interaction
  • Primary Care

Background:

  • Electronic health records (EHR) and clinical decision support (CDS) systems offer potential but are often poorly designed, leading to provider burden and low adoption rates.
  • Existing CDS usability research relies on expert opinion and surveys, lacking real-world clinical environment testing.
  • This study is the first to evaluate CDS usability and provider-computer-patient interaction within a complex CDS in a live clinical setting.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To understand barriers and facilitators of meaningful CDS usage in a real clinical context.
  • To evaluate the usability of CDS tools and their impact on the provider-computer-patient interaction.
  • To identify factors influencing the adoption and effectiveness of CDS in primary care.

Main Methods:

  • A qualitative observational study involving 3 primary care providers across 6 patient care sessions.
  • Utilized CDS tools for Centor Score (sore throat) and Heckerling Rule (cough/URI) risk stratification.
  • Recorded all human-computer interactions via screen capture and audio, supplemented by post-session interviews for thematic analysis.

Main Results:

  • Providers frequently switched focus between the computer and patient, with minimal time spent solely listening.
  • Providers found engaging patients with CDS tools for risk assessment to be a major benefit.
  • Intermittency due to chart review and patient symptoms challenging tool applicability were common issues.
  • Incentives for CDS use, like progress notes and patient instructions, were rarely utilized.

Conclusions:

  • Live usability testing provides crucial insights into CDS's role in patient-provider interactions.
  • CDS can enhance interaction when simultaneously viewed by provider and patient.
  • Improving CDS usability and reducing provider strain requires short, flexible, and customizable tools that fit unique workflows.
  • Widespread applicability and efficiency are essential components for effective CDS tools.