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Applying Human Factors Engineering to Improve Usability and Workflow in Pathology Informatics
Author(s) -
Mount-Campbell Austin F.,
Hosseinzadeh Dan,
Gurcan Metin,
Patterson Emily S.
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
proceedings of the international symposium of human factors and ergonomics in healthcare
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2327-8595
pISSN - 2327-8579
DOI - 10.1177/2327857917061007
Subject(s) - workflow , usability , informatics , computer science , health informatics , usability engineering , software engineering , human–computer interaction , engineering , pathology , medicine , database , electrical engineering , public health
Human factors engineering is an underutilized approach in the design, evaluation, and implementation of health information technology. Heuristic evaluation of the usability of an interface is a ‘low-hanging fruit’ for identifying a set of relatively simple modifications to a software program that can make software easier to use. In this paper, we describe recommendations to improve the usability of a software package used to view digitized images of tissues by pathologists. Several recommendations were immediately implemented, and others are planned for future releases. The changes are anticipated to be more compatible with user expectations from interacting with similar elements in other packages, and thus easier to learn and use.

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