Open AccessA visual representation of microbiological culture data improves comprehension: a randomized controlled trial
Author(s) -
Eugene Y. Kim,
Anne V. Grossestreuer,
Charles Safran,
Larry Nathanson,
Steven Horng
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of the american medical informatics association
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.614
H-Index - 150
eISSN - 1527-974X
pISSN - 1067-5027
DOI - 10.1093/jamia/ocab056
Subject(s) - concordance , randomized controlled trial , comprehension , medicine , usability , cohen's kappa , likert scale , emergency department , health care , family medicine , nursing , psychology , computer science , developmental psychology , human–computer interaction , machine learning , economics , programming language , economic growth
While the judicious use of antibiotics takes past microbiological culture results into consideration, this data's typical format in the electronic health record (EHR) may be unwieldy when incorporated into clinical decision-making. We hypothesize that a visual representation of sensitivities may aid in their comprehension.