Integrating the SE and HCI models in the human factors engineering cycle for re-engineering Computerized Physician Order Entry systems for medications: Basic principles illustrated by a case study
Received 30 January 2008; accepted 29 April 2008. published online 30 January 2009.
Abstract
Objectives
The integration of Human Factors is still insufficient in the design and implementation phases of complex interactive systems such as Computerized Physician Order Entry (CPOE) systems. One of the problems is that human factors specialists have difficulties to communicate their data and to have them properly understood by the computer scientists in the design and implementation phases. This paper presents a solution to this problem based on the creation of common documentation supports using Software Engineering (SE) and Human–Computer Interaction (HCI) methods.
Method
The integration of SE and HCI methods and models is an interesting means for modelling an organization's activities, with software applications being part of these activities. Integrating these SE and HCI methods and models allows case studies to be seen from the technical, organizational and ergonomic perspectives, and also makes it easier to compare current and future work situations.
Results
The exploitation of these techniques allows the creation of common work supports that can be easily understandable by computer scientists and relevant for re-engineering or design. In this paper, the basic principles behind such communication supports are described and illustrated by a real case study.
aLAMIH-UMR CNRS 8530, University of Valenciennes and Hainaut-Cambrésis, France
bEVALAB, Inserm CIC-IT 807, Centre Hospitalier Régional Universitaire de Lille, France
Corresponding author at: University of Valenciennes and Hainaut-Cambrésis, Le Mont Houy, F-50313 Valenciennes cedex 9, France. Tel.: +33 3 27 51 14 69; fax: +33 3 20 62 68 81.
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