How could you convince the health practitioner that this is a useful device that could positively impact patient care?

• Article: Lindberg, M., Chapman, M., Samsock, D., Thomas, S., & Lindberg, A. (2003). Comparisons of three different investigative interview techniques with young children. Journal of Genetic Psychology, 164(1), 5-28. Retrieved from
  http://ezp.waldenulibrary.org/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=a9h&AN=9923366&site=ehost-live&scope=site

  This article presented the results of a study on finding the answers to four questions. First, what interviewing technique for children gives us the most correct versus incorrect, coached, and suggested information? Second, how is information that is provided by child witnesses received and interpreted by interviewers? Third, what implications do these relations have in terms of the practice of training new interviewers? Fourth, what do these results have to say about theories of memory in general?

• Article: Memon, A., & Vartoukian, R. (1996). The effects of repeated questioning on young children’s eyewitness testimony. British Journal of Psychology, 87(3), 403-415. Retrieved from
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  This article studies the impact of repeated questioning on children’s memory performance.

 

Optional Resources

Media

 

• Video: PBS. (Producer). (2009, June). NOVA science now: How memory works [Web Video]. Retrieved from http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/body/how-memory-works.html
• Video: PBS. (Producer). (2002). Frontline: Inside the teenage brain [Web Video]. Retrieved from http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/video/flv/generic.html?s=frol02sfacq392&continuous=1

 

Websites

 

• Exploratorium. (1998). Memory lecture series. Retrieved from http://www.exploratorium.edu/memory/lectures.html

 

HEALTH INFORMATICS DISCUSSION BOARD DUE WEDNESDAY 250 TO 300 WORDS

 

The Impact of Device Design on Work Flow

To prepare for this Discussion, search the Internet for an example of a mobile device that a health practitioner uses in tasks associated with his/her job.

By Day 4, post a comprehensive response to the following:

 

• Briefly describe the device and its purpose.
• What are positive outcomes from using this device?
• What are negative outcomes from using this device?
• Should the organization mandate the use of this device? What could happen if the practitioner refused?
• How could you convince the health practitioner that this is a useful device that could positively impact patient care?

RESOURCES

 

Media

Video: Laureate Education (Producer). (2010). Health informatics: Workflow redesign and human factors [Video file]. Retrieved from https://class.waldenu.edu

 

Readings

 

• Topical Study Guide
• Piechowski, R. (March/April 2006). Making CPOE Work: Redesign Workflows to Optimize Benefits. Patient Safety and Quality Healthcare. Retrieved at: http://www.psqh.com/marapr06/cpoe.html
• Karsh, B., Weinger, M., Abbott, P., & Wears, R. (2010). Health information technology: fallacies and sober realities. Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association: JAMIA, 17(6), 617–623.
• Norris, B. (2009). Human factors and safe patient care. Journal of Nursing Management, 17(2), 203–2 11.
• Erickson, L., & Lyon, T. (2008). How to fix a flawed process: The four rules of work design. Family Practice Management, 15(6), 29–33.
• Elrod, J., & Androwich, I. (2009). Applying human factors analysis to the design of the electronic health record. Studies in Health Technology and Informatics, 146, 132-6.
• Green, M. (2009). Medical equipment: Good design or bad design? Retrieved from
  http://www.visualexpert.com/Resources/mederror.html
• Carayon, P. (2010). Human factors in patient safety as an innovation. Applied Ergonomics, 41(5), 657-665.
• Agarwal, R., Khuntia, J. (2009). Personal Health Information and the Design of Consumer Health Information Technology: Background Report. (Prepared by Insight Policy Research under Contract No. HHSA290200710072T. AHRQ Publication No. 09-0075-EF. Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. June 2009.) Pages 1–31 and 54–80. Retrieved from
  http://healthit.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/citation/09-0075-EF.pdf
• U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology. (2009, December 4). Glossary of Health-IT Terms.

• Wilkins, M. A. (2009). Factors influencing acceptance of electronic health records in hospitals. Perspectives in Health Information Management, (Fall 2009), 1–20.