Technical Basis for User Interface Design of Health IT
Michael Wiklund, Jonathan Kendler, Limor Hochberg, Matthew B. Weinger · 2015
Harmonious color palette Garish screen appearance Large, meaningful screen titles Lack of screen titles Prompt placed in a consistent location Minimal prompts presented in varying formats Key information summarized on a single screen Key information spread across multiple screens Confirmation pop-ups associated with irreversible actions No means to undo an erroneous action Information, prompts, and alerts provided in a context-appropriate manner and time Alerts and prompts that interrupt user concentration and workflow Note that these characteristics could have a positive influence on EHR use-safety and effectiveness. 1 But, even if they do not, a well-designed EHR should possess these and/or comparable interface characteristics to foster task efficiency and user satisfaction.