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Item Usability of Health Information Systems - How Can We Make Systems More Usable?(InspireNet, 2014-04-16) Kushniruk, AndreGood usability of health information systems is critical for health information systems to be adopted and used efficiently. This presentation will describe methods for assessing the usability of information systems and for evaluating the impact of advanced health care information systems on reasoning and decision making. The discussion will draw on examples from the evaluation of a number of health applications, ranging from electronic health record systems to Web-based clinical guidelines. The approaches described will be considered along a continuum ranging from laboratory-based usability testing to simulations and naturalistic study of system use. An integrated framework will be discussed for conducting evaluations of information systems which borrows from advances a number of fields, including cognitive, information and computer science, as well as the emerging field of usability engineering. Application of video analysis for assessing human-computer interaction in health care settings will be illustrated along with recent work in developing methods for the “televaluation” of Web-based information resources. The focus of the research is on improving our understanding of the cognitive processes involved in using advanced technology in order to improve system usability and enhance patient and health care workers’ understanding and decision making. Implications will be discussed in the context of the iterative development of improved systems.