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Personal Health Information on Display: Balancing Needs, Usability and Legislative Requirements

Abstract

Large wall-mounted screens placed at locations where health personnel pass by will assist in self-coordination and improve utilisation of both resources and staff at hospitals. The sensitivity level of the information visible on these screens must be adapted to a close-to-public setting, as passers-by may not have the right or need to know anything about patients being treated. We have conducted six informal interviews with health personnel in order to map what kind of information they use when identifying their patients and their next tasks. We have compared their practice and needs to legislative requirements and conclude that it is difficult, if not impossible, to fulfil all requirements from all parties.
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Category

Academic article

Language

English

Author(s)

  • Erlend Andreas Gjære
  • Inger Anne Tøndel
  • Maria Bartnes
  • Herbjørn Andresen
  • Pieter Jelle Toussaint

Affiliation

  • Norwegian University of Science and Technology
  • SINTEF Digital / Software Engineering, Safety and Security
  • University of Oslo

Year

2011

Published in

Studies in Health Technology and Informatics

ISSN

0926-9630

Publisher

IOS Press

Volume

169

Page(s)

606 - 610

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