Efficiency of Clinical Decision Support Systems Improves with Experience

Efficiency, or the resources spent while performing a specific task, is widely regarded as one the determinants of usability. In this study, the authors hypothesize that having a group of users perform a similar task over a prolonged period of time will lead to improvements in efficiency of that task. This study was performed in the domain of decision-supported medication reviews. Data was gathered during a randomized controlled trial. Three expert teams consisting of an independent physician and an independent pharmacist conducted 150 computerized medication reviews on patients in 13 general... Mehr ...

Verfasser: Meulendijk, Michiel C
Spruit, Marco R
Willeboordse, Floor
Numans, Mattijs E
Brinkkemper, Sjaak
Knol, Wilma
Jansen, Paul A F
Askari, Marjan
Dokumenttyp: Artikel
Erscheinungsdatum: 2016
Schlagwörter: Decision Support Systems / Clinical / Efficiency / Organizational / Medication review / Clinical decision support / Linear Models / Medication Therapy Management / Netherlands / Pharmacists / Physicians / Time Factors / Journal Article / Randomized Controlled Trial
Sprache: Englisch
Permalink: https://search.fid-benelux.de/Record/base-26835308
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Link(s) : https://dspace.library.uu.nl/handle/1874/344358

Efficiency, or the resources spent while performing a specific task, is widely regarded as one the determinants of usability. In this study, the authors hypothesize that having a group of users perform a similar task over a prolonged period of time will lead to improvements in efficiency of that task. This study was performed in the domain of decision-supported medication reviews. Data was gathered during a randomized controlled trial. Three expert teams consisting of an independent physician and an independent pharmacist conducted 150 computerized medication reviews on patients in 13 general practices located in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. Results were analyzed with a linear mixed model. A fixed effects test on the linear mixed model showed a significant difference in the time required to conduct medication reviews over time; F(31.145) = 14.043, p < .001. The average time in minutes required to conduct medication reviews up to the first quartile was M = 20.42 (SD = 9.00), while the time from the third quartile up was M = 9.81 (SD = 6.13). This leads the authors to conclude that the amount of time users needed to perform similar tasks decreased significantly as they gained experience over time.