Six habits of highly successful health information technology: powerful strategies for design and implementation. (2nd July 2019)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Ray, Jessica M; Ratwani, Raj M; Sinsky, Christine A; Frankel, Richard M; Friedberg, Mark W; Powsner, Seth M; Rosenthal, David I; Wachter, Robert M; Melnick, Edward R
• Is Part Of: Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association. Volume 26:Number 10(2019)
• Page Start: 1109
• Page End: 1114
• Publication Date: 2019-07-02
• Subjects: health information technology -- user centered design -- human centered design -- digital health -- doctor-patient relationship; Medical informatics -- Periodicals; Information Services -- Periodicals; Medical Informatics -- Periodicals; Médecine -- Informatique -- Périodiques; Informatica; Geneeskunde; Informatique médicale; Computer network resources; Electronic journals; 610.285
• DOI: 10.1093/jamia/ocz098
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1067-5027

Abstract

Abstract: Healthcare information technologies are now a routine component of patient–clinician interactions. Originally designed for operational functions including billing and regulatory compliance, these systems have had unintended consequences including increased exam room documentation, divided attention during the visit, and use of scribes to alleviate documentation burdens. In an age in which technology is ubiquitous in everyday life, we must re-envision healthcare technology to support both clinical operations and, above all, the patient–clinician relationship. We present 6 habits for designing user-centered health technologies: (1) put patient care first, (2) assemble a team with the right skills, (3) relentlessly ask WHY, (4) keep it simple, (5) be Darwinian, and (6) don't lose the forest for the trees. These habits should open dialogues between developers, implementers, end users, and stakeholders, as well as outline a path for better, more usable technology that puts patients and their clinicians back at the center of care.