Usability of Medication-related alerting systems: where do we stand?
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Context: Medication alerting systems are promising technologies but suffer from a poor usability. Objective: In order to help manufacturers of medication-related alerting systems improve the usability of their systems, this paper aims to provide evidence-based usability design principles. Methodology: Two independent analyses of the literature have been performed to identify, on the one hand, usability flaws known in these systems and their consequences and, on the other hand, usability design principles specific to medication alerting systems. Once the design principles synthesized, they have been matched with the usability flaws. Main results: All in all, 60 usability design principles were matched with usability flaws and their consequences for the users and the work system. Conclusion: This evidence-based knowledge may help improve the usability of medication alerting systems and ultimately decrease negative unforeseen side effects from the poor usability of that systems.
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