Evaluating the impact of electronic whiteboard icons: an observational study of the work with blood tests in an emergency department
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Background Results of blood test are essential and often guiding for the diagnostic work. In emergency departments (EDs) a competent and rapid treatment therefore requires an efficient process for ordering blood tests, informing clinicians that samples have been taken, for communicating test results, and for physicians acknowledging having assessed results. The ED in Slagelse Sygehus has implemented icons on their electronic whiteboard that visualize the progress of the blood-test process. The aim of our study was to evaluate the impact of the icons on the workflow.
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