TY - CHAP
T1 - Understanding the Roles of EMR Systems in Japanese Antenatal Care Settings
AU - Helou, Samar
AU - Yamamoto, Goshiro
AU - Kondoh, Eiji
AU - Tamura, Hiroshi
AU - Hiragi, Shusuke
AU - Sugiyama, Osamu
AU - Okamoto, Kazuya
AU - Nambu, Masayuki
AU - Kuroda, Tomohiro
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2018 The authors and IOS Press. All rights reserved.
PY - 2018
Y1 - 2018
N2 - Electronic Medical Records (EMR)s are intrinsic to modern-day clinics. Understanding the roles, i.e., the unintended functions of EMR systems in their context of use can guide the design of EMR systems and clinics to better integrate them. To understand the roles of EMR systems in antenatal care check-ups, we conducted a field-based observational study at an antenatal care clinic in a Japanese university hospital. We observed 37 antenatal care check-ups where we looked at how the EMR system affects the communication between the involved parties and supports or hinders the clinical process. Our data analysis resulted in 10 EMR roles, namely: the wingman, the third wheel, the accomplice, the bouncer, the messenger, the summarizer, the bureaucrat, the assistant, the gossip, and the alien. Through the roles, this study reveals multiple EMR design considerations and opportunities for improving both the human-EMR and human interactions in antenatal care settings.
AB - Electronic Medical Records (EMR)s are intrinsic to modern-day clinics. Understanding the roles, i.e., the unintended functions of EMR systems in their context of use can guide the design of EMR systems and clinics to better integrate them. To understand the roles of EMR systems in antenatal care check-ups, we conducted a field-based observational study at an antenatal care clinic in a Japanese university hospital. We observed 37 antenatal care check-ups where we looked at how the EMR system affects the communication between the involved parties and supports or hinders the clinical process. Our data analysis resulted in 10 EMR roles, namely: the wingman, the third wheel, the accomplice, the bouncer, the messenger, the summarizer, the bureaucrat, the assistant, the gossip, and the alien. Through the roles, this study reveals multiple EMR design considerations and opportunities for improving both the human-EMR and human interactions in antenatal care settings.
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U2 - 10.3233/978-1-61499-880-8-257
DO - 10.3233/978-1-61499-880-8-257
M3 - Chapter
C2 - 29968652
AN - SCOPUS:85049575078
T3 - Studies in Health Technology and Informatics
SP - 257
EP - 260
BT - Data, Informatics and Technology
A2 - Liaskos, Joseph
A2 - Househ, Mowafa S.
A2 - Gallos, Parisis
A2 - Hasman, Arie
A2 - Mantas, John
PB - IOS Press
ER -