Health Information Design

2017 ◽  
Vol 23 (3) ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Health Information ◽  
Information Design

Design Principles in Health Information Technology

2016 ◽  
pp. 523-535
Author(s):  
Sabah S. Al-Fedaghi
Keyword(s):  
Information Technology ◽  
Health Information Technology ◽  
Health Information ◽  
Clinical Work ◽  
Design Principles ◽  
Information Design ◽  
Work Practices ◽  
Positive Effects ◽  
Primary Care Settings ◽  
Alternative Approach

Electronic health record (EHR) systems are said to be the cornerstone of a modernized health service. They improve health care, allow for integrated information, and help prevent lost and duplicated records as well as occurrence of administrative errors. Studies have consistently shown, however, that introducing EHR systems is a complex task, with difficulties stemming from technical designs that fit poorly with the details of clinical work practices. Given the evolving role of EHRs and the importance of information design, the need exists for further exploration of EHRs with the purpose of advancing innovations in health IT with the potential for significant positive effects on clinical practice. This paper focuses on a subfield of EHR studies that is working to establish a foundation for applying information design principles to implementation of health information technology in primary care settings. Without loss of generality, the paper examines a specific attempt that includes documenting patterns of clinician information use and developing “use cases” and tools for evaluating EHR implementation. The paper proposes an alternative approach based on a new flow-based specification methodology. It is shown that the method can be applied uniformly at the conceptual requirements level and simultaneously at the user interface level. The new method seems to be a viable technique for expressing situations arising in clinical work practices.

scholarly journals Aspectos cognitivos de Design da Informação para ambientes e-Saúde | Cognitive aspects of Information Design for eHealth digital environments

2019 ◽  
Vol 16 (3) ◽  
pp. 388-399
Author(s):  
Laís Alpi Landim ◽  
Maria José Vicentini Jorente
Keyword(s):  
Health Literacy ◽  
Digital Media ◽  
Health Information ◽  
Information Science ◽  
Information Design ◽  
Cognitive Effort ◽  
The People ◽  
Digital Environments ◽  
Different Levels ◽  
The Web

O objetivo deste trabalho é investigar aspectos cognitivos de Design da Informação que devem ser considerados no projeto e concepção de ambientes digitais e-Saúde, levando em consideração os graus de literacia em saúde das comunidades a quem se destinam. Assim, as características da e-Saúde, as relações entre saúde e tecnologia e os estudos em Design da Informação voltados à temática são relacionados, em convergência com a Ciência da Informação. O fornecimento de informação em saúde, tanto em meios analógicos quanto digitais, não significa necessariamente uma mudança nos hábitos de autocuidado e prevenção, devido aos diferentes graus de literacia em saúde das pessoas que as acessam. Há aspectos e características específicas na disponibilização de informações em saúde na Web que devem ser levados em consideração no Design de ambientes e-Saúde. Esse tipo de informação deve ser apresentado e representado de acordo com critérios e diretrizes especificamente voltados a esses ambientes, que são provenientes de estudos que consideram a carga cognitiva e o grau de literacia em saúde necessários para o processamento de determinados formatos de informação no processo comunicacional nesse contexto. Determinados fatores, como a ausência de jargões e formato do texto, emprego de recursos gráficos na apresentação e representação da informação e modalidades audiovisuais exigem menor esforço cognitivo no processamento da informação, sendo, assim, mais adequados a pessoas com diferentes níveis de literacia em saúde. Assim, apresenta-se como resultado um mapa conceitual com recomendações voltadas aos conteúdos textuais e gráficos para o Design de Informação de ambientes e-Saúde.*****The purpose of this paper is to investigate cognitive aspects of Information Design that should be considered in the design of eHealth environments, taking into account the degrees of health literacy of the communities to which they are intended. The characteristics of eHealth, the relationships between health and technology and the studies in Information Design related to the thematic area related, in convergence with Information Science. The provision of health information in both analogue and digital media does not necessarily mean a change in self-care and prevention habits due to the different degrees of health literacy of the people who access it. There are specific aspects in the provision of health information on the Web that should be taken into account in the Design of eHealth environments. This type of information must be presented and represented according to criteria and guidelines specifically geared to these environments, which are derived from studies that consider the cognitive load and degree of health literacy required for the processing of certain information formats in the communicational process in this context. Certain factors, such as the lack of jargon and the format of the text, the use of graphic resources in the presentation and representation of information and audio-visual modalities require less cognitive effort in information processing and are therefore more appropriate for people with different levels of health literacy. We present as a result of a conceptual map with recommendations focused on the textual and graphic contents for the Information Design of eHealth environments.

scholarly journals O design da informação na modelagem de ambientes digitais em saúde: políticas informacionais no transcurso da epidemia pelo zika vírus | Information design in the modeling of health websites: information policies in the course of the epidemic by zika virus

2018 ◽  
Vol 14 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Maria José Vicentini Jorente ◽  
Laís Alpi Landim ◽  
Anahi Rocha Silva
Keyword(s):  
Health Literacy ◽  
Web 2.0 ◽  
Health Information ◽  
Zika Virus ◽  
Information Design ◽  
Public Institutions ◽  
New Materials ◽  
Bibliographic Analysis ◽  
Communities Of Interest ◽  
Cultural Reality

RESUMO A informação em saúde disponibilizada em ambientes digitais pode não surtir os efeitos esperados nas comunidades de interesse, em razão de inadequações no design da informação. O objetivo deste artigo é analisar três desses ambientes de instituições públicas brasileiras com informações sobre o zika vírus e a microcefalia, partindo da análise bibliográfica, sob a perspectiva do design da informação. Demonstram-se resultados das análises e elaboram-se recomendações para novos materiais disponibilizados na web 2.0, voltados à temática da microcefalia por zika vírus. A reflexão é necessária diante da realidade sociopolítica e cultural da contemporaneidade brasileira.Palavras-chave: Design da Informação; Ambientes Digitais de Saúde; Alfabetização em Saúde; Políticas de Informação em Saúde; Epidemia de Zika Vírus e Microcefalia.ABSTRACT Health information available on websites may not have the expected effects on the communities of interest due to inadequacies in their information design project. The aim of this paper is to analyze three of these websites of Brazilian public institutions with information about zika virus and microcephaly, from the bibliographic analysis, under the perspective of information design. The results of the analyzes are presented and recommendations are made for new materials available on web 2.0, focused on the topic of microcephaly by zika virus. Reflection is necessary in view of the sociopolitical and cultural reality of Brazilian contemporaneity.Keywords: Information Design; Health Information Websites; Health Literacy; Health Information Policies; Zika Virus Epidemic and Microcephaly.

Design Principles in Health Information Technology

2014 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 30-41 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sabah Al-Fedaghi
Keyword(s):  
Information Technology ◽  
Health Information Technology ◽  
Health Information ◽  
Clinical Work ◽  
Design Principles ◽  
Information Design ◽  
Work Practices ◽  
Positive Effects ◽  
Primary Care Settings ◽  
Alternative Approach

Electronic health record (EHR) systems are said to be the cornerstone of a modernized health service. They improve health care, allow for integrated information, and help prevent lost and duplicated records as well as occurrence of administrative errors. Studies have consistently shown, however, that introducing EHR systems is a complex task, with difficulties stemming from technical designs that fit poorly with the details of clinical work practices. Given the evolving role of EHRs and the importance of information design, the need exists for further exploration of EHRs with the purpose of advancing innovations in health IT with the potential for significant positive effects on clinical practice. This paper focuses on a subfield of EHR studies that is working to establish a foundation for applying information design principles to implementation of health information technology in primary care settings. Without loss of generality, the paper examines a specific attempt that includes documenting patterns of clinician information use and developing “use cases” and tools for evaluating EHR implementation. The paper proposes an alternative approach based on a new flow-based specification methodology. It is shown that the method can be applied uniformly at the conceptual requirements level and simultaneously at the user interface level. The new method seems to be a viable technique for expressing situations arising in clinical work practices.

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