developerWorks : Usability : Debunking the myths of UI design

Debunking health IT usability myths.

Poor usability is a threat to patient safety and linked to productivity loss, workflow disruption, user frustration, sub-optimal product use and system de-installations. Although usability is receiving more attention nationally and internationally, myths about usability persist. This editorial debunks five common myths about usability (1) usability only concerns the look and feel of a product a...

Heuristic Evaluation of Picture Archiving and Communication Systems (PACS)

Introduction: Poor User Interface design can be one of the probable reasons of users’ error and reduced incentive in using health information systems such as PACS. Heuristic evaluation is one the methods for assuring the proper user interface design of health information systems such as PACS. Method: This study was a descriptive-analytic research conducted in 2019 through using Nielsen usabilit...

Heuristic Evaluation of Picture Archiving and Communication Systems (PACS)

Introduction: Poor User Interface design can be one of the probable reasons of users’ error and reduced incentive in using health information systems such as PACS. Heuristic evaluation is one the methods for assuring the proper user interface design of health information systems such as PACS. Method: This study was a descriptive-analytic research conducted in 2019 through using Nielsen usabilit...

Debunking the myths about Optical LAN

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