REPLAY: Improving Health Informatics with Emily Patterson

Original Air Date: 8/27/2020 Show Description: Today we welcome Emily Patterson. Emily is an associate professor in the School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences at the Ohio State  University. She is known for her application of naturalistic decision-making and cognitive engineering in health care. She did groundbreaking work in bar code medication administration when that technology was new,  highlighting unintended consequences and making recommendations to improve the integration of new technologies into workflow. She co-authored the national standard for the summative usability testing methodology for ensuring the safety of electronic health records published by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). She has conducted applied research on clinical reminders, alarms, and transitions of care with a focus on improving the efficiency,  usability, and accuracy of clinical documentation in electronic health records. Where to find Emily: The Ohio State University  Usability and User Experience in Health Care certificate program  NISTIR 7804: Technical Evaluation, Testing, and Validation of the Usability of Electronic Health Records Macrocognition Metrics and Scenario: Design and Evaluation for Real-World Teams  Learn more about the NDM Association and register for our 2022 conference! NaturalisticDecisionMaking.org Where to find the hosts: Brian Moon  Brian’s website Brian’s LinkedIn Brian’s Twitter Laura Militello Laura’s website Laura’s LinkedIn Laura’s Twitter