HCI 670 Topic 1 Assignment: Human Factors Engineering Paper

HCI 670 Topic 1 Assignment: Human Factors Engineering Paper

Week 1 Assignment  

Human Factors Engineering Paper

The purpose of this assignment is to explain the principles of design usability and analyze the impact of human factors on electronic applications for health care systems.

Write a 750-1,000 word paper on the usability of health informatics applications. Include the following:

Describe an example of an electronic health record (EHR) application used in a health care setting.

Describe the key elements of design usability for that application.

Analyze and describe how human factors or heuristic principles affect the electronic EHR in the chosen application.

Recommend an improvement to the chosen electronic application.

Provide a rationale for the suggested improvement based on knowledge of design usability.

Support your findings with a minimum of two scholarly resources.

Prepare this assignment according to the guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center. An abstract is not required.

This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.

You are required to submit this assignment to LopesWrite. Refer to the LopesWrite Technical Support articles for assistance.

 

HCI670 User Interface Design for Informatics

Week 2 Assignment  

Clinical Decision Support

Clinical decision support is about using the right trigger, to the right person, with the right instructions, with the intent to ensure that the person is making the right decision. The purpose of this assignment is to describe the different types of clinical decision support and determine the outcomes of applied clinical decision support.

Using the topic materials and your own research, write a 500-750-word paper addressing the following:

What are the different types of clinical decision support?

Describe at least three different types of clinical decision support that could be used in a health care setting, or provide a personal workplace example.

Using the examples you have provided (above), identify the triggers that would initiate the criteria for clinical decision support.

Using the same examples, outline the who, what, when, and how instructions of a clinical decision support enhancement.

Describe the outcomes of the clinical decision support application.

Cite at least two scholarly resources in your response.

Prepare this assignment according to the guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center. An abstract is not required.

This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.

You are required to submit this assignment to LopesWrite. Refer to the LopesWrite Technical Support articles for assistance.

 

HCI670 User Interface Design for Informatics

Week 3 Assignment  

Needs Assessment Case Study

The purpose of this assignment is to identify and analyze the needs of an EHR in a clinical setting in order to determine a potential solution to an EHR problem.

Read the “Integrated Case Study”, “Oncology North: Navigator Intake Paper Form” and “Oncology South: Oncology Navigator Intake Form” resources prior to beginning the assignment and use the information in the resource to write a 750-1,000 word paper that provides answers to the following questions:

What are the problems identified in the EHR?

What are the gaps resulting from the identified problems?

What are some opportunities to expand or develop the capabilities of the EHR?

What developments could be made to the clinical workflow setting?

What is a potential solution to the identified EHR problem?

Cite at least two scholarly, peer-reviewed resources in your analysis.

Prepare this assignment according to the guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center. An abstract is not required.

This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.

You are required to submit this assignment to LopesWrite. Refer to the LopesWrite Technical Support articles for assistance.

HCI670 User Interface Design for Informatics

Week 4 Assignment  

Designing Electronic Forms

The purpose of this assignment is to design a clinical form to be used for oncology RN navigators.

Read the “Integrated Case Study” resource and review the “Oncology North: Navigator Intake Paper Form” and “Oncology South: Oncology Navigator Intake Form” prior to beginning the assignment.

Based upon the case study and two intake forms, use an Excel spreadsheet or Word document to design a custom form that merges the paper documents and converts them to an electronic form. Be sure to include the different custom fields and topics necessary for navigating the form.

Along with your form, include a 250-word rationale in which you:

Describe the heuristic principles used to design the clinical form.

Explain how the documentation aids the oncology RN navigator in providing quality patient care.

Explain the rationale of the design.

Prepare this assignment according to the guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center. An abstract is not required.

This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.

You are not required to submit this assignment to LopesWrite.

 

HCI670 User Interface Design for Informatics

Week 5 Assignment  

Benchmark – Create a Workflow

The purpose of this assignment is to analyze a clinical workflow and apply process modeling techniques to solve an EMR problem.

Read the “Integrated Case Study” resource and review the “Oncology North: Navigator Intake Paper Form” and “Oncology South: Oncology Navigator Intake Form” prior to beginning the assignment. In addition, refer to the instructor feedback you received on the Topic 3 assignment.

Part 1: Analyze a Current State

Analyze the “Oncology North: Navigator Intake Paper Form” and “Oncology South: Oncology Navigator Intake Form” to identify opportunities for process improvement as they relate to informatics. Consider ways to optimize electronic documentation and reduce the number of steps.

Part 2: Create a Future State Workflow

Using an Excel spreadsheet or Word document, create a future state workflow that solves the identified improvement opportunities from your analysis with a minimum of six steps and a clearly defined start and stop. The workflow must display the accurate symbols used to indicate certain actions.

Part 3: Rationale

In addition, support the future state workflow with a 500-word rationale that provides the following:

Identify the users of the workflow.

Describe the identified opportunities for process improvement and how the future state workflow addresses these opportunities.

Describe how the future state workflow optimizes electronic documentation and reduces the number of steps.

Explain the effects of the future state workflow on patient care.

Explain how the future state workflow will change based on user needs.

Discuss how to develop an improvement plan to enhance the future state workflow.

Include three to five scholarly resources to support your findings.

Prepare this assignment according to the guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center. An abstract is not required.

This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.

You are not required to submit this assignment to LopesWrite.

Benchmark Information

This benchmark assignment assesses the following programmatic competencies:

MS Health Informatics 2.3; MSN Health Informatics 6.7

Analyze clinical workflow and apply process modeling techniques to support improved use of information and clinical decision making.

 

HCI670 User Interface Design for Informatics

Week 6 Assignment  

Benchmark – User Testing Script

The purpose of this assignment is to apply user testing to the created workflow for the identified case study need.

Read the “Integrated Case Study” resource prior to beginning the assignment. In addition, refer to the instructor feedback you received on the Topic 5 assignment.

Write a 750-1,000 word test script that answers the following questions:

Who would be part of the user testing?

What are the elements to test?

What are the steps used to perform acceptance testing, integration testing of new systems, and testing of system enhancements?

Are there any rules involved?

What is the action/outcome expected?

What would the action plan be if testing does not work?

Cite at least two scholarly resources in your response.

Prepare this assignment according to the guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center. An abstract is not required.

This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.

You are required to submit this assignment to LopesWrite. Refer to the LopesWrite Technical Support articles for assistance.

Benchmark Information

This benchmark assignment assesses the following programmatic competencies:

MS Health Informatics 2.6; MSN Health Informatics 6.10

Perform acceptance testing, integration testing of new systems, and testing of system enhancements.

 

HCI670 User Interface Design for Informatics

Week 7 Assignment  

Workflow Training

The purpose of this assignment is to create materials to educate and train staff on the future state workflow created in Topic 5. Refer to your instructor’s feedback on that assignment for successful completion of this assignment.

Create an 8-10 slide PowerPoint presentation that could be used for leading a professional development for your staff on the future state workflow process.

Include a title slide, reference slide, and presenter’s notes.

Be sure to include the following:

Objectives

Purpose of the workflow

Steps to creating the workflow

Purpose/Problem the workflow solves

Key changes or improvements

Who is impacted and why

Include three to five scholarly resources to support your findings.

Refer to the resource, “Creating Effective PowerPoint Presentations,” located in the Student Success Center, for additional guidance on completing this assignment in the appropriate style.

While APA style is not required for the body of this assignment, solid academic writing is expected, and documentation of sources should be presented using APA formatting guidelines, which can be found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center.

This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.

You are required to submit this assignment to LopesWrite. Refer to the LopesWrite Technical Support articles for assistance.

 

HCI670 User Interface Design for Informatics

Week 8 Assignment  

Benchmark – Internal Presentation

The purpose of this assignment is to present the steps taken to identify and solve an EHR problem. This PowerPoint presentation is designed for executive leadership and explains the work done to solve the identified problem in the case study.

Create a 10-15 slide PowerPoint presentation overviewing the informatics solution to the identified problems in the “Integrated Case Study” resource. Include the following information:

Describe the gap/need identified.

Describe the electronic form created to assist the oncology RN navigator

Describe the future state workflow created to meet the needs of the EHR.

Explain how principles of human factor engineering and user interface were integrated into the design and implementation of the informatics solution.

Outline the evaluation measures for the informatics solution.

Describe the process for evaluating the success of the informatics solution.

Include cover slide, reference slide, and presenter’s notes.

Include three to five credible resources to support your findings.

Refer to the resource, “Creating Effective PowerPoint Presentations,” located in the Student Success Center, for additional guidance on completing this assignment in the appropriate style.

While APA style is not required for the body of this assignment, solid academic writing is expected, and documentation of sources should be presented using APA formatting guidelines, which can be found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center.

This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.

You are not required to submit this assignment to LopesWrite.

Benchmark Information

This benchmark assignment assesses the following programmatic competencies:

MS Health Informatics 1.4; MSN Health Informatics 6.4

Integrate principles of human factors engineering and user interface into the design and implementation of informatics solutions.

Important information for writing discussion questions and participation

Welcome to class

Hello class and welcome to the class and I will be your instructor for this course. This is a -week course and requires a lot of time commitment, organization, and a high level of dedication. Please use the class syllabus to guide you through all the assignments required for the course. I have also attached the classroom policies to this announcement to know your expectations for this course. Please review this document carefully and ask me any questions if you do. You could email me at any time or send me a message via the “message” icon in halo if you need to contact me. I check my email regularly, so you should get a response within 24 hours. If you have not heard from me within 24 hours and need to contact me urgently, please send a follow up text to

I strongly encourage that you do not wait until the very last minute to complete your assignments. Your assignments in weeks 4 and 5 require early planning as you would need to present a teaching plan and interview a community health provider. I advise you look at the requirements for these assignments at the beginning of the course and plan accordingly. I have posted the YouTube link that explains all the class assignments in detail. It is required that you watch this 32-minute video as the assignments from week 3 through 5 require that you follow the instructions to the letter to succeed. Failure to complete these assignments according to instructions might lead to a zero. After watching the video, please schedule a one-on-one with me to discuss your topic for your project by the second week of class. Use this link to schedule a 15-minute session. Please, call me at the time of your appointment on my number. Please note that I will NOT call you.

Please, be advised I do NOT accept any assignments by email. If you are having technical issues with uploading an assignment, contact the technical department and inform me of the issue. If you have any issues that would prevent you from getting your assignments to me by the deadline, please inform me to request a possible extension. Note that working fulltime or overtime is no excuse for late assignments. There is a 5%-point deduction for every day your assignment is late. This only applies to approved extensions. Late assignments will not be accepted.

If you think you would be needing accommodations due to any reasons, please contact the appropriate department to request accommodations.

Plagiarism is highly prohibited. Please ensure you are citing your sources correctly using APA 7th edition. All assignments including discussion posts should be formatted in APA with the appropriate spacing, font, margin, and indents. Any papers not well formatted would be returned back to you, hence, I advise you review APA formatting style. I have attached a sample paper in APA format and will also post sample discussion responses in subsequent announcements.

Your initial discussion post should be a minimum of 200 words and response posts should be a minimum of 150 words. Be advised that I grade based on quality and not necessarily the number of words you post. A minimum of TWO references should be used for your initial post. For your response post, you do not need references as personal experiences would count as response posts. If you however cite anything from the literature for your response post, it is required that you cite your reference. You should include a minimum of THREE references for papers in this course. Please note that references should be no more than 5 years old except recommended as a resource for the class. Furthermore, for each discussion board question, you need ONE initial substantive response and TWO substantive responses to either your classmates or your instructor for a total of THREE responses. There are TWO discussion questions each week, hence, you need a total minimum of SIX discussion posts for each week. I usually post a discussion question each week. You could also respond to these as it would count towards your required SIX discussion posts for the week.

I understand this is a lot of information to cover in 5 weeks, however, the Bible says in Philippians 4:13 that we can do all things through Christ that strengthens us. Even in times like this, we are encouraged by God’s word that we have that ability in us to succeed with His strength. I pray that each and every one of you receives strength for this course and life generally as we navigate through this pandemic that is shaking our world today. Relax and enjoy the course!

Hi Class,

Please read through the following information on writing a Discussion question response and participation posts.

Contact me if you have any questions.

Important information on Writing a Discussion Question

• Your response needs to be a minimum of 150 words (not including your list of references)
• There needs to be at least TWO references with ONE being a peer reviewed professional journal article.
• Include in-text citations in your response
• Do not include quotes—instead summarize and paraphrase the information
• Follow APA-7th edition
• Points will be deducted if the above is not followed

Participation –replies to your classmates or instructor

• A minimum of 6 responses per week, on at least 3 days of the week.
• Each response needs at least ONE reference with citations—best if it is a peer reviewed journal article
• Each response needs to be at least 75 words in length (does not include your list of references)
• Responses need to be substantive by bringing information to the discussion or further enhance the discussion. Responses of “I agree” or “great post” does not count for the word count.
• Follow APA 7th edition
• Points will be deducted if the above is not followed

• Remember to use and follow APA-7th edition for all weekly assignments, discussion questions, and participation points.
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