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Usability Factors:
A CPOE Example
  • Tom Wessel, MD
  • Medical Information Officer
  • Spartanburg Regional Healthcare System
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Usability Evaluation Objectives
  • Improve user training/education
  • Provide specific feedback to vendor
  • Identify software/hardware changes to be made by hospital information services


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Attributes of System Usability
  • Learnability
  • Efficiency
  • Memorability
  • Errors
  • Satisfaction


  • Nielsen, Jakob. Usability Engineering, AP Professional (1993)
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Attributes of System Usability
  • Learnability:  the novices' ability to reach a reasonable level of performance rapidly
  • Efficiency
  • Memorability
  • Errors
  • Satisfaction
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Learnability +
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Attributes of System Usability
  • Learnability
  • Efficiency: the expert user's level of performance, which is typically measured by the speed of performance
  • Memorability
  • Errors
  • Satisfaction
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Efficiency +
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Efficiency +
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Attributes of System Usability
  • Learnability
  • Efficiency
  • Memorability:  the casual user's ability to remember how to use a system after a period of time
  • Errors
  • Satisfaction
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Attributes of System Usability
  • Learnability
  • Efficiency
  • Memorability
  • Errors:  the number of errors users make, the ability to recover from errors, and the existence of catastrophic errors, which destroy the user's work
  • Satisfaction
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Error Handling +
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Attributes of System Usability
  • Learnability
  • Efficiency
  • Memorability
  • Errors
  • Satisfaction:  a subjective assessment of the system concerning how pleasant it is to use
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