Authors:
Andreas Holzinger
1
;
Jürgen Trauner
1
and
Stefan Biffl
2
Affiliations:
1
Research Unit HCI4MED, Graz University Hospital, Austria
;
2
Complex Systems Engineering Lab, Institute of Software Technology and Interactive Systems (IFS), Vienna Univeristy of Technology, Austria
Keyword(s):
Mobile User Interfaces, Medical Workflow optimization, Mobile Computing in Hospitals.
Related
Ontology
Subjects/Areas/Topics:
Artificial Intelligence
;
Biomedical Engineering
;
Biomedical Signal Processing
;
Business and Social Applications
;
Computational Intelligence
;
Computer-Supported Education
;
Domain Applications and Case Studies
;
e-Business
;
Enterprise Information Systems
;
Fuzzy Systems
;
Health Engineering and Technology Applications
;
Human-Computer Interaction
;
Medical Applications
;
Methodologies and Methods
;
Methodologies, Processes and Platforms
;
Model-Driven Software Development
;
Neural Networks
;
Neurocomputing
;
Neurotechnology, Electronics and Informatics
;
Pattern Recognition
;
Physiological Computing Systems
;
Sensor Networks
;
Signal Processing
;
Society, e-Business and e-Government
;
Soft Computing
;
Software Engineering
;
Theory and Methods
;
Web Information Systems and Technologies
;
Workflow Management Systems
Abstract:
In many hospitals, the workflow involved in transporting patients is supported by interactive work lists on desktop computers that provide the status of a work order and detailed information on request. However, the nurses, who organize and conduct the transportation, need to go to the desktop in order to update the work list status; which has been found very time consuming. In this paper we report on the development of a mobile solution prototype that provides interactive transport work lists on a PDA and we discuss some design and implementation issues. Despite the limited screen size, end-users were able to use the PDA with no more problems than their usual desktop user interface as the PDA user interface can be customized with property files to fit exactly the requirements of the
end-users in the hospital.