The term cognitive tool was coined for a means especially designed to improve human cognition. Examples of cognitive tools range from simple mind maps to computer-based assistence systems...
Keywords: Knowledge management, human computer interaction, cognitive engineering, eLearning, cognitive tool
01/2006 | it Information Technology (vormals it+ti), Oldenbourg WissenschaftsverlagOBJECTIVES: The aim of this paper is to examine the adequacy of the concept of Physician Order Entry (POE) as a model for clinical systems, and to suggest an alternative understanding of the order creation and communication process. METHODS: The study is based on an interpretative analysis of POE as a model for clinical systems and the results of our recent fieldwork. RESULTS: Observations from our recent fieldwork suggest that orders, like patient care in general, emerge from interactions among patients, physicians, nurses, family members, and others, employing a variety of technologies and information resources in the process...
Keywords: Computerized physician order entry (CPOE), human computer interaction, social informatics, Distributed Cognition
01/2003 | Methods of Information in Medicine, Schattauer