Abstract
Problems associated with Health Information Technology (HIT) involves human and technical factors. Problems involving human factors, however, are found to be ‘significantly more likely’ to harm patients. A human factor contributing to these problems is cognitive load. While the literature provides a wealth of insight on cognitive load in the area of design and use of HIT, little is discussed about cognitive load in the area of training of these technologies as a prerequisite for competent use. This study explores cognitive load in training of a prevalent form of HIT in intensive care – namely, Electronic Medical Record (EMR) systems. In doing so, the study uses cognitive load theory as a lens to explain cognitive load and its effect on learning and offers a framework for the design of the instructional materials of EMR systems to impose less cognitive load to those who are being trained to use these systems.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | AMCIS 2019 Proceedings |
| Editors | Martin Santana, Ramiro Montealegre |
| Place of Publication | Atlanta GA USA |
| Publisher | Association for Information Systems |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9780996683180 |
| Publication status | Published - 2019 |
| Event | Americas Conference on Information Systems 2019 - Cancun, Mexico Duration: 15 Aug 2019 → 17 Aug 2019 Conference number: 25th https://amcis2019.aisconferences.org/ https://aisel.aisnet.org/amcis2019/ (Proceedings) |
Conference
| Conference | Americas Conference on Information Systems 2019 |
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| Abbreviated title | AMCIS 2019 |
| Country/Territory | Mexico |
| City | Cancun |
| Period | 15/08/19 → 17/08/19 |
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Keywords
- Cognitive load
- Cognitive load theory
- Electronic medical record systems
- Health information technology
- Human factors
- Instructional design
- Intensive care unit
- Training
