@inproceedings{b57030ee9b52431da1d1bafc4100b2f1,
title = "Clinical cognition and biomedical informatics: Issues of patient safety",
abstract = "Recent developments in biomedical informatics research have afforded possibilities for great advances in health care delivery. As in most domains, there is a gulf between technologic artifacts and end users, which compromises the culture of safety in the workplace. This necessitates a broadening of disciplinary boundaries to consider cognitive and social factors related to the design and use of technology. The authors argue for a place of prominence for cognitive science in understanding nursing factors associated with patient safety. Cognitive science provides a framework for the analysis and modeling of complex human performance. Studies of clinical cognition can meaningfully inform and shape design, development, and assessment of information systems. Furthermore, they have a decisive impact on whether information technology has a positive influence on human performance and are especially important in understanding and promoting safe practices. These issues are discussed in the context of clinical informatics with a focus on nursing practice.",
keywords = "clinical cognition, decision-making, informatics, nursing, patient safety",
author = "Patel, {Vimla L.} and Currie, {Leanne M.}",
year = "2006",
month = jan,
day = "1",
language = "English (US)",
isbn = "158603622X",
series = "Studies in Health Technology and Informatics",
publisher = "IOS Press",
pages = "18--22",
booktitle = "Consumer-Centered Computer-Supported Care for Healthy People - Proceedings of NI 2006",
note = "9th International Congress on Nursing Informatics, NI 2006 ; Conference date: 09-06-2006 Through 21-06-2006",
}
