Today\u2019s hospital is a place of constant information flow,\u00a0with patients relying on technology more than ever before\u00a0for records management, for communication with\u00a0loved ones, for online research, and for the simple distraction\u00a0of playing games or watching YouTube.<\/p>\n
Although a patient may perform all of these computing\u00a0tasks at home on a regular basis, accessing the same\u00a0information resources in the hospital presents tremendous\u00a0usability challenges. A patient\u2019s cognitive and\u00a0emotional states are under constant manipulation by\u00a0stress, pain, and medication. The patient is situated in\u00a0a highly constrained physical environment subject to\u00a0challenges in both ergonomics and sanitation. Transient\u00a0changes in capabilities leave patients frustrated and\u00a0uncomfortable even with familiar UIs.<\/p>\n
In this position paper, we describe the hospital as an\u00a0environment in which users have rapidly-changing cognitive\u00a0and ergonomic capabilities, and argue that the\u00a0hospital patient should be treated as a situationally impaired\u00a0computer user. We highlight unique opportunities\u00a0to leverage hospital-specific data streams to mitigate\u00a0this problem, and we discuss the applicability of\u00a0dynamic adaption and existing assistive technologies.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Today\u2019s hospital is a place of constant information flow,\u00a0with patients relying on technology more than ever before\u00a0for records management, for communication with\u00a0loved ones, for online research, and for the simple distraction\u00a0of playing games or watching YouTube. 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