“You Can’t Answer Inbox Messaging When You’ve Got a Scalpel in Your Hand”: Health IT-related Barriers to Clinical Workflow in Breast Cancer

Poster Number: P37
Presentation Time: 05:00 PM - 06:30 PM

Abstract Keywords: Workflow, User-centered Design Methods, Qualitative Methods, Clinical Decision Support, Human-computer Interaction
Primary Track: Applications
Programmatic Theme: Clinical Informatics

Breast cancer treatment decision-making is a complex process that involves a number preference-sensitive decisions made across a large, multidisciplinary team. To inform the design of a decision support tool for treatment decision-making, we conducted 22 semi-structured interviews with breast cancer clinicians to understand current workflows. We identified numerous barriers to clinical workflows related to the implementation and use of health information technologies. We propose design recommendations to optimize clinical workflow and the use of health IT.

Speaker(s):
Megan Salwei, PhD
Vanderbilt University Medical Center

Author(s):
Megan Salwei, PhD - Vanderbilt University Medical Center; Janelle Faiman, BA - Vanderbilt University Medical Center; Ingrid Meszoely, MD - Vanderbilt University Medical Center; Ben Park, MD, PhD - Vanderbilt University Medical Center; Matthew Weinger, MD, MS - Vanderbilt University Medical Center;