Context-Aware Training Interface for Electronic Health Records
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Solution Overview
Problem
Healthcare workers face difficulties in using electronic health record (EHR) systems due to frequent version updates, which require them to navigate away from the interface for training or support, leading to lost productivity.
Innovation Solution
A computer-executable training application integrated within the EHR interface provides context-specific training materials in various formats, allowing healthcare workers to access instructions and updates without leaving the EHR interface, including text, audio, video, and interactive tutorials.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of information
If healthcare workers navigate away from the EHR interface to access training materials or support, then they can obtain instructions on how to perform tasks, but productivity is reduced due to lost time and workflow interruption
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines the training application interface with the EHR interface into a single integrated display. The training application presents training materials, tutorials, and support information within the same graphical user interface as the EHR, eliminating the need for healthcare workers to navigate away from their workflow to access training resources.
Solution Approach 2:
The training application serves as an intermediary layer between the healthcare worker and the EHR system. It captures context about the healthcare worker's current activity within the EHR and automatically presents relevant training materials without requiring the worker to leave their current task or search for information separately.
2Productivity
If the EHR interface is enhanced with integrated training functionality, then productivity is improved by eliminating navigation away from the interface, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system is segmented into distinct functional modules: the EHR application, the training application, and a context capture mechanism. Each module operates independently but communicates through standardized interfaces. The training application can be added as a supplement to the EHR without requiring fundamental changes to the core EHR system architecture.
Solution Approach 2:
The training application is designed to work with multiple different EHR systems and configurations through a universal interface. It can present training materials in various formats (text, audio, video, interactive tutorials) and can adapt to different healthcare worker roles and tasks, making the solution broadly applicable without requiring system-specific customization.
Data Source
AI summary
Described herein are various technologies pertaining to presenting training data for a task performed using an electronic health records application (EHR) to healthcare workers. A context for a task to be performed within the EHR is transmitted to a server from a client EHR. The context includes data indicative of or pertaining to a healthcare worker using the client EHR, an element of a graphical user interface (GUI) of the client EHR, or other data indicative of the task to be performed within the EHR. The server transmits a list of training materials to the client EHR based upon the context, where the training materials comprise data pertaining to performance of one or more tasks by way of the client EHR. Responsive to receiving the list, the client EHR displays an indication of a training material in the training materials within the GUI of the client EHR.