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. 2010 Jan-Feb;17(1):71–77. doi: 10.1197/jamia.M3200

Table 1.

Initial code taxonomy for view alerts task analysis

Code category Code
Ability to turn off nonmandatory notifications (notification feature) Not familiar with “turn off” feature
Familiar with feature but uses default settings
Familiar with feature
“Alert when results” feature Not familiar with feature
Familiar with feature
“Process all” feature Not familiar with feature
Familiar with feature
Familiar with feature but does not use it
Uses feature
Sorting feature Does not know how
Does not prioritize/sort
Knows how
Preferred order: newest first
Preferred order: oldest first
Sorts manually by urgency/clinical priority
When do you manage your alerts? First thing in the morning
In between patients
Lets them stack up
Not reported