Table 1.

User Analysis Results

	Allergy Assessors				Allergy Viewers
	Physician	Phys. Asst/Adv. Practice Nurse	Pharmacist	Nurse	Nurse Aid/Tech	Ancillary Technicians	Unit Secretary	Dietician
Allergy Application Skill Level	Expert	Expert	Expert	Expert	Low	Low	Low	Low
Expertise & Skills	High	High	High	High	Moderate	Moderate	Low	Moderate
Domain Knowledge	High	High	High	High	Moderate	Moderate	Low	Moderate
Education Background	High	High	High	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Low	Moderate
Computer Knowledge	Moderate	Moderate	High	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	High	Moderate
Frequency of System Use	High	High	High	High	Moderate	Moderate	Low	Moderate
Available Time to Learn	Low	Low	Low	Low	Low	Low	Low	Low
Motivation for Change	Low	Low	Moderate	Low	Low	Low	Low	Low
Work Environment: Distraction	High	High	Moderate	High	High	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

Users are divided into 2 functional use categories:

• 3. Allergy Assessors - Clinical staff that assess patient allergies with credentials, permissions and responsibilities to record or modify patient allergies
• 4. Allergy Viewers – Clinical staff that utilize allergy assessments (read-only), without credentials/permissions to record or modify patient allergies

Any other user criteria will be considered moderate or above skill/knowledge for all users with the assumption that all users have skills and training specific to competently perform their job function regarding medical ramifications of allergies in an in-patient hospital environment.