Table 5. Cognitive support objective questions with means and standard deviations of scores across all participants.
| Cognitive support objective questions Rate how effective the interface was/would be in supporting the following tasks/goals: |
All | Provider | Nurse |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Know critical medical information about the patient (e.g., allergies, current medications, precautions)? | 8.50 | 8.40 | 8.60 |
| 2. Know where the patient is in the care process (e.g., waiting for laboratory results, waiting for admission) | 8.05 | 7.40 | 8.70 |
| 3. Know what the plan is for the patient's care and likely disposition? | 8.00 | 7.70 | 8.33 |
| 4. Know important nonmedical information about the patient that may impact their care (e.g., patient does not have a ride home; patient speaks a language other than English; patient uses a walker)? | 7.85 | 7.40 | 8.30 |
| 5. Communicate about the status of orders and the patient's progress through the ED with others on the care team? | 7.80 | 7.20 | 8.40 |
| 6. Provide support for the sign-over process (e.g., at beginning or end of a shift)? | 7.75 | 7.50 | 8.00 |
| 7. Quickly assess the patient's current clinical condition (e.g., symptoms, laboratory results, vital signs)? | 7.70 | 7.20 | 8.20 |
| 8. Understand the status of orders for the patient (in process, waiting for results, completed)? | 7.65 | 7.20 | 8.10 |
| 9. Communicate about the patient's clinical condition with others on the care team? | 7.55 | 7.20 | 7.90 |
| 10. Support effective planning for the patient's care? | 7.50 | 7.20 | 7.80 |
| 11. Coordinate aspects of a patient's care with others on the care team (e.g., insuring tasks are complete, planning task assignments, asking for help) | 7.50 | 7.20 | 7.80 |
| 12. Allow you to understand what others on the care team know about the patient (e.g., that a physician has been notified about laboratory results; or that a nurse has seen a medication order)? | 7.40 | 6.90 | 7.90 |
| 13. Be alerted to/understand hold-ups in the patient's care/progress through the ED? | 7.20 | 6.50 | 7.90 |
| 14. Support an overall shared understanding of the patients' clinical condition and visit progress across the care team? | 7.20 | 6.50 | 7.90 |
| 15. Understand that the patient is waiting for you to complete an order/follow up (i.e., that you are the hold-up)? | 7.15 | 6.20 | 8.10 |
| 16. Provide support for documenting the patient visit (e.g., in the chart or nursing note)? | 6.55 | 6.10 | 7.00 |
| 17. Provide support for prioritizing your tasks across the multiple patients you might be caring for? | 5.80 | 4.80 | 6.80 |
| 18. Be alerted to/understand if there has been a significant change in the patient's clinical condition during the ED stay? | 5.75 | 5.10 | 6.40 |
Abbreviation: ED, emergency department.