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. 2022 Jan 4;6(1):e23236. doi: 10.2196/23236

Table 2.

Summary of co-design analysis.

Themes and touch points of work activities Interaction moments of touch points Tools
Illustration of work activities

Patient consultation Verbal communication Voice

Patient consultation Notes writing Pen and paper

Patient consultation Referrals and communication Smartphone

Booking and retrieval of clinical examinations Requests of laboratory tests and imaging using a screen and keyboard Desktop computer

Booking and retrieval of clinical examinations Access and retrieval of tests and image results using a screen and keyboard Desktop computer

Nursing administration of patient care Triage patient admission, transfer, or discharge Voice; pen and paper

Nursing administration of patient care Report writing Voice; pen and paper

Nursing administration of patient care Communication with other professionals Voice; pen and paper
Challenges of work activities

During patient consultation Notes writing; delayed access to digitized paper record Pen and paper; desktop computer

Referrals Uncontrolled interruption Smartphones

Nursing administration of patient care Cumbersome report writing Pen and paper
Features for ideal technology-enabled work activities

Remote consultation Record verbal communication Mobile device with readable screen size and voice recorder or voice recognition

Remote consultation Write or update feature Mobile device with readable screen size and voice recorder or voice recognition

Nursing administration of patient care Report writing Tablet or smartphone with touchscreen and a preloaded database

Nursing administration of patient care Triage patient admission, transfer, or discharge Tablet or smartphone with touchscreen and a preloaded database