A Usability Evaluation of a Touchscreen Workstation on Wheels in a Simulated Emergency Department Workflow.
Background: Touchscreens have become ubiquitous in our daily lives, offering a comfortable and natural human-technology interactive experience. There exists a gap in the literature regarding the usability and efficiency of a touchscreen workstation on wheels (WOW) within an emergency department (ED)...
| Publicado en: | McGill Journal of Medicine Vol. 22; no. 1; pp. 1 - 10 |
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| Formato: | research tables/charts randomized controlled trial Journal Article |
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McGill University, Faculty of Medicine
2025
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