Gaming against medical errors: methods and results from a design game on CPOE
Kanstrup, A.M.; Nøhr, C.
Studies in Health Technology and Informatics 148: 188-196
2009
ISSN/ISBN: 0926-9630 PMID: 19745250 Document Number: 629411
The paper presents design game as a technique for participatory design for a Computerized Decision Support System (CDSS) for minimizing medical errors. Design game is used as a technique for working with the skills of users, the complexity of the use practice and the negotiation of design here within the challenging domain of medication. The paper presents a developed design game based on game inspiration from a computer game, theoretical inspiration on electronic decision support, and empirical grounding in scenarios of medical errors. The game has been played in a two-hour workshop with six clinicians. The result is presented as a list of central themes for design of CDSS and derived design principles from these themes. These principles are currently under further exploration in follow up prototype based activities.