User-Centered Design: Helping users become Effective, Efficient, and Satisfied
ONC states that a User-centered design processes must be applied to each capability an EHR technology includes that is specified in the following certification criteria: §170.315(a)(1); § 170.315(a)(2); § 170.315(a)(6); § 170.315(a)(7); § 170.315(a)(8); § 170.315(a)(16); §170.315(b)(3); and § 170.315(b)(4). Health IT developers must select an industry standard User-Centered design process because compliance with this certification criterion requires submission of the name, description, and citation (URL and/or publication citation) of the process that was selected. Examples of method(s) that could be employed for UCD, including ISO 9241-11, ISO 13407, ISO 16982, ISO/IEC 62366, ISO 9241-210 and NISTIR 7741.
We recommend that EHR vendors follow the ISO 9241-11 standard. ISO-9241 Part 11: (1998) pertains to the extent to which a product can be used by specified users to achieve specified goals with: NISTIR-7741 is also a fantastic resource!
Effectiveness (Task completion by users),
Efficiency (Task on time) and
Satisfaction (responded by user in term of experience) in a specified context of use (users, tasks, equipment & environments).
The Usability People conduct and report summative usability evaluations using the NISTIR 7742 Customized Common Industry Format Template for EHR Usability Testing—suitable for satisfying the Safety-enhanced Design criteria portion of your 2015 Edition certification.