UX Re-Design of an Image Management System in Healthcare
(2022) MAMM01 20211Ergonomics and Aerosol Technology
Certec - Rehabilitation Engineering and Design
- Abstract
- As incidences of chronic diseases increase, the tools to diagnose, treat and monitor such conditions become more important. Medical imaging technologies, being one of these tools, still face challenges in safe and effective use. At the same time, poor design of medical devices causes errors that could be avoided using proper design methods.
The master thesis is written in collaboration with Bildteknik, a medical image engineering company that provides hospitals internationally with an image management system, InVision. The scope of the thesis was to redesign InVision using User Experience design principles. The aim was to improve InVision’s current functionality and user interface and to examine whether there are additional needs for... (More) - As incidences of chronic diseases increase, the tools to diagnose, treat and monitor such conditions become more important. Medical imaging technologies, being one of these tools, still face challenges in safe and effective use. At the same time, poor design of medical devices causes errors that could be avoided using proper design methods.
The master thesis is written in collaboration with Bildteknik, a medical image engineering company that provides hospitals internationally with an image management system, InVision. The scope of the thesis was to redesign InVision using User Experience design principles. The aim was to improve InVision’s current functionality and user interface and to examine whether there are additional needs for specific labs that treat heart conditions regarding streamlining, increasing quality of work and reducing unnecessary work created by surrounding systems that could be incorporated into InVision.
An iterative interaction design process was used with a user experience perspective. Primary user needs, behaviours, and current issues with InVision were found by using data gathering methods such as interviews and observations. Ideation was used to render solutions to the issues found during the data gathering. Four iterations of prototypes were created, of which one high fidelity prototype.
Changes to the design were made to support the users’ workflow by for example providing more relevant information before, during and after an examination. This helps the users with prioritizing patients, planning and documenting examinations as well as finding specific examinations.
Usability tests were performed with 12 participants which showed that the final prototype was easy to use, with best imaginable usability and good functionality. Points of improvement was also found that can be developed in future work. (Less) - Popular Abstract (Swedish)
- I långa vita korridorer med oräkneliga antal lysrör finns en värld som byggs upp av mjuka ting som läkare och sjuksköterskor, men även mer och mer hårda ting - teknik. Vad händer när bryggan mellan de mjuka och hårda tingen inte byggs med dem båda i åtanke? WHO beskriver att nästan ett av tio fel som sker med medicinsk teknik beror på användaren. Dessa fel skulle kunna undvikas om system designades med människor och deras omgivning i åtanke. I detta arbete har det medicinska bildhanteringssystemet InVision förbättrats med hjälp av UX design för att underlätta användarnas arbetsflöde.
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- author
- Andersson, Josefin LU
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- organization
- course
- MAMM01 20211
- year
- 2022
- type
- H2 - Master's Degree (Two Years)
- subject
- keywords
- User experience, eHealth, Medical Imaging Technologies, Interaction Design, PCI labs, DICOM, PACS, SCAAR
- language
- English
- id
- 9094115
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abstract = {{As incidences of chronic diseases increase, the tools to diagnose, treat and monitor such conditions become more important. Medical imaging technologies, being one of these tools, still face challenges in safe and effective use. At the same time, poor design of medical devices causes errors that could be avoided using proper design methods.
The master thesis is written in collaboration with Bildteknik, a medical image engineering company that provides hospitals internationally with an image management system, InVision. The scope of the thesis was to redesign InVision using User Experience design principles. The aim was to improve InVision’s current functionality and user interface and to examine whether there are additional needs for specific labs that treat heart conditions regarding streamlining, increasing quality of work and reducing unnecessary work created by surrounding systems that could be incorporated into InVision.
An iterative interaction design process was used with a user experience perspective. Primary user needs, behaviours, and current issues with InVision were found by using data gathering methods such as interviews and observations. Ideation was used to render solutions to the issues found during the data gathering. Four iterations of prototypes were created, of which one high fidelity prototype.
Changes to the design were made to support the users’ workflow by for example providing more relevant information before, during and after an examination. This helps the users with prioritizing patients, planning and documenting examinations as well as finding specific examinations.
Usability tests were performed with 12 participants which showed that the final prototype was easy to use, with best imaginable usability and good functionality. Points of improvement was also found that can be developed in future work.}},
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title = {{UX Re-Design of an Image Management System in Healthcare}},
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