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We had the following appear a little while ago 5 dos and don'ts of EHR interface design January 27, 2012 | Michelle McNickle, Web Content Producer Sometimes, small tweaks can make a big difference, and according to Bob Hunchberger, a clinical informaticist for a 500-bed hospital, that couldn’t be truer when it comes to your EHR.  Hunchberger suggests five dos and don’ts of EHR interface design.  1. Don’t mix metaphors.  If the base metaphor you’re using is a tab metaphor taking you from function to function or page to page, said Hunchberger, stick with it. “Don’t switch metaphors within the application, requiring the user to remember to pick from a drop down list versus using tabs,” he said. “Also, make sure the tab metaphor looks like a real-world tab; users are easily confused about the use of tabs when they don’t look like real-world tabs.” If the metaphor is command buttons and links, he continued, then stick with it – don’t switch to graphic pictures with no...

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