Usability Testing Guide

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Usability testing scenario

  • Ed Smith is a patient in the user's clinic. In this scenario, the user will 'update Prostate Cancer Screening rule to explain the rule's usage of patient's biologic patient's sex', 'provide rule feedback on incorrect application of Pap Smear rule for Ed Smith due to incorrect biological sex', and 'update 3rd party decision support intervention source attribute field information'.


Task 1: View and update Decision Support Intervention source attribute information.

  • Scenario: The OpenEMR internal CDR is missing source attribute information on how it's Prostate Cancer Screening rule is using the patient's biological birth sex information in its rule calculations. I need to update the source attribute information for this rule to explain that the sex data point is used to determine if the patient is male and should be screened for prostate cancer. This will help clinicians make informed decisions as to the efficacy and safety of the rule.
  • Task: Update Prostate Cancer Screening rule to explain the rule's usage of patient's biologic patient's sex.
  • Change 'Rule usage of Patient`s Sex' from 'Unknown' to 'This rule uses birth sex to determine if the patient should be screened for prostate cancer'.


Task 2: Provide feedback on incorrect Decision Support Intervention rule usage.

  • Scenario: 'Ed Smith' in the Clinical Decisions section of his patient dashboard is showing that he needs a pap smear exam. However, Ed's biological birth sex is male and he has no cervix. As a clinician I need to provide feedback to the CDR designer of this rule that it is improperly being applied to Ed and the rule needs to be fixed.
  • Task: Provide rule feedback on incorrect application of Pap Smear rule for 'Ed Smith' due to incorrect biological sex.
  • Set 'Rule Feedback' to 'Rule should not have flagged Ed Smith for pap smear as Ed's birth sex is male'.


Task 3: View and update 3rd party Decision Intervention Support source attribute information.

  • Scenario: The Pain Management Summary DSI engine is missing source attribute information on what kinds of patients the 3rd Party DSI will target in its AI engine. In order to provide clinicians safety information on the target populations of this DSI, this attribute needs to be updated.
  • Task: Update 3rd party decision support intervention source attribute field information.
  • Set 'Intended patient population(s) for the intervention`s use' to 'All patients who have had some form of chronic pain condition or diagnosis'.