Top Takeaways

• Krzysztof had a preference for a 'one column display' (as it was displayed on tablet), over the 'two columns' he is used to on desktop
• The mental model Krzysztof has for completing a prescription derives from how it's done on paper. 1. Aspirin, 2. Dose, 3. Frequency, 4. Duration, 5. Additional Instructions
• It's important for safety reasons, for users to be able to see the patient header info when searching and completing a drug order
• Editing an active order needs to be visualised
• Allergies may need to appear alongside demographic info, or at least be accessible from there
• There's a need to more clearly distinguish between discontinued medication from new medication in the basket
• Active medications can include active (from last week) and New (today) medications, this should be made clearer
• There's a case for Duration to be more flexible based on 'as needed' or strict program of medication (e.g. cardio patients)

Key Quotes

"It looks really good, I like it a lot. I think the one necessary improvement is to add the demographic information in the drug search screen. This is a safety issue, I need to be able to see who am I dealing with, who am I prescribing to."

"I like it, it's easy, I like the interface a bit more than what I have currently, because everything currently is on the left and right in columns, with this one column, it's a bit more centred. I have a better idea of what drugs they were on and previously on. "

"If there's a way to trend things, that would be very very useful. In addition to vital signs, sometimes results like lab values that are being trended, for e.g. diabetes. If we're trending glucose control or A1Cs or blood sugars, that might affect the behaviour of a prescriber. Having that data available and accessible from the ordering tab is important"

Intro

Can you tell me about your work? Where do work, what's your role? Where / when do you normally use OpenMRS