Usability and Design Challenges for HIT
Usability and Design Challenges for HIT
Reflect on your experiences with the integration of new
technology. How have these implementations affected the
procedures that you perform at work? As the end user, it can be
easy to overlook all of the important decisions that went into the
finished product that you see before you. In looking at the final
data management screens, you may find yourself at the
crossroads of two options. You may either 1) be ecstatic about the
needed change that this system brought, or 2) frustrated because
you feel the system brings new hurdles into your already busy
day. If you have ever experienced the latter option, the comment “I
could have implemented a better system than this” may resonate
strongly with you. Though research agrees that user input Helps
HIT designers, the development and implementation of new
systems is not as straightforward as it may appear.
HIT development teams find themselves in constant phases of
trial and error as they strive to meet the needs of all users within
the proposed development timeline. Failure to achieve promised
usability benefits can lead to increased costs and job
complications. Applying effective strategies to overcome usability
challenges is essential.
Usability and Design Challenges for HIT
In this week’s Discussion, you move from the standpoint of the
“outsider looking in” (end user) and place yourself into a realworld implementation example. To complete this Discussion, you

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