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Cognitive Science and Biomedical Informatics

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Biomedical Informatics

Part of the book series: Health Informatics ((HI))

Abstract

After reading this chapter, you should know the answers to these questions:

  • How can cognitive science theory meaningfully inform and shape design, development and assessment of health care information systems?

  • What are some of the ways in which cognitive science differs from behavioral science?

  • What are some of the ways in which we can characterize the structure of knowledge?

  • What are the basic components of a cognitive architecture?

  • What are some of the dimensions of difference between experts and novices?

  • Describe some of the attributes of system usability.

  • What are the gulfs of execution and evaluation? What role do these considerations play in system design?

  • What is the difference between a textbase and a situation model?

  • How can we use cognitive methods to develop and implement clinical practice guidelines for different kinds of clinicians?

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  1. Departments of Biomedical Informatics and Psychiatry, Columbia University, New York, NY, 10032, USA

    Vimla L. Patel & David R. Kaufman

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  1. Vimla L. Patel
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  1. Department of Biomedical Informatics, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY, 10032-3720, USA

    Edward H. Shortliffe MD, PhD, MACP  & James J. Cimino MD, FACP  & 

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Patel, V.L., Kaufman, D.R. (2006). Cognitive Science and Biomedical Informatics. In: Shortliffe, E.H., Cimino, J.J. (eds) Biomedical Informatics. Health Informatics. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/0-387-36278-9_4

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