Healthcare Product User Interface Design & Evaluation Services
CRISS provides practical product design
and evaluation services that address
end-users’ needs and capabilities within
the rich context of real-world healthcare
practices. Our services and facilities
help customers design the best and
safest medical products available.
Helping customers design the best and safest medical products.
• ExperienceinuserinterfacedesignandevaluationofHIT,devicesandprocesses
• Expertsinhumanfactorsengineering,human-computerinteraction,cognitivepsychologyandbiomedicalengineering
• State-of-the-artsimulationfacilities
• Accesstoclinicalfacilitiesandpractitioners
The Center for Research and Innovation in Systems Safety
(CRISS) provides best-of-class services in user-centered design,
participatory design, contextual inquiry, usability evaluation
and testing, process reengineering, event analysis, and general
consulting for the healthcare industry.
State-of-the-art Facilities & Resources• Usabilitylabandsupportspacewithreal-timeAVcapturesystems• Mobiledatarecordingsystemsforinsituusabilityevaluations• AccesstotheVanderbiltCenterforExperientialLearningandAssessment,
amultipurposehigh-fidelitysimulationfacilitywith12fullyequippedclinicalexamroomsand4-bedICU,6-bedED,ORsuites
Experienced Personnel• Expertiseinhumanfactorsengineering,human-computerinteraction,
cognitivepsychology,biomedicalandsystemsengineering,qualityimprovement,informatics,andimplementationscience
• Physiciansandnursesinvolvedindesignandevaluationprocesses• Comprehensiveaccesstosub-specialtyclinicalpractitionersandresearchers
Vanderbilt University Medical Center• WideaccesstoclinicalfacilitiesandpersonnelatVanderbiltUniversity
Hospital,MonroeCarellJr.Children’sHospitalandVanderbiltClinics• Aquaternarycareacademicmedicalcenterwithaninternationalreputation
forexcellenceinpatientcare,researchandeducation• Exceeds1.6millionpatientvisits,108,000emergencyroomvisitsand
60,000operativeproceduresannually• OneofthemostadvancedhealthcareinformaticssystemsintheU.S.
Practical as well as Research Experience• Over20yearsofexperiencestudyingandimprovingmedicaltechnologies
andprocesses• FDAcompliantactivitiesanddeliverables• Specializinginenhancinghuman-technologyinteractionsincludingbest
practicemethodsofinformationpresentationforeffectivedecisionmakingandincreasedpatientsafety
• Interdisciplinarycollaborationtoaccomplishin-the-trenchesimprovementsinsoftware,devicesandcareprocesses
Why Use CRISS?• Throughuser-centereddesignandevaluation,yourproductwillbeeasier
touse,safer,moresatisfyingandmoremarketable• Identifypatient-relatedhazardsanduserissuesearlywhentheycanbe
resolvedmoredefinitivelyandlessexpensively•IncreasedROIanddecreasedTotalCostofOwnership
For more information, contact:
Matthew B. Weinger, MD(615) [email protected]
Testing EHR in simulated ICU.
Blood checking device usability test.
Think-aloud during user test scenario.
Reengineering trauma care.
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