Flinders Medical Centre, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia.
College of Medicine and Public Health, Flinders University of South Australia, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia.
Intern Med J. 2023 Jul;53(7):1261-1264. doi: 10.1111/imj.16160. Epub 2023 Jul 4.
Computers are an integral component of modern hospitals. Mouse clicks are currently inherent to this use of computers. However, mouse clicks are not instantaneous. These clicks may be associated with significant costs. Estimated costs associated with 10 additional clicks per day for 20 000 staff exceed AU$500 000 annually. Workflow modifications that increase clicks should weigh the potential benefits of such changes against these costs. Future investigation of strategies to reduce low-value clicks may provide an avenue for health care savings.
计算机是现代医院不可或缺的组成部分。鼠标点击是目前计算机使用的固有方式。然而，鼠标点击并非瞬间完成。这些点击可能会带来巨大的成本。如果每天增加 10 次点击，涉及 20000 名员工，那么每年的成本将超过 50 万澳元。如果工作流程的修改会增加点击次数，那么应该权衡这些更改的潜在收益与成本。未来对减少低价值点击策略的研究可能为医疗保健节省提供一个途径。
