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Human factors and ergonomics as a patient safety practice. - PubMed - NCBI

Human factors and ergonomics as a patient safety practice. - PubMed - NCBI

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 2014 Mar;23(3):196-205. doi: 10.1136/bmjqs-2013-001812. Epub 2013 Jun 28.

Human factors and ergonomics as a patient safety practice.

Abstract

BACKGROUND:

Human factors and ergonomics (HFE) approaches to patient safety have addressed five different domains: usability of technology; human error and its role in patient safety; the role of healthcare worker performance in patient safety; system resilience; and HFE systems approaches to patient safety.

METHODS:

A review of various HFE approaches to patient safety and studies on HFE interventions was conducted.

RESULTS:

This paper describes specific examples of HFE-based interventions for patient safety. Studies show that HFE can be used in a variety of domains.

CONCLUSIONS:

HFE is a core element of patient safety improvement. Therefore, every effort should be made to support HFE applications in patient safety.

KEYWORDS:

Human error; Human factors; Patient safety

PMID:
 
23813211
 
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PMCID:
 
PMC3932984
 
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