AHRQ Patient Safety Network: Cognitive Systems Engineering in Health Care.

AHRQ Patient Safety Network



Cognitive Systems Engineering in Health Care.

Bisantz AM, Burns CM, Fairbanks RJ, eds. Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press; 2014. ISBN: 9781466587960.

This publication provides information about the role of cognition in medical error. The book discusses how to apply cognitive systems engineering principles to team interactions with specific focus on the effect it can have on clinicians' use of health information technology.

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