Application of a human factors classification framework for patient safety to identify precursor and contributing factors to adverse clinical incidents in hospital. | AHRQ Patient Safety Network

Application of a human factors classification framework for patient safety to identify precursor and contributing factors to adverse clinical incidents in hospital. | AHRQ Patient Safety Network

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• Published August 2015

Application of a human factors classification framework for patient safety to identify precursor and contributing factors to adverse clinical incidents in hospital.

Mitchell RJ, Williamson A, Molesworth B. Appl Ergon. 2016;52:185-195.

By applying a human factors engineering framework, investigators found that medical errors usually have multiple contributing factors related to both the organization and patient characteristics. This work suggests that several types of interventions will be needed to improve patient safety.

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