Inpatient Notes: human factors engineering and inpatient care new ways to solve old problems. | AHRQ Patient Safety Network

Inpatient Notes: human factors engineering and inpatient care new ways to solve old problems. | AHRQ Patient Safety Network

• Commentary
 
• Published April 2017

Inpatient Notes: human factors engineering and inpatient care—new ways to solve old problems.

Clack L, Sax H. Ann Intern Med. 2017;166:HO2-HO3.

Poorly designed systems can contribute to human error. This commentary discusses how applying human factors engineering principles to the care environment can enhance clinician behavior and reduce health care–associated infections.

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