Applying human-centered design thinking to enhance safety in the OR. | AHRQ Patient Safety Network

Applying human-centered design thinking to enhance safety in the OR. | AHRQ Patient Safety Network

• Commentary
 
• Published February 2017

Applying human-centered design thinking to enhance safety in the OR.

Criscitelli T, Goodwin W. AORN J. 2017;105:408-412.

Human-centered design is critical when producing innovations to improve patient safety. This commentary reviews how hospitals have applied design thinking to develop new processes to enhance safety in operating rooms.

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