Adapting cognitive task analysis to investigate clinical decision making and medication safety incidents. | AHRQ Patient Safety Network

Adapting cognitive task analysis to investigate clinical decision making and medication safety incidents. | AHRQ Patient Safety Network

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• Published May 2017

Adapting cognitive task analysis to investigate clinical decision making and medication safety incidents.

Russ AL, Militello LG, Glassman PA, Arthur KJ, Zillich AJ, Weiner M. J Patient Saf. 2019;15:191-197.

Cognitive task analysis is a human factors engineering method used to evaluate individuals' thinking to better understand safety. This study examined medication safety through the lens of cognitive task analysis and concluded that the method identifies actionable safety gaps and should be more widely used in health care.

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