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1 to 4 of 4 Research Studies DisplayedCarayon P, Wooldridge A, Hose BZ
Challenges and opportunities for improving patient safety through human factors and systems engineering.
In this paper, the authors provide an overview of human factors and systems engineering (HF/SE), its demonstrated value to a wide range of patient safety problems and challenges to its broader implementation across health care. In addition, they make a variety of recommendations to maximize the spread of HF/SE.
AHRQ-funded; HS024453.
Citation: Carayon P, Wooldridge A, Hose BZ .
Challenges and opportunities for improving patient safety through human factors and systems engineering.
Health Aff 2018 Nov;37(11):1862-69. doi: 10.1377/hlthaff.2018.0723..
Keywords: Quality of Care, Patient Safety, Quality Improvement, System Design
Bayramzadeh S, Joseph A, Allison D
Using an integrative mock-up simulation approach for evidence-based evaluation of operating room design prototypes.
This paper describes the process and tools developed as part of a multidisciplinary collaborative simulation-based approach for iterative design and evaluation of operating room (OR) prototypes. Researchers and architecture students worked closely with clinicians and architects to develop OR design prototypes and engaged clinical end-users in simulated scenarios. An evaluation toolkit was developed to compare design prototypes.
AHRQ-funded; HS024380.
Citation: Bayramzadeh S, Joseph A, Allison D .
Using an integrative mock-up simulation approach for evidence-based evaluation of operating room design prototypes.
Appl Ergon 2018 Jul;70:288-99. doi: 10.1016/j.apergo.2018.03.011..
Keywords: Patient Safety, Surgery, System Design, Evidence-Based Practice
Kushniruk A, Senathirajah Y, Borycki E
Effective usability engineering in healthcare: a vision of usable and safer healthcare IT.
This paper presents a vision for deploying usability engineering in healthcare in a more substantive way to improve the current situation.
AHRQ-funded; HS023708.
Citation: Kushniruk A, Senathirajah Y, Borycki E .
Effective usability engineering in healthcare: a vision of usable and safer healthcare IT.
Stud Health Technol Inform 2017;245:1066-69..
Keywords: Healthcare Delivery, Health Information Technology (HIT), Health Information Technology (HIT), Patient Safety, System Design
Gong Y, Kang H, Wu X
Enhancing patient safety event reporting. a systematic review of system design features.
Electronic patient safety event reporting (e-reporting) is an effective mechanism to learn from errors and enhance patient safety. This paper aimed at revealing the current status of system features, detecting potential gaps in system design, and accordingly proposing suggestions for future design and implementation of the system. Three literature databases were searched for publications that contain informative descriptions of e-reporting systems. In addition, both online publicly accessible reporting forms and systems were investigated. The authors concluded that the current e-reporting systems are at an immature stage in their development, and discussed their future development direction toward efficient and effective systems to improve patient safety.
AHRQ-funded; HS022895.
Citation: Gong Y, Kang H, Wu X .
Enhancing patient safety event reporting. a systematic review of system design features.
Appl Clin Inform 2017 Aug 30;8(3):893-909. doi: 10.4338/aci-2016-02-r-0023..
Keywords: Adverse Events, Medical Errors, Health Information Technology (HIT), Patient Safety, System Design