Human factors and ergonomics as a patient safety practice

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• Ergonomics
• Job design
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• Physical environment
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by Claire Cox

8 January, 20206 yr · 1,768 views

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Human factors and ergonomics (HFE) approaches to patient safety have addressed five different domains: usability of technology; human error and its role in patient safety; the role of healthcare worker performance in patient safety; system resilience; and HFE systems approaches to patient safety.

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This paper from the British Medical Journal, describes specific examples of HFE-based interventions for patient safety. Studies show that HFE can be used in a variety of domains.

Human factors and ergonomics as a patient safety practice https://qualitysafety.bmj.com/content/23/3/196

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