Human factors systems approaches are critical for improving healthcare quality and patient
safety. The SEIPS (Systems Engineering Initiative for Patient Safety) model of work system …

Abstract The Systems Engineering Initiative for Patient Safety (SEIPS) and SEIPS 2.0
models provide a framework for integrating Human Factors and Ergonomics (HFE) in health …

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Models and methods of work system design need to be developed and implemented to
advance research in and design for patient safety. In this paper we describe how the …

Healthcare practitioners, patient safety leaders, educators and researchers increasingly
recognise the value of human factors/ergonomics and make use of the discipline's person …

Purpose To demonstrate the use and value of the Human Factors/Ergonomics-based
Systems Engineering Initiative for Patient Safety (SEIPS) family of work system models for …

The US Institute of Medicine and health care experts have called for new approaches to
manage health care quality problems. In this chapter, we focus on macroergonomics, a …

The past decade has seen an increase in the application of human factors and ergonomics
(HFE) techniques to healthcare delivery in a broad range of contexts (domains, locations …

Patient safety is a global challenge that requires knowledge and skills in multiple areas,
including human factors and systems engineering. In this chapter, numerous conceptual …

The case study and analyses presented here illustrate the crucial role of human factors
engineering (HFE) in patient safety. HFE is a framework for efficient and constructive …