In the past 15 years, SEIPS (Systems Engineering Initiative for Patient Safety) 1–3 and
related conceptual models 4 5 were developed to study and improve healthcare. These …

Aging population ratios are rising significantly. Health monitoring systems (HMS) in smart
environments have evolved rapidly to become a viable alternative to traditional healthcare …

Artificial intelligence (AI) can transform health care practices with its increasing ability to
translate the uncertainty and complexity in data into actionable—though imperfect—clinical …

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 …

Efforts to ensure effective participation of patients in healthcare are called by many names—
patient centredness, patient engagement, patient experience. Improvement initiatives in this …

Industry 4.0 has transformed manufacturing industry into a new paradigm. In a manner
similar to manufacturing, health care delivery is at the dawn of a foundational change into …

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Background More than 100 studies document disparities in patient portal use among
vulnerable populations. Developing and testing strategies to reduce disparities in use is …

Traditional efforts to deal with the enormous problem of workplace safety have proved
insufficient, as they have tended to neglect the broader sociotechnical environment that …

Objective The objective of this review was to develop a taxonomy of pressures experienced
by health services and an accompanying taxonomy of strategies for adapting in response to …