Human factors in healthcare: welcome progress, but still scratching the surface

BMJ Qual Saf. 2016 Jul;25(7):480-4. doi: 10.1136/bmjqs-2015-005074. Epub 2015 Dec 18.

Authors

Patrick Waterson¹, Ken Catchpole²

Affiliations

¹ Human Factors and Complex Systems Group, Loughborough Design School, Loughborough University, Loughborough, UK.
² Department of Anesthesia and Perioperative Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC), Charleston, USA.

PMID: 26685148
DOI: 10.1136/bmjqs-2015-005074

No abstract available

Keywords: Healthcare quality improvement; Human factors; Patient safety.

MeSH terms

Delivery of Health Care / organization & administration*
Ergonomics*
Group Processes
Humans
Information Systems / organization & administration
Interdisciplinary Communication
Organizational Culture
Patient Safety*
Safety Management / organization & administration*
United Kingdom
United States
User-Computer Interface
Workplace / organization & administration
Workplace / psychology