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

Patrick Waterson; Ken Catchpole

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

June 29, 2016

Waterson P, Catchpole K. BMJ Qual Saf. 2016;25(7):480-4.

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Despite the interest in integrating human factors engineering concepts into patient safety improvement strategies, barriers have hindered progress. This commentary explores the evidence around human factors engineering in health care to determine how to enhance the application of these concepts, such as through overlapping attention to work design, performance, and culture.

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