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The human factor. To improve patients safety, hospitals urged to adjust for how staff use new technology.

September 10, 2014

Rice S, Tahir D. Modern healthcare. 2014;44(33):12-5.

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Highlighting how insufficient training for staff and failure to conduct testing before implementation can hinder effective integration of tools into existing workflow, this magazine article describes human factors analysis, simulation programs, and safety reporting as strategies to uncover risks when implementing new health care technologies.

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