Time to accelerate integration of human factors and ergonomics in patient safety.

Ayse P Gurses; Ant Ozok; Peter Pronovost

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Time to accelerate integration of human factors and ergonomics in patient safety.

January 11, 2012

Gurses AP, Ozok A, Pronovost P. BMJ Qual Saf. 2012;21(4):347-51.

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Examining how human factors and ergonomics (HFE) concepts can enhance user performance and reduce error, this commentary recommends integrating HFE techniques into health care to improve patient safety.

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