The Human Factors Analysis Classification System (HFACS) applied to health care.

Thomas Diller; George Helmrich; Sharon Dunning; Stephanie Cox; April Buchanan; Scott Shappell

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The Human Factors Analysis Classification System (HFACS) applied to health care.

August 7, 2013

Diller T, Helmrich G, Dunning S, et al. Am J Med Qual. 2014;29(3):181-190.

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Although root cause analysis is widely used to detect safety hazards, questions have been raised regarding its effectiveness. This study reports on one health system's experience using the Human Factors Analysis Classification System as an alternate method to investigate errors.

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