Human factors engineering: A tool for medical device evaluation in hospital procurement decision-making

Journal of Biomedical Informatics

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 213-219

  Ginsburg, Gill ^a,b  

^a Trillium Health Centre Missassauga   (Canada)

^b ARAMARK CTS ^*  (Canada)

Author keywords

Equipment evaluation; Hospital procurement; Human factors; Infusion pump; Medical error; Patient safety; User testing

Indexed keywords

ANESTHETICS; BIOMEDICAL EQUIPMENT; DECISION MAKING; DRUG INFUSION; HOSPITALS; PATIENT TREATMENT;

INFUSION PUMPS; MEDICAL DEVICE EVALUATION; PATIENT SAFETY; PROCUREMENT DECISIONS;

HUMAN ENGINEERING;

ANESTHESIOLOGY; ANESTHESIST; ARTICLE; BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING; BIOMEDICAL TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT; HOSPITAL PURCHASING; HUMAN; INFUSION PUMP; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; NURSE PRACTITIONER; ONCOLOGY; PATIENT CARE; PEDIATRICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAFETY;

DECISION MAKING; DECISION MAKING, ORGANIZATIONAL; DECISION SUPPORT TECHNIQUES; EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; HUMAN ENGINEERING; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PURCHASING, HOSPITAL; TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT, BIOMEDICAL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 19444382841     PISSN: 15320464     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbi.2004.11.008     Document Type: Article

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