Example of a Human Factors Engineering approach to a medication administration work system: Potential impact on patient safety

International Journal of Medical Informatics

Volumn 79, Issue 4, 2010, Pages

  Beuscart Zéphir, Marie Catherine ^a   Pelayo, Sylvia ^a,b   Bernonville, Stéphanie ^a,b  

^a University of Lille   (France)

^b LAMIH   (France)

Author keywords

CPOE; Human Factors; Medication administration; Patient safety; Usability

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; HOSPITALS; HUMAN ENGINEERING; HYDROFLUORIC ACID; JOB ANALYSIS; MACHINE DESIGN; PRODUCT DESIGN; REENGINEERING; SOFTWARE ENGINEERING; USABILITY ENGINEERING;

ANALYSIS AND MODELLING; COGNITIVE TASK ANALYSIS; CPOE; ETHNOGRAPHIC METHODS; HEURISTIC EVALUATION; PATIENT SAFETY; SOFTWARE ENGINEERING MODEL; USABILITY;

SAFETY ENGINEERING;

ARTICLE; COGNITION; COMPUTER ASSISTED DRUG THERAPY; COMPUTER PROGRAM; COMPUTERIZED PROVIDER ORDER ENTRY; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; DOCTOR NURSE RELATION; DRUG SAFETY; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENT; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; MEDICATION ERROR; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT SAFETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WORK ENVIRONMENT;

EID: 77649180889     PISSN: 13865056     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijmedinf.2009.07.002     Document Type: Article

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