The pursuit of better diagnostic performance: A human factors perspective

BMJ Quality and Safety

Volumn 22, Issue SUPPL.2, 2013, Pages

  Henriksen, Kerm ^a   Brady, Jeff ^a  

^a AGENCY FOR HEALTHCARE RESEARCH AND QUALITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHECKLIST; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; DIAGNOSTIC PERFORMANCE; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; EMERGENCY WARD; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; INFORMATION STORAGE; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; KNOWLEDGE; MEDICAL HISTORY; MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; MENTAL PERFORMANCE; PATIENT SAFETY; PERFORMANCE; PHYSICIAN; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; WORK ENVIRONMENT; WORKFLOW;

CHECKLISTS; DIAGNOSTIC ERRORS; HUMAN FACTORS; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; SIMULATION;

CHECKLIST; COGNITION; DIAGNOSIS, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; DIAGNOSTIC ERRORS; EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE; HEALTH FACILITY ENVIRONMENT; HUMAN ENGINEERING; HUMANS; MEDICAL INFORMATICS; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT;

EID: 84884560918     PISSN: 20445415     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmjqs-2013-001827     Document Type: Review

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