Systematic engineering tools for describing and improving medication administration processes at rural healthcare facilities

Applied Ergonomics

Volumn 45, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 1712-1724

  Huang, Yuan Han ^a   Gramopadhye, Anand K ^b  

^a BEHREND COLLEGE   (United States)

^b Clemson University   (United States)

Author keywords

Electronic health record; Hierarchical task analysis; Medication administration process

Indexed keywords

HOSPITALS; JOB ANALYSIS; DIGITAL STORAGE;

ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORD; HEALTH INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES; HEALTHCARE FACILITY; HIERARCHICAL TASK ANALYSIS; OBSERVATIONAL DATA; STORAGE AND TRANSPORTATIONS; SYSTEMATIC ENGINEERING; SYSTEMATIC METHOD;

DIGITAL STORAGE; HOSPITALS;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DRUG ADMINISTRATION; DRUG CONTAMINATION; FIELD STUDY; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HIERARCHICAL TASK ANALYSIS; HOSPITAL ORGANIZATION; HUMAN; MEDICAL INFORMATICS; MEDICATION ADMINISTRATION PROCESS; MEDICATION THERAPY MANAGEMENT; NURSE MANAGER; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; RURAL AREA; SYSTEM ANALYSIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; HEALTH CARE CONCEPTS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE PRACTICE; MEDICAL ERROR; NURSE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PROFESSIONAL MISCONDUCT; QUALITY OF NURSING CARE; CLINICAL TRIAL; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MEDICATION ERROR; MULTICENTER STUDY; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; PROCEDURES; RURAL HEALTH CARE; SAFETY; STANDARDS; TASK PERFORMANCE; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; UNITED STATES;

AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING; ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORDS; FOCUS GROUPS; HUMANS; MEDICATION ERRORS; MEDICATION SYSTEMS, HOSPITAL; PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); QUALITY IMPROVEMENT; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES; SAFETY MANAGEMENT; SOUTH CAROLINA; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS;

EID: 84905015223     PISSN: 00036870     EISSN: 18729126     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apergo.2014.06.003     Document Type: Article

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