Advances in Human Factors and Ergonomics in Healthcare

Based on recent research, Advances in Human Factors and Ergonomics in Healthcare discusses how to improve quality, safety, efficiency, and effectiveness in patient care through the application of human factors and ergonomics principles. With contributions from experts based in countries as far flung as the United Kingdom, the United States, Japan, Sweden, Israel, India, and points in between, the book provides guidance on the design and application of systems and devices for effective and safe healthcare delivery from both patient and staff perspectives.

The huge range of authoritative chapters covers everything from the proper design of bed rails to the most efficient design of operating rooms, from the development of quality products to the rating of staff-patient interaction. The contributors explore ways to prevent elderly patient falls and ways to make best use of electronic health records. They examine staff interactions with patients, computers, and medical devices as well as how to improve organizational aspects in a healthcare setting and approaches to modeling and analysis targeting work aspects specific to healthcare. Up-to-date and cutting-edge, this book can help you increase efficiency and improve overall patient care and service delivery.