Editors:
- Reports on human factors applications in healthcare from a multidisciplinary perspective
- Written for clinicians, patients, health organizations, and insurance providers alike
- Highlights best practices in healthcare settings
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
Part of the book series: Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing (AISC, volume 590)
Conference series link(s): AHFE: International Conference on Applied Human Factors and Ergonomics
Conference proceedings info: AHFE 2017.
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Table of contents (64 papers)
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Front Matter
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Human Factors in the Healthcare Environment
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Human Factors in Patient Care Tools
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Other Volumes
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Advances in Human Factors and Ergonomics in Healthcare and Medical Devices
About this book
This book discusses the latest advances in human factors and ergonomics, focusing on methods for improving quality, safety, efficiency, and effectiveness in patient care. By emphasizing the physical, cognitive, and organizational aspects of human factors and ergonomics applications, it presents various perspectives, including those of clinicians, patients, health organizations, and insurance providers.
The book describes cutting-edge applications, highlighting best practices for staff interactions with patients, as well as interactions with computers and medical devices. It also presents new findings related to improved organizational outcomes in healthcare settings, and approaches to modeling and analysis specifically targeting those work aspects unique to healthcare. Based on the AHFE 2017 International Conference on Human Factors and Ergonomics in Healthcare and Medical Devices, held on July 17–21, 2017, in Los Angeles, California, USA, the book is intended as a timely reference guide for both researchers involved in the design of healthcare systems and devices and for healthcare professionals working to deliver safe and effective health service. Moreover, by providing a useful survey of cutting-edge methods for improving organizational outcomes in healthcare settings, the book also represents a source of inspiration for healthcare counselors and international health organizations.
Keywords
- Patient Handling
- Human Performance
- Healthcare Information Technology
- Home Healthcare
- Medical Device Design
- Medication Impairment
- Nursing Education and Training
- Patient Safety Systems
- Healthcare Service
- Occupational Therapy
- Medical Errors
- Healthcare Systems
- Health Information Technology
- e-Health
- Privacy and Security
- Human Factors in Surgery
- Operating Room Design
- Healthcare Monitoring
- AHFE 2017 Proceedings
Editors and Affiliations
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School of Industrial Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, USA
Vincent Duffy
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Center for Applied Systems Engineering, Veterans Affairs, Indianapolis, USA
Nancy Lightner
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Advances in Human Factors and Ergonomics in Healthcare and Medical Devices
Book Subtitle: Proceedings of the AHFE 2017 International Conferences on Human Factors and Ergonomics in Healthcare and Medical Devices, July 17–21, 2017, The Westin Bonaventure Hotel, Los Angeles, California, USA
Editors: Vincent Duffy, Nancy Lightner
Series Title: Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-60483-1
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Engineering, Engineering (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing AG 2018
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-60482-4Published: 18 June 2017
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-60483-1Published: 17 June 2017
Series ISSN: 2194-5357
Series E-ISSN: 2194-5365
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XV, 633
Number of Illustrations: 208 b/w illustrations
Topics: Computational Intelligence, Occupational Medicine/Industrial Medicine, User Interfaces and Human Computer Interaction, Health Informatics