Healthcare Ergonomics Systems and Patient Safety: Proceedings on the International Conference on Healthcare Ergonomics Systems and Patient Safety (Hep

This is the first book to approach the topic of patient safety in a systemic manner. It covers how to increase healthcare systems reliability and staff well-being while also increasing patient safety. The editor explores an interdisciplinary approach to improving the quality of human-system interactions in healthcare services. Experts in ergonomics, medicine and surgery, information technology, occupational psychology, clinical engineering and architecture discuss the challenge of human-technology-organization interactions for the design of a safer and patient-centered healthcare system. The book represents a turning point for the success of clinical risk management plans for enhancing patient safety.