Sociotechnical systems approach to healthcare quality and patient safety

Pascale Carayon

doi:10.3233/WOR-2012-0091-3850

Sociotechnical systems approach to healthcare quality and patient safety

Work. 2012;41 Suppl 1(0 1):3850-4. doi: 10.3233/WOR-2012-0091-3850.

Author

Pascale Carayon¹

Affiliation

¹ Center for Quality and Productivity Improvement and Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1550 Engineering Drive, Madison, WI 53706, USA.

Abstract

The SEIPS (Systems Engineering Initiative for Patient Safety) model of work system and patient safety is described and selected research and practical applications are presented.

Publication types

Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural

MeSH terms

Ergonomics
Humans
Models, Theoretical*
Patient Safety*
Quality of Health Care* / organization & administration

Abstract

Publication types

MeSH terms

Grants and funding