Human Factors in Healthcare

Healthcare adopted HFE behavioral tools while neglecting systems approaches. Healthcare HFE practitioners must advocate for positions and projects that embrace genuine systems approaches.

A formal Data Science Platform Operations cross-training program that focused on data science systems, tools, and infrastructure used within our organization improved productivity and efficiency.

Cold stress responses represent a dynamic integration of physiological, cognitive, and behavioral adaptations shaped by individual characteristics and exposure context.

Participants explored the theoretical integration of AR technology in surgical training. They felt that an AR-based eye-gaze tracking system would be useful and co-designed features.

A heuristic evaluation with five experts using the newly developed ADA-aligned accessibility heuristics was effective for identifying critical accessibility gaps in telehealth platforms.

Integrated visualizations of data from multiple devices help patients link their health behaviors to glucose variation, motivating self-reflection and behavioral change, and enhancing self-efficacy.

This study reveals patterns in the occurrence of workflow disruptions during cardiac surgery, such as they were more frequent during the final phase of surgery.

Disruptive behavior in the OR threatens team performance. Systems-level strategies such as fostering psychological safety and enhancing team resilience mitigate these risks.

Educational sessions and facilitated group discussions can reduce stigma, improve adoption, and warrant equitable access to wearable health technologies for Parkinson's disease management.

Critical decision method (cues and expert decisions) paired with a Delphi study (consensus) helped develop a high-fidelity simulation-based training curriculum for nursing recognition of sepsis.

Change process implementation is the primary pathway for inspirational leadership style to influence healthcare service effectiveness. New technology adoption was secondary.

Primary failure modes for equity within health technology evaluations: lack of evaluator expertise or specific heuristics (heuristic evaluations) and marginalized user group representation (usability testing).

Patient transfer techniques that reduce strain and injury risk include: neutral trunk posture, coordinated knee flexion, assistive device use, and push/pull assignments based on body height and weight.

Increased real-time feedback and instruction clarity created limited improvements in satisfaction and strategy selection. User interface intuitiveness remains the most important aspect of medical training simulators.

A 25-experiment review found mixed evidence for Tall Man Lettering. Some accuracy improvements, but varies by: user background, drug familiarity, orthographic similarity, position, exposure time.

Patients’ fall risks are more intrinsic at long-term care facilities/hospitals (e.g., medications, illness, cognitive deficits) and extrinsic at home healthcare settings (e.g., inadequate assistive devices).

The CANCER mnemonic offers a structured guide for managing oncologic emergencies by supporting better decision-making and coordinated communication. Preliminary feedback suggest improvements; more research needed.