overall system performance.’ The objective
of HFE-based system design is to
improve wellbeing (eg, clinician and
patient satisfaction) and overall system
performance that includes patient safety.6
From an HFE viewpoint, patient safety
activities should not only reduce and
mitigate medical errors and improve
patient safety, but also improve human
wellbeing, such as job satisfaction, motivation
and technology acceptance. For
instance, patient safety programmes that
increase the workload of already busy
clinicians would not be considered well
designed from the HFE perspective. In
this paper we described various HFE
approaches and contributions to patient
safety, and then provide details on a few
illustrative examples of HFE applications
in patient safety.
HFE APPROACHES AND