Table 7.

Research Needs in Macroergonomics in Healthcare Quality and Patient Safety

Relationship between worker outcomes and healthcare quality and patient safety, and the work system factors contributing to outcomes

Redesigning the healthcare work system to decrease job stress and workload and tosupport interruption management

Macroergonomic interventions and their impact on care processes and patient outcomes

Macroergonomics of patient-centered care

Balancing autonomy and resilience, and standardization and rule prescription

Macroergonomics of care coordination