Table 4.
Healthcare system redesign focus
| Projects~ | Healthcare system redesign focus | HFE issues addressed* | Work system elements related to intervention# | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | C | O | T | T/T | O | E | ||
| 1 | User interface of radiotherapy treatment delivery system | X | X | |||||
| 2 | CPOE order set system | X | X | |||||
| 3 | Paper medical observation chart used by hospital staff to document physiological observations over time for an individual patient | X | X | X | ||||
| 4 | Operating room floor marking | X | X | |||||
| 5 | Checklist for surgical pathway from admission to discharge | X | X | X | ||||
| 6 | Booklet for providing information to stroke patients | X | X | X | X | |||
| 7 | Redesign of family history-tracking and pedigree drawing program for assessing genetic risk of hereditary cancer syndrome | X | X | |||||
| 8 | Paper-based ED charting system | X | X | X | ||||
| 9 | Interface of ED telemetry system | X | X | X | X | X | X | |
| 10 | Computerized decision support system to improve adherence with deep venous thrombosis prophylaxis | X | X | X | ||||
| 11 | Interface of a patient-controlled analgesia (PCA) pump | X | X | |||||
| 12 | Hospital code cart medication drawer | X | X | X | ||||
The projects’ numbers refer to the list in Table 3.
HFE issues: P=physical; C=cognitive; O=organizational.
Work system elements: T=tasks; T/T=tools and technologies; O=organization; E=environment.