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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2016 Jan 1.
Published in final edited form as: Ergonomics. 2014 Oct 17;58(1):33–49. doi: 10.1080/00140139.2014.959070

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.