Using Human Factors Design Principles and Industrial Engineering Methods to Improve Accuracy and Speed of Drug Selection with Medication Trays

摘要

In recent years, health care has taken a significant interest in system design and interface usability. According to the Institute of Medicine,~1 at least 44,000 people die from medical errors each year. Many studies illustrate how patient harm might be reduced by providing health care personnel with well-designed equipment~(2-4) and applying human factors principles, a field dedicated to the design of systems to facilitate intuitive human interaction.~5