1st Edition

Cognitive Systems Engineering in Health Care

220 Pages 64 B/W Illustrations
by CRC Press

224 Pages
by CRC Press

Cognitive systems engineering has been widely and successfully applied in the design of safety critical systems such as nuclear power, aviation, and military command-and-control. More recently, these methods are being applied to the design of health and medical systems in order to improve health care quality, reduce errors and adverse events, and improve efficiencies. Cognitive Systems... Read more

Cognitive Engineering for Better Health Care Systems, Ann M. Bisantz, Rollin J. Fairbanks, and Catherine M. Burns
The Role of Cognitive Engineering in Improving Clinical Decision Support, Anne Miller and Laura Militello
Team Cognitive Work Analysis as an Approach for Understanding Teamwork in Health Care, Catherine M. Burns
Cognitive Engineering Design of an Emergency Department Information System, Theresa K. Guarrera, Nicolette M. McGeorge, Lindsey N. Clark, David T. LaVergne, Zachary A. Hettinger, Rollin J. Fairbanks, and Ann M. Bisantz
Displays for Health Care Teams: A Conceptual Framework and Design Methodology, Avi Parush
Information Modeling for Cognitive Work in a Health Care System, Priyadarshini R. Pennathur
Support for ICU Clinician Cognitive Work through CSE, Christopher Nemeth, Shilo Anders, Jeffrey Brown, Anna Grome, Beth Crandall, and Jeremy Pamplin
Matching Cognitive Aids and the "Real Work" of Health Care in Support of Surgical Microsystem Teamwork, Sarah Henrickson Parker and Shawna J. Perry
Engagement and Macroergonomics: Using Cognitive Engineering to Improve Patient Safety, Yan Xiao and C. Adam Probst
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Biography

Catherine M. Burns, Ann M. Bisantz, Rollin J. Fairbanks

"This book provides useful examples and applications of cognitive systems engineering, a branch of human factors and ergonomics, in a variety of care settings (e.g., surgery, emergency department). …I am confident that the material in the book is of very good quality. The editors are very knowledgeable in this area…"
—Pascale Carayon, University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA