Comments on: Developing the “science of error measurement” http://humanfactorsblog.org/2009/08/31/developing-the-science-of-error-measurement/ Not blaming the user since 2007! Fri, 11 May 2012 12:27:42 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Richard Pak http://humanfactorsblog.org/2009/08/31/developing-the-science-of-error-measurement/comment-page-1/#comment-1122 Richard Pak Fri, 11 Sep 2009 01:21:18 +0000 http://humanfactorsblog.org/?p=1177#comment-1122 Great videos, thanks! I tweaked your comment to embed them into your comment. Great videos, thanks! I tweaked your comment to embed them into your comment.

]]> By: Tony J. Brown, Ph.D. http://humanfactorsblog.org/2009/08/31/developing-the-science-of-error-measurement/comment-page-1/#comment-1121 Tony J. Brown, Ph.D. Fri, 11 Sep 2009 01:14:34 +0000 http://humanfactorsblog.org/?p=1177#comment-1121 I think the Health Care industry has been far too slow to embrace Human Factors and Usability Engineering techniques. Problems can be solved quickly and effectively with a focus on the development of user interfaces applying Human Factors techniques. FDA has been trying to get medical device manufacturers to do more as shown in this video: <object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/0zk4JjdnxBc&hl=en&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/0zk4JjdnxBc&hl=en&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object> Most hospitals have also been slow to embrace, but a like this are aware: <object width="560" height="340"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/nzcN9lTDQJ8&hl=en&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/nzcN9lTDQJ8&hl=en&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="560" height="340"></embed></object> The field of Human Factors Engineering has a Public Relations (PR) problem in my view... I think the Health Care industry has been far too slow to embrace Human Factors and Usability Engineering techniques. Problems can be solved quickly and effectively with a focus on the development of user interfaces applying Human Factors techniques. FDA has been trying to get medical device manufacturers to do more as shown in this video:

Most hospitals have also been slow to embrace, but a like this are aware:

The field of Human Factors Engineering has a Public Relations (PR) problem in my view…

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