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2021 | OriginalPaper | Chapter

1. Introduction

Authors : Russell J. Branaghan, Joseph S. O’Brian, Emily A. Hildebrand, L. Bryant Foster

Published in: Humanizing Healthcare – Human Factors for Medical Device Design

Publisher: Springer International Publishing

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Abstract

This chapter introduces the issue of preventable medical error as well as the cost of this problem in terms of injury, death, and dollars. Next, it discusses the discipline of human factors engineering (HFE), which entails designing products so that they are compatible with human physical and cognitive capabilities and limitations. Finally, it discusses how the systematic application of HFE to medical device design can make products more useful, usable, desirable, and safer.

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Metadata
Title
Introduction
Authors
Russell J. Branaghan
Joseph S. O’Brian
Emily A. Hildebrand
L. Bryant Foster
Copyright Year
2021
Book
Humanizing Healthcare – Human Factors for Medical Device Design

Print ISBN: 978-3-030-64432-1

Electronic ISBN: 978-3-030-64433-8

Copyright Year: 2021

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-64433-8_1