Fundamentals of Health Systems
SSIE-534-20
Binghamton University
- Semester
- Spring 2025
- Instructor
- Kimberly Harry
- Start Date
- 01-21-2025
- Total Credits
- 3
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This course introduces and emphasizes the role that human factors engineering/ergonomics plays in healthcare systems, with a focus on its applications to help improve quality, safety, efficiency, and effectiveness of patient care. Focused topics include human factors in workflow models; work system design for patient safety; human error analysis/taxonomies to reduce medical errors; task analysis and data collection methods in healthcare environments; clinical staff workload and patient safety; physical ergonomics in healthcare and human performance modeling; and diffusion and adoption of technology in healthcare, with emphasis on the usability and design of medical devices and information systems
Prerequisites:
Basic human factors knoweldge or permission of the instructor.
Course Area: Engineering
Level: Graduate
Dates: 01-21-2025 - 05-07-2025
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