Why studying human behavior is a critical component of patient safety. | AHRQ Patient Safety Network

Why studying human behavior is a critical component of patient safety. | AHRQ Patient Safety Network

• Commentary
 
• Published November 2015

Why studying human behavior is a critical component of patient safety.

Su L. Curr Probl Pediatr Adolesc Health Care. 2015 Nov 11; [Epub ahead of print].

Efforts to understand the nature of human error can enhance care safety. Discussing the potential for unexpected human behaviors during crises to result in failure, this commentary reveals how insights drawn from video analysis of teams in critical situations informed adjustments to training to reduce risks in cardiac care.

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