Search Tag: human factors
2024 23 Jul
Healthcare is at the intersection of patient care, technology, and procedures. Minor human errors can have significant consequences, making the integration of Human Factors and Ergonomics (HF/E) crucial. Acting as a bridge between the human element and the healthcare system, HF/E aims to enhance patient and professional safety and the overall...Read more
2024 29 May
ChatGPT, developed by OpenAI, is a versatile tool for various tasks, ranging from entertainment to health care queries. It can summarise large volumes of text, generate programming code, and assist with certain health care tasks. Despite these benefits, there are significant risks that can hinder its adoption in high-risk domains. These include...Read more
2024 29 May
ChatGPT, developed by OpenAI, is a versatile tool for various tasks, ranging from entertainment to health care queries. It can summarise large volumes of text, generate programming code, and assist with certain health care tasks. Despite these benefits, there are significant risks that can hinder its adoption in high-risk domains. These include...Read more
2024 29 May
ChatGPT, developed by OpenAI, is a versatile tool for various tasks, ranging from entertainment to health care queries. It can summarise large volumes of text, generate programming code, and assist with certain health care tasks. Despite these benefits, there are significant risks that can hinder its adoption in high-risk domains. These include...Read more
2024 29 May
ChatGPT, developed by OpenAI, is a versatile tool for various tasks, ranging from entertainment to health care queries. It can summarise large volumes of text, generate programming code, and assist with certain health care tasks. Despite these benefits, there are significant risks that can hinder its adoption in high-risk domains. These include...Read more
2020 11 Aug
The lack of non-technical skills is associated with poor performance and patient harm in medicine. H uman Factor (HF) is an established scientific discipline that studies the interrelationship between humans, equipment, and work environment. Core aspects of HF, widely known as non-technical skills (NTS), include three dimensions...Read more
2017 16 Mar
What is human factors? How would you explain to a hospital director why they should hire human factors specialists? Human Factors (HF) is the study of how people interact physically and psychologically with their environment—this includes the products, tools, procedures and processes they interact with. HF professionals use insights...Read more
2014 13 Oct
Martin Bromiley is the founder of the Clinical Human Factors Group (CHFG), an independent organisation which promotes patient safety by encouraging the exploration and discussion of how human fallibility influences healthcare delivery. Through its advocacy efforts, including a series of open seminars, the CHFG aims to reduce catastrophic errors and...Read more