Association between poor sleep, fatigue, and safety outcomes in emergency medical services providers
PD Patterson, MD Weaver, RC Frank… - Prehospital …, 2012 - Taylor & Francis
Objective. To determine the association between poor sleep quality, fatigue, and self-
reported safety outcomes among emergency medical services (EMS) workers. Methods. We …
reported safety outcomes among emergency medical services (EMS) workers. Methods. We …
The science of human factors: separating fact from fiction
AL Russ, RJ Fairbanks, BT Karsh… - BMJ quality & …, 2013 - qualitysafety.bmj.com
Background Interest in human factors has increased across healthcare communities and
institutions as the value of human centred design in healthcare becomes increasingly clear …
institutions as the value of human centred design in healthcare becomes increasingly clear …
Medical error and human factors engineering: where are we now?
VJ Gawron, CG Drury, RJ Fairbanks… - American Journal of …, 2006 - journals.sagepub.com
The goal of human factors engineering is to optimize the relationship between humans and
systems by studyinghuman behavior, abilities, and limitations and using this knowledge to …
systems by studyinghuman behavior, abilities, and limitations and using this knowledge to …
Our current approach to root cause analysis: is it contributing to our failure to improve patient safety?
Background Despite over a decade of efforts to reduce the adverse event rate in healthcare,
the rate has remained relatively unchanged. Root cause analysis (RCA) is a process used …
the rate has remained relatively unchanged. Root cause analysis (RCA) is a process used …
Electronic health record usability: analysis of the user-centered design processes of eleven electronic health record vendors
The usability of electronic health records (EHRs) continues to be a point of dissatisfaction for
providers, despite certification requirements from the Office of the National Coordinator that …
providers, despite certification requirements from the Office of the National Coordinator that …
Resilience and resilience engineering in health care
RJ Fairbanks, RL Wears… - … journal on quality …, 2014 - jointcommissionjournal.com
The presence of alternatives and the ability to assess situations and direct resources to
achieve the higher-priority goals are key factors in resilience. The absence of either …
achieve the higher-priority goals are key factors in resilience. The absence of either …
The epidemiology of emergency medical services use by older adults: an analysis of the National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey
ObjectivesTo characterize older adult emergency department (ED) visits arriving by
emergency medical services (EMS) and to identify factors associated with those patient …
emergency medical services (EMS) and to identify factors associated with those patient …
A usability and safety analysis of electronic health records: a multi-center study
RM Ratwani, E Savage, A Will, R Arnold… - Journal of the …, 2018 - academic.oup.com
To characterize the variability in usability and safety of EHRs from two vendors across four
healthcare systems (2 Epic and 2 Cerner). Twelve to 15 emergency medicine physicians …
healthcare systems (2 Epic and 2 Cerner). Twelve to 15 emergency medicine physicians …
Emergency department communication links and patterns
RJ Fairbanks, AM Bisantz, M Sunm - Annals of emergency medicine, 2007 - Elsevier
STUDY OBJECTIVE: We characterize and describe the communication links and patterns
between and within emergency department (ED) practitioner types. METHODS: This is a …
between and within emergency department (ED) practitioner types. METHODS: This is a …
Variation in emergency medical services workplace safety culture
Introduction. Workplace attitude, beliefs, and culture may impact the safety of patient care.
This study characterized perceptions of safety culture in a nationwide sample of emergency …
This study characterized perceptions of safety culture in a nationwide sample of emergency …