Characterising the complexity of medication safety using a human factors approach: an observational study in two intensive care units

Pascale Carayon; Tosha B Wetterneck; Randi Cartmill; Mary Ann Blosky; Roger Brown; Robert Kim; Sandeep Kukreja; Mark Johnson; Bonnie Paris; Kenneth E Wood; James Walker

doi:10.1136/bmjqs-2013-001828

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Characterising the complexity of medication safety using a human factors approach: an observational study in two intensive care units

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Pascale Carayon Center for Quality and Productivity Improvement, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin, USA Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin, USA PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Tosha B Wetterneck Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin, USA Department of Medicine, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, Wisconsin, USA PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Randi Cartmill Center for Quality and Productivity Improvement, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin, USA PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Mary Ann Blosky Geisinger Health System, Danville, Pennsylvania, USA PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Roger Brown Department of Research Design & Statistics, University of Wisconsin School of Nursing, Madison, Wisconsin, USA PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Robert Kim Oregon Pulmonary Associates, Portland, Oregon, USA PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Sandeep Kukreja Franciscan Saint Francis Health System, Greenwood, Indiana, USA PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Mark Johnson Center for Quality and Productivity Improvement, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin, USA Department of Medicine, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, Wisconsin, USA PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Bonnie Paris Quality Quest for Health of Illinois, Peoria, Illinois, USA PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Kenneth E Wood Geisinger Health System, Danville, Pennsylvania, USA PubMed articles Google scholar articles
James Walker Siemens Healthcare, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA PubMed articles Google scholar articles

Correspondence to Dr Pascale Carayon, Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering, Center for Quality and Productivity Improvement, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 3126 Engineering Centers Building, 1550 Engineering Drive, Madison, WI 53705, USA; carayon{at}engr.wisc.edu

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Carayon P, Wetterneck TB, Cartmill R, et al

Characterising the complexity of medication safety using a human factors approach: an observational study in two intensive care units

BMJ Quality & Safety 2014;23:56-65.

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Received January 14, 2013
Revised July 30, 2013
Accepted July 31, 2013
First published September 19, 2013.

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May 13, 2016

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