PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - P Carayon
AU  - A Schoofs Hundt
AU  - B-T Karsh
AU  - A P Gurses
AU  - C J Alvarado
AU  - M Smith
AU  - P Flatley Brennan
TI  - Work system design for patient safety: the SEIPS model
AID  - 10.1136/qshc.2005.015842
DP  - 2006 Dec 01
TA  - Quality and Safety in Health Care
PG  - i50--i58
VI  - 15
IP  - suppl 1
4099  - http://qualitysafety.bmj.com/content/15/suppl_1/i50.short
4100  - http://qualitysafety.bmj.com/content/15/suppl_1/i50.full
SO  - Qual Saf Health Care2006 Dec 01; 15
AB  - Models and methods of work system design need to be developed and implemented to advance research in and design for patient safety. In this paper we describe how the Systems Engineering Initiative for Patient Safety (SEIPS) model of work system and patient safety, which provides a framework for understanding the structures, processes and outcomes in health care and their relationships, can be used toward these ends. An application of the SEIPS model in one particular care setting (outpatient surgery) is presented and other practical and research applications of the model are described.