Components and elements of the SEIPS model
| Components | Elements (examples) | |
|---|---|---|
| Work system or structure | Person | Education, skills and knowledge |
| Motivation and needs | ||
| Physical characteristics | ||
| Psychological characteristics | ||
| Organization | Teamwork | |
| Coordination, collaboration and communication | ||
| Organizational culture and patient safety culture | ||
| Work schedules | ||
| Social relationships | ||
| Supervisory and management style | ||
| Performance evaluation, rewards and incentives | ||
| Technologies and tools | Various information technologies: electronic health record, computerized provider order entry and bar coding medication administration | |
| Medical devices | ||
| Other technologies and tools | ||
| Human factors characteristics of technologies and tools (e.g. usability) | ||
| Tasks | Variety of tasks | |
| Job content, challenge and utilization of skills | ||
| Autonomy, job control and participation | ||
| Job demands (e.g. workload, time pressure, cognitive load, need for attention) | ||
| Environment | Layout | |
| Noise | ||
| Lighting | ||
| Temperature, humidity and air quality | ||
| Work station design | ||
| Process | Care processes and other processes | Care processes |
| Other processes: information flow, purchasing, maintenance, cleaning | ||
| Process improvement activities | ||
| Outcomes | Employee and organizational outcomes | Job satisfaction and other attitudes |
| Job stress and burnout | ||
| Employee safety and health | ||
| Turnover | ||
| Organizational health (e.g. profitability) | ||
| Patient outcomes | Patient safety | |
| Quality of care |