Systems approach and systems engineering applied to health care: improving patient safety and health care delivery.

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Systems approach and systems engineering applied to health care: improving patient safety and health care delivery.

April 24, 2013

Ravitz AD, Sapirstein A, Pham JC, et al. Johns Hopkins APL Tech Dig. 2013;31:354-365.

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This commentary describes a systems engineering approach to understanding how interactions between people, processes, and technology can affect infusion pump usability in intensive care units.

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