articleErgonomicsOct 3, 2013GREEN OA

SEIPS 2.0: a human factors framework for studying and improving the work of healthcare professionals and patients

RHRichard HoldenPCPascale CarayonAPAyşe P. GürsesPHPeter HoonakkerASAnn Schoofs Hundt

Vanderbilt University · University of Wisconsin–Madison · +4 more institutions

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Abstract

Healthcare practitioners, patient safety leaders, educators and researchers increasingly recognise the value of human factors/ergonomics and make use of the discipline's person-centred models of sociotechnical systems. This paper first reviews one of the most widely used healthcare human factors systems models, the Systems Engineering Initiative for Patient Safety (SEIPS) model, and then introduces an extended model, 'SEIPS 2.0'. SEIPS 2.0 incorporates three novel concepts into the original model: configuration, engagement and adaptation. The concept of configuration highlights the dynamic, hierarchical and interactive properties of sociotechnical systems, making it possible to depict how health-related…

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  • Sociotechnical system
  • Adaptation (eye)
  • Human factors and ergonomics
  • Health care
  • Work (physics)
  • Knowledge management
  • Healthcare system
  • Human systems engineering
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