Ergonomics Innovations
By now, most readers of P&T are conversant in the Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) in Boston. A not-for-profit organization led by Dr. Donald Berwick, IHI has been largely liable for tackling the challenge of improving the standard and safety of
health care in thousands of hospitals throughout the U.S. Its campaigns, including “Saving 100,000 Lives” and “Preventing Five Million Medical Mistakes,” are now legendary.
In a report from McKinsey Quarterly,1 faculty members from Stanford University’s grad school of
Business describe what they call the “ergonomics of innovation” and the way IHI reflects this. What does this jargon really mean?
The basic theme is that physical and cognitive “affordances” (possible functions or actions) can help people believe , know, and use something more easily and make fewer errors. The
business school’s professors believe that any organization can adopt these principles, especially in influencing networks, where there could be little, if any, formal authority. i think that each P&T member would enjoy a deeper understanding of this subject .
The components of the ergonomics of innovation contains creating something new from a mix of old ideas, setting goals that encourage action, starting with small steps, and developing tools that make it easier for people to market change.
High Impact List of Articles
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Impact of an educational intervention on postpartum perineal wound care among antenatal mothers in Jos: A quasi-experimental study
Eunice Samuel Ari, John Obafemi Sotunsa, Tabitha Amere Leslie, Samuel Inuwa Ari and Patience Ringkat Kumzhi
Review Article: Clinical Practice
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Impact of an educational intervention on postpartum perineal wound care among antenatal mothers in Jos: A quasi-experimental study
Eunice Samuel Ari, John Obafemi Sotunsa, Tabitha Amere Leslie, Samuel Inuwa Ari and Patience Ringkat Kumzhi
Review Article: Clinical Practice
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An experimental study to check immediate effect of stacked breathing exercise on peak expiratory flow rate in cardiac surgery patient-pilot study
Rekha B Marbate*, Abhijit D Diwate and Arijit K Das
Research Article: Clinical Practice
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An experimental study to check immediate effect of stacked breathing exercise on peak expiratory flow rate in cardiac surgery patient-pilot study
Rekha B Marbate*, Abhijit D Diwate and Arijit K Das
Research Article: Clinical Practice
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Melissa LoPresti, Geoff Appelboom, Olivier Bruyere, Jean-Yves Reginster, Eric Klug and E Sander Connolly Jr
Editorial: Clinical Practice
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Patient engagement in clinical research through mobile technology
Melissa LoPresti, Geoff Appelboom, Olivier Bruyere, Jean-Yves Reginster, Eric Klug and E Sander Connolly Jr
Editorial: Clinical Practice
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Foreword: Clinical Practice
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Emiel FM Wouters, and Ingrid ML
Perspective: Clinical Practice
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Emiel FM Wouters, and Ingrid ML
Perspective: Clinical Practice
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Novel designs for clinical trials in multiple sclerosis: another excursion to Sirenum scopuli?
Stacey S Cofield and Gary R Cutter
Review Article: Clinical Practice
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Novel designs for clinical trials in multiple sclerosis: another excursion to Sirenum scopuli?
Stacey S Cofield and Gary R Cutter
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