Article authors: Joanne Grau and André Steinbuss | Reading time: 4 minutes
Explore strategies implemented by Jefferson Health to create a human-centered workplace, cope with workforce shortages, and reduce staff burnout.
Human-centered design in healthcare
Today’s sophisticated medical equipment and processes, like much of the new technology that surrounds us, can be highly complex, resulting in opportunities for user error. It often seems that much of it is not designed with end users in mind. As an answer to that, Jefferson Health took steps to create a more human-centered workplace. By embracing a human-centered approach, they achieved greater efficiency, enhanced safety, and improved outcomes while prioritizing the well-being of their workforce — a human-centered design in healthcare.
This experience serves as a best-practice example of how the interaction between humans and technology can be optimized to deliver high-quality care and create a sustainable and supportive work environment. Human-factor engineering is one way to optimize operations in healthcare.
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