Improving Patient Safety through User-Centered Healthcare Background Check System Design

Sarah J. Swierenga; Fuad Abujarad; Toni A Dennis; Lori Ann Post

Improving Patient Safety through User-Centered Healthcare Background Check System Design

Sarah J. Swierenga, Fuad Abujarad, Toni A Dennis, Lori Ann Post

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Abstract

The Michigan Workforce Background Check (MWBC) system is a cost-effective, usable web application for conducting employability screenings for healthcare workers in long-term care settings. This system is an exemplar for demonstrating how a user-centered design process facilitated the flow of critical information, improved applicant data accuracy, and improved patient safety by eliminating access by known abusers and criminals to vulnerable adults in long-term care settings. The redesigned system 1) increases the efficiency in the background check process, 2) collects more accurate and comprehensive applicant data, and 3) ultimately improves patient safety by quickly identifying unfit workers.

Original language	English (US)
Title of host publication	Proceedings of the International Symposium on Human Factors and Ergonomics in Health Care
Pages	21-26
Number of pages	6
Volume	2(1)
State	Published - Jun 1 2013

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