Closing the Loop by Operationalizing Systems Engineering and Design (CLOSED)
Motivation:
Specific Aims :
Aim 1:​Use systems engineering and patient engagement to design, develop, and refine a highly reliable “closed loop” system for diagnostic tests and referrals that ensures diagnostic orders and follow-up occur reliably within clinically- and patient-important time-frames.
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Aim 2: Use systems engineering and patient engagement to design, develop, and refine a highly reliable “closed loop” system for symptoms that ensures clinicians receive and act on feedback about evolving symptoms and physical findings of concern to patients or clinicians.
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Aim 3: Design for generalizability across health systems more broadly so that the processes created in Aims 1 and 2 are effective in (1) a practice in an underserved community, (2) a large tele-medicine system, and (3) a representative range of simulated other health system settings and populations.
Partners:
Sunday, June 2, 2019
Sunday, June 2, 2019
Approach:
Sunday, June 2, 2019
Results to Date:
I-PrACTISE EAST 2019 Pre-conference Workshop
Introduction to Healthcare Systems Engineering
Date: Sunday June 2, 1-4:30 pm
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Overview:
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Many healthcare organizations are using systems engineering and human factors (SE/HF) methods to improve process performance, reduce errors, improve outcomes, and reduce work burden. This interactive workshop provides a general introduction to the field of systems engineering and its application to healthcare. Topics to be covered include a broad overview of systems engineering and human factors methods, typical applications in health care, and their various uses for understanding, designing, modeling, and optimizing processes and problems of interest. Hands-on group exercises will provide participants an opportunity to apply key learnings and methods, including human factors, engineering design, and model-based analysis.
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Learning Objectives:
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At the completion of this workshop, participants will be able to:
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Describe common types of systems engineering methods and how they can be applied to important healthcare problems
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Identify useful opportunities to apply systems engineering, human factors, and design methods in their healthcare organizations
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Conduct a systems engineering or human factors analysis to improve the design, performance, and efficiency of some problem of interest.