Human reliability and error have become a very important issue in health care, owing to the vast number of associated deaths each year. For example, according t

Experts estimate that as many as 98,000 people die in any given year from medical errors that occur in hospitals. That's more than die from motor vehicle accide

Getting the right diagnosis is a key aspect of health care - it provides an explanation of a patient's health problem and informs subsequent health care decisio

The effective and interrelated functioning of system reliability technology, human factors, and quality play an important role in the appropriate, efficient, an

Increased concern for patient safety has put the issue at the top of the agenda of practitioners, hospitals, and even governments. The risks to patients are man