Imagine. You are a hospital Chief Executive Officer Chief Financial Officer medical or nursing director patient safety specialist quality improvement professional or a doctor or nurse on the front lines of patient care. Every day you re aware that patients and fam... Lees meer.

This comprehensive volume is the product of an intensive collaborative effort among researchers across the United States Europe and Japan This comprehensive volume is the product of an intensive collaborative effort among researchers across the United States Europ... Lees meer.

The choice to include the human in the decision process affects four key areas of system design. problem representation system analysis and design solution technique selection and interface requirements specification. I introduce a design methodology that captures t... Lees meer.

As e-government policies and procedures become widely practiced and implemented it is apparent that the success of technology in e-government hangs on its consistentency with human practices. Human-Centered System Design for Electronic Governance provides special att... Lees meer.

The Patient Centered Value System is a three-part approach to co-designing improvements in healthcare delivery collaborating with patients families and frontline providers to design the ideal state of care after listening to their wants and needs. Central to the Patie... Lees meer.

As ubiquitous as the atmosphere intelligent adaptive systems IASs surround us in our daily lives. When designed well these systems sense users and their environments so that they can provide support in a manner that is not only responsive to the evolving situation... Lees meer.

This book introduces human-centered design issues relevant to the design of computer-based systems providing a framework in which students can develop critical knowledge and skills required for creating interactive technologies with usability in mind. Interactive tec... Lees meer.

Future robotic space missions suggest the engineering of some of the most complex man-rated autonomous software systems. Time and concurrency are the most critical notions in an autonomous embedded system. In this work we present the design and implementation of the fir... Lees meer.

Aims to provide a methodological framework to the subject by discussing a range of approaches and tools and by illustrating techniques with case studies. The goal of the authors is to make human-centered design applicable to practical and complex design problems. In... Lees meer.

With more people living longer lives there is increased importance in the health care industry on improving services for the elderly. This comprehensive book gives an expert overview of the topics and challenges along with imperative ethical and legal frameworks.... Lees meer.

This book introduces a customer-centered approach to business by showing how data gathered from people while they work can drive the definition of a product or process while supporting the needs of teams and their organizations. This is a practical hands-on guide for a... Lees meer.

After the hey-day years of car oriented urban design and the resulting decrease of tramway systems worldwide the 1980ies marked a turning point for urban transport planning. The growing alertness for car-caused impacts in ever more cities and the discussion about susta... Lees meer.

A guide to solving human factors challenges in the development process. The text offers a road map for collecting and analysing human performance information applying that information to the creation of solutions and using the information to evaluate potential solutio... Lees meer.

Primary Nursing describes a model of care delivery that while being nearly 5 decades mature continues to provide the highest level of person-centered care for thousands of patients and their loved ones. Topics covered in this edition include. how Primary Nursing cont... Lees meer.

With more people living longer lives there is increased importance in the health care industry on improving services for the elderly. This comprehensive book gives an expert overview of the topics and challenges along with imperative ethical and legal frameworks. The... Lees meer.