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Digital Health Human Factors Research Group
Improving the fit between health technology and its users
We apply Human Factors (HF) methods and approaches to evaluate and optimise health technologies to support healthcare work and improve patient safety.
The Digital Health Human Factors Research Group is a part ofĢżthe University of Sydney Susan Wakil School of Nursing and Midwifery.
Our research seeks to understand and improve the interactions between users, health technologies and organisations using mixed-methods approaches.Ģż
We have expertise in the design, implementation and evaluation of a range of technologies and systems, including:
- Clinical decision support systems
- Clinical information systems, including electronic health records and electronic medication management systems
- Clinical, operational and quality improvement dashboards
- Virtual care
- Patient portals
Our research
- Optimising clinical decision support to transform medication safety and reduce prescriber burden
- Reducing inappropriate polypharmacy for older inpatients
- Human factors and safety analysis methods in the design and redesign of electronic medication management systems
- Evaluation of Real Time Prescription Monitoring in NSW
- Evaluation and optimisation of Florence, a digital patient journey solution
- Optimising virtual care technologies between general practice and residential aged care: a Human Factors approach
- Optimising medicine handover after discharge
- Assessing downtime preparedness and the impact of a downtime on medication safety and operational performance
- Redesign of Antimicrobial Stewardship Programs in the Digital Era
- Frailty Automated Screening Tool in Electronic health Records (FASTER)
Ģż
- Improving patient outcomes and reducing the hidden burden of chronic wounds: a digitally enabled Wound Model of Care (NHMRC Partnership Grant)
- Delivering best-practice community care for low back pain through an effective national help line (NHMRC Partnership Grant)
- The Get Healthy Coaching Service to reduce the burden of low back pain: effectiveness, cost effectiveness, and scalability (NHMRC Partnership Grant)
- Evaluation and optimisation of Florence: An integrated, multi-component digital patient journey solution (Digital Health CRC Project)
- Optimising medication information transfer following hospital discharge (MRFF)
- Optimising virtual care technologies between general practice and residential aged care: A Human Factors approach (Medibank ā RACGP Grant)
- The General Practice and Residential Ages Care Ļć½¶Ö±²„ of Virtual Models (The Grace-VC study): Implementing safe, person-centred virtual care for residents (MRFF)
- The general practice and residential aged care study of telehealth augmented holistic care ā"The GRACE-Telehealth Ļć½¶Ö±²„ā (NHMRC Targeted call)
- Redesign of Antimicrobial Stewardship Programs in the Digital Era across One Health (NHMRC CRE)
- Improving care for older Australians through strategic Development of Frailty Monitoring Technology (MRFF)
- International Journal for Quality in Health Care:
- International Journal of Medical Informatics:
- Archives of Public Health:
- BMJ Open:
- NPJ Digital Medicine:
- Archives of Public Health:
- Health promotion journal of Australia:
- Studies in Health Technology and Informatics:
- Drug and Alcohol Dependence:
- Drugs and Aging:
- JMIR Aging:
- International Journal of Medical Informatics:
- Applied Clinical Informatics:
- Implementation Science:
- British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology:
- Drug Safety:
- British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology:
- Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine:
- Trials:
- BMC Health Services Research:
- Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association:
- BMC Health Services Research:
- Journal of Patient Safety:
- Studies in Health Technology and Informatics:
- Exploratory Research in Clinical and Social Pharmacy:
- BMC Health and Care Informatics:
- Mayo Clinic Proceedings: Digital Health: Development of a Human FactorsāBased Guideline to Support the Design, Evaluation, and Continuous Improvement of Clinical Decision Support
Our people
- Professor Melissa Baysari: Research group leader
- Dr Ann Carrigan: Senior research fellow
- Ms Tamasha Jayawardena: Research assistant
- Ms Henna Solanki: Senior research officer
- Ms Julie Li: Research officer
- Dr Emma Tay: PhD Candidate
- Ms Selvana Awad: PhD Candidate
- Ms Nicki Newton: PhD Candidate
- Mr Timothy Yu: PhD Candidate
The Digital Health Human Factors Research Group regularly collaborates with industry partners, local health districts and government. Some of our partners include:
- eHealth NSW
- SDPR Implementation Authority
- eHealth QLD
- Sydney Local Health District
- Northern Sydney Local Health District
- Digital Health CRC
- Murrumbidgee Local Health District
- Alcidion
- Queensland University of Technology
- Macquarie University
- Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care
- St Vincent's Hospital, Sydney
- South Australia Health
- Sydney North Health Network
- Sydney Childrenās Hospital Network
- Five Faces
Our location
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Level 8, Susan Wakil Health Building, Camperdown Campus, University of Sydney.