A systems approach to managing the risk of healthcare acquired infection in an acute hospital setting supported by human factors ergonomics, data science, data governance and AI
Innovative approaches are needed for managing risk and system change in healthcare. This paper presents a case study of a project that took place over two years, taking a systems approach to managing the risk of healthcare acquired infection in an acute hospital setting, supported by an Access Risk Knowledge Platform which brings together Human Factors Ergonomics, Data Science, Data Governance and AI expertise. Evidence for change including meeting notes and use of the platform were studied. The work on the project focused on first systematically building a rich picture of the current situation from a transdisciplinary perspective. This allowed for understanding risk in context and developing a better capability to support enterprise risk management and accountability. From there a linking of operational and risk data took place which led to mapping of the risk pattern in the hospital.
Authors
- Nick McDonald (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1417-1148)
- Marie Ward (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6638-8461)
- Matthew J. Fogarty (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0128-7042)
- Úna Geary (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7052-5863)
- Brian Doyle (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9106-9526)
- Lucy McKenna (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6035-7656)
- Martin Crane (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7598-3126)
- Junli Liang
- Rebecca Vining (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2715-8129)
- John Guilfoyle (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9988-670X)
- Marija Bezbradica (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9366-5113)
- Minh-Khoi Pham (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3211-9076)
- Brian O’Connell (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4529-7664)
- Declan Byrne (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1836-4043)
- Malika Bendechache (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0069-1860)
- Arwa Shuhaiber
- Colm J Bergin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6651-1132)
- Rob Brennan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8236-362X)
- Una Healy
- Malick Ebiele
- Grainne McDonald
- Donncha Creagh
Institutions
- University College Dublin (IE)
- London Fire Brigade (GB)
- Ollscoil na Gaillimhe – University of Galway (IE)
- Trinity College (CA)
- Trinity College Dublin (IE)
- Beacon College (US)
- Health Service Executive (IE)
- Community Care (US)
- Infection Prevention Society (GB)
- St. James's Hospital (IE)
- Dublin City University (IE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Ergonomics
- Published
- 2024-09-08
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1080/00140139.2024.2396527
- Citations
- 6
- Primary Topic
- Quality and Safety in Healthcare
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 5.65
Funders
- Science Foundation Ireland