Using the Systems Engineering Initiative for Patient Safety (SEIPS) model to describe the planning and management of the COVID-19 pandemic in Hong Kong

. 2021 Mar 18;33(1):mzab042.

doi: 10.1093/intqhc/mzab042.

Affiliations

¹ Quality and Safety Division, Room M133, M/F, Pok Oi Hospital, New Territories, Yuen Long, Hong Kong.
² Medicine and Geriatrics Department, 1/F Main Block, Tuen Mun Hospital, Tuen Mun, New Territories, Hong Kong.
³ Administrative Services Division, 5/F Rehabilitation Block, Tuen Mun Hospital, Tuen Mun, New Territories, Hong Kong.
⁴ Nursing Services Division, 5/F Rehabilitation Block, Tuen Mun Hospital, Tuen Mun, New Territories, Hong Kong.
⁵ Allied Health Departments, 4/F Rehabilitation Block, Tuen Mun Hospital, Tuen Mun, New Territories, Hong Kong.
⁶ Clinical Pathology Department, Pathology Block, Tuen Mun Hospital, Tuen Mun, New Territories, Hong Kong.
⁷ Infection Control Team, 4/F, Special Block, Tuen Mun Hospital, Tuen Mun, New Territories, Hong Kong.
⁸ Cluster Chief Executive Office, 5/F, Rehabilitation Block, Tuen Mun Hospital, Tuen Mun, New Territories, Hong Kong.

Wai-Man Kwan et al. Int J Qual Health Care. 2021.

. 2021 Mar 18;33(1):mzab042.

doi: 10.1093/intqhc/mzab042.

¹ Quality and Safety Division, Room M133, M/F, Pok Oi Hospital, New Territories, Yuen Long, Hong Kong.
² Medicine and Geriatrics Department, 1/F Main Block, Tuen Mun Hospital, Tuen Mun, New Territories, Hong Kong.
³ Administrative Services Division, 5/F Rehabilitation Block, Tuen Mun Hospital, Tuen Mun, New Territories, Hong Kong.
⁴ Nursing Services Division, 5/F Rehabilitation Block, Tuen Mun Hospital, Tuen Mun, New Territories, Hong Kong.
⁵ Allied Health Departments, 4/F Rehabilitation Block, Tuen Mun Hospital, Tuen Mun, New Territories, Hong Kong.
⁶ Clinical Pathology Department, Pathology Block, Tuen Mun Hospital, Tuen Mun, New Territories, Hong Kong.
⁷ Infection Control Team, 4/F, Special Block, Tuen Mun Hospital, Tuen Mun, New Territories, Hong Kong.
⁸ Cluster Chief Executive Office, 5/F, Rehabilitation Block, Tuen Mun Hospital, Tuen Mun, New Territories, Hong Kong.

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Keywords: COVID-19; SEIPS; coronavirus pandemic; human factors; safety science; systems engineering.

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