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PEER REVIEWED JOURNAL ARTICLES: ACCEPTED, IN PRESS, or PUBLISHED

  1. *Holden, R. J., Patel, N., Scanlon, M., Shalaby, T., Arnold, J., Karsh, B. (2009). The Effects of mental demands during dispensing on perceived medication safety and employee well being: A study of workload in pediatric hospital pharmacies, with implications for automation, cognition, and staffing. _Research in Social & Administrative Pharmacy._ Accepted with minor revision
  2. *Rivera, A. J. and Karsh, B. (2009). Interruptions and Distractions in Healthcare: Review and Reappraisal. _Quality and Safety in Healthcare. _Accepted
  3. Karsh, B. and Brown, R. (2009). The impact of levels on theory, measurement, analysis, and intervention in medical error research: the case of patient safety health information technology. _Applied Ergonomics. _Accepted
  4. *Holden, R. J. and Karsh, B. (2009). The technology acceptance model: its past and its future in healthcare. _Journal of Biomedical Informatics._ In Press..
  5. *Holden, R. J., Scanlon, M. C., Patel, N. R., Kaushal, R., Escoto, K. H., Brown, R. L., *Alper, S. J., Arnold, J. M., Shalaby, T. M., Murkowski, K., Karsh, B. (2009). A human factors framework and study of the effect of nursing workload on patient safety and employee quality of working life. _Quality and Safety in Healthcare. _In Press.
  6. *Or, K. L., *Valdez, R. S., Casper, G. R., Brennan, P. F., Carayon, P. Karsh, B. (2009). Human factors, ergonomics, and health information technology in home care - a perspective from work system analysis. _WORK. _In Press.
  7. Chapman, L. J., Newenhouse, A. C. and Karsh, B. (2009). Evaluation of a three-year intervention to increase adoption of safer nursery crop production practices. _Applied Ergonomics. _In Press* *
  8. Chapman LJ, Newenhouse AC, Karsh, B., Taveira AD (2009). The use and value of information systems as evaluated by dairy and specialty crop farm mangers. _Journal of Agromedicine, 14_ 324-335.
  9. *Or, K. L. and Karsh, B. (2009). A systematic review of patient acceptance of consumer health information technology and an integrated theoretical model. _JAMIA, 16,_ 550-560.
  10. Karsh, B., Escoto, K. H., *Alper, S. J., *Holden, R. J., Scanlon, M., Murkowski, K. ,Patel, N., Shalaby, T., Arnold, J., Kaushal, R., Skibinski, K., Brown, R. (2009). Do beliefs about hospital technologies predict nurses' perceptions of their ability to provide quality care? A study in two pediatric hospitals. _International Journal of Human-Computer Interaction, 25(5),_ 374-389.
  11. *Alper, S. J. and Karsh, B. (2009). A systematic review of the causes of safety violations in industry. _Accident Analysis and Prevention, 41(4),_ 739-754.
  12. Karsh, B, Wetterneck, T. B., Wiegmann, D. A., Carayon, P. (2009). Communication and systems factors might still underlie surgical complications. _Surgery, 145(6)_, 686-687.
  13. *Holden, R. J. and Karsh, B. (2009). A theoretical model of health information technology behavior. _Behaviour and Information Technology, 28(1)_, 21-38.
  14. Chapman, L. J., Karsh, B., Taveira, A. D., Josefsson, G., Brunette, C. M. and Pereira, K. M. (2009). Intervention to increase adoption of safer dairy farming production practices. _Public Health Reports, 124(Suppl 1),_ 125-133.
  15. Chapman, L. J., Taveira, A. D., Karsh, B., Josefsson, G., Newenhouse, A. C. and Meyer, R. H. (2009). Work exposures, injuries and musculoskeletal discomfort among children and adolescents in dairy farming. _Journal of AgroMedicine, 14(1),_ 9-21.
  16. Deutsch ES, Binck B, Moore G, Karsh B-T. S*T*A*R*T: (2008). A great handoff - An approach to effective medical communication in a high-risk environment. _Advances in Health Care Management, 7_, 241-258.
  17. * Rivera, A. J. and Karsh, B. (2008). A human factors and systems engineering approach to patient safety. _International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics, 71(1 Suppl)_, S174-177.
  18. Chapman, L. J., Newenhouse, A. C., Pereira, K., Karsh, B., Meyer, R. M., Brunette, C., and Ehlers, J. J. (2008). Evaluation of four year intervention to reduce musculoskeletal hazards among berry growers. _Journal of Safety Research, 39(2)_, 215-224.
  19. . *Holden, R. J., *Or, K. L., *Alper, S. J., *Rivera, A. J. and Karsh, B. (2008). A change management framework for macroergonomic field research. _Applied Ergonomics, 39_, 459-474.
  20. Koppel, R. Wetterneck, T. B., Telles, J. L., and Karsh, B. (2008). Workarounds to barcode medication administration systems: occurrences, causes and threats to patient safety. _JAMIA_, _15_, 408-428.
  21. . Karnon, J., McIntosh, A., Dean, J., Bath, P., Hutchinson, A., Oakley, J., Thomas, N., Pratt, P., Freeman-Parry, L., Karsh, B., Gandhi, T., Tappenden, P. (2008). Modelling the expected net benefits of interventions to reduce the burden of medication errors. _Journal of Health Services Research and Policy, 13(2)_, 85-91.
  22. Wears, R. L. and Karsh, B. (2007). Thick versus thin: description versus classification in learning from case reviews. _Annals of Emergency Medicine, _51(3), 262-264.
  23. Karsh, B. and Scanlon, M. (2007). When is a defibrillator not a defibrillator? When it is like a clock radio…. The challenge of usability and patient safety in the real world. _Annals of Emergency Medicine, 50,_ 433-435.
  24. . *Ku, C-H, Radwin, R. G., and Karsh, B. (2007). Power Hand Tool Kinetics Associated with Upper Limb Injuries in an Automobile Assembly Plant. _Journal of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene, __4_, 391-399
  25. . *Holden, R. J. and Karsh, B. (2007). A review of medical error reporting system design considerations and a proposed cross-level system research framework. _Human Factors_, _49(2)_, 257-276. **Awarded Best Paper in Human Factors by the International Medical Informatics Association 2008***
  26. . Karnon, J., McIntosh, A., Dean, J., Bath, P., Hutchinson, A., Oakley, J., Thomas, N., Pratt, P., Freeman-Parry, L., Karsh, B., Gandhi, T., Tappenden, P. (2007). A prospective hazard and improvement analytic approach to predicting the effectiveness of medication error interventions. _Safety Science, 45,_ 523-539.
  27. Scanlon, M.C.*, *Karsh, B.,Densmore, E., (2006). Human Factors and Pediatric Patient Safety. _Pediatric Clinics of North America, 53_, 1105-1119.
  28. Karsh, B., *Holden, R. J., *Alper, S. J., and *Or, K. L. (2006). A human factors engineering paradigm for patient safety - designing to support the performance of the health care professional. _Quality and Safety in Healthcare, 15(Suppl I)_, i59-i65.
  29. Carayon, P., Hundt, A. S., Karsh, B., Gurses, A. P. Alvarado, C. J., Smith, M., and Brennan, P. F. (2006). Work system design for patient safety: the SEIPS model. _Quality and Safety in Healthcare, 15(Suppl I)_, i50-i58.
  30. *Hallock, M. L., *Alper, S. J., and Karsh, B. (2006). A macroergonomic work system analysis of the diagnostic testing process in an outpatient health care facility for process improvement and patient safety. _Ergonomics_, 49(5-6), 544-566.
  31. *Hamilton-Escoto, K., Karsh, B., and Beasley, J. W. (2006). Multiple user considerations and their implications in medical error reporting system design. _Human Factors, 48(1),_ 48-58.
  32. Karsh, B., *Hamilton-Escoto, K., Beasley, J. W., and *Holden, R. (2006). Toward and theoretical approach to medical error reporting system research and design. _Applied Ergonomics_, 37(3), 283-295.
  33. Karsh, B. (2006). Theories of work-related musculoskeletal disorders: implications for ergonomic interventions. _Theoretical Issues in Ergonomic Science, 7(1),_ 71-88.
  34. Beasley, J. W., Karsh, B., Hagenauer, M. E., Marchand, L., Sainfort, F. (2005). What is the Quality of Work Life of Independent Versus Employed Family Physicians in Wisconsin? A WReN Study. _Annals of Family Medicine, 3,_ 500-506.
  35. Karsh, B., Booske, B., Sainfort, F. (2005). Job and organizational determinants of nursing home employee commitment, job satisfaction and intent to turnover. _Ergonomics, 48(10),_ 1260-1281.
  36. Beasley, J. W., Karsh, B., Sainfort, F., Hagenauer, M. E. Marchand, L. (2004). What is the quality of work life of family physicians in Wisconsin's health care organizations? A WReN study. _Wisconsin Medical Journal, 103(7),_ 51-55.
  37. *Hamilton-Escoto, K., *Hallock, M., *Wagner, J., and Karsh, B. (2004). Using variance analysis to detect hazards in a bar-code assisted medication preparation process. _Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Safety, 30(11)_, 622-628.
  38. Karsh, B. (2004). Beyond usability for patient safety: designing effective technology implementation systems. _Quality and Safety in Healthcare, 13(5), _388-394.
  39. Karsh, B., Beasley, J., Hagenauer, M. (2004). Are electronic medical records associated with improved perceptions of the quality of medical records, working conditions, or quality of working life? _Behavior and Information Technology, 23(5)_, 327-335.
  40. Beasley, J., *Hamilton, K., Karsh, B. (2003). Design Elements for a Primary Care Medical Error Reporting System. _Wisconsin Medical Journal, 103(1)_, 56-59.
  41. Chapman, L. J., Newenhouse, A. C., Meyer, R. H., Taveira, A. D., Karsh, B., Ehlers, J., Palermo, T. (2003). Evaluation of a year long intervention to reduce musculoskeletal hazards among fresh market vegetable growers. _Applied Ergonomics, 35(1),_ 57-66.
  42. Chapman, L. J., Newenhouse, A. C., Meyer, R. H., Karsh, B., Taveira, A. D., Miquelon, M. (2003). Musculoskeletal discomfort, injuries, and tasks accomplished by children and adolescents in wisconsin fresh market vegetable production. _Journal of Agriculture Safety and Health, 9(2),_ 91-105.__
  43. Taveira, A. D., James, C. A., Karsh, B., Sainfort, F. (2003). Quality management and macroergonomics: an empirical investigation in a public sector organization. _Applied Ergonomics, 34(4),_ 281-291.__
  44. Jacko, J. A., Salvendy, G., Sainfort, F., Akoumianakis, D., Duffy, V. G., Ellison, J., Gant, D. B., Gill, Z., Ji, G. Y., Jones, P. M., Karsh, B., Karshmer, A. I., Lazar, J., Peacock, B., Resnick, M. L., Sears, A., Smith, M. J., Stephanidis, C., Ziegler, J. (2001). Intranet and organizational learning: a research and development agenda. _International Journal of Human-Computer Interaction, 14(1),_ 95-130.__
  45. Karsh, B., Moro, F. B. P., and Smith, M. J. (2001). The efficacy of workplace ergonomic interventions to control musculoskeletal disorders: a critical examination of the peer-reviewed literature. _Theoretical Issues in Ergonomic Science, 2(1)_, 23-96.
  46. Sainfort, F., Karsh, B., Booske, B., Smith, M. J. (2001). Applying Quality Improvement Principles to Achieve Healthy Work Organizations. _Joint Commissions Journal on Quality Improvement, 27(9),_ 469-483.
  47. Karsh, B., Moro, F. B. P., Smith, M. J., Booske, B., Sainfort, F., and Hanrahan, L. P. (2000). The study of medication use and occupational injuries: methodological challenges and issues. _Industrial Engineering Research, 1(2)_, 174-203.
  48. Carayon, P. and Karsh, B. (2000). Sociotechnical issues in the implementation of imaging technology. _Behaviour and Information Technology, 19(4),_ 247-262.
  49. Smith, M. J., Conway, F. T., and Karsh, B. (1999). Occupational stress in human computer interaction (HCI). _Industrial Health, 37(2),_ 157-173.
  50. Smith, M. J., Karsh, B., Conway, F. T., Cohen, W. J., James, C., Morgan, J., Sanders, K., and Zehel, D. (1998). Effects of a split keyboard and wrist rest on performance, posture, and comfort. _Human Factors 40(2)_, 324-336.

    51. BOOK CHAPTERS

  51. Karsh, B., Wetterneck, T., Holden, R. J., Rivera, A. J., Alper, S. J., Scanlon, M., Carayon, P., Faye, H. (2009). Bar coding in medication administration. _Handbook of Healthcare Delivery Systems._ (Y. Yih Ed.) CRC press.
  52. Carayon, P., Karsh, B., Alvarado, C. J. (2009). Environment of Use. In M.B. Weinger, D. J. Gardner-Bonneau, and M. E. Wiklund (Eds.). _Handbook of Human Factors in Medical Device Design._ CRC Press.
  53. *Rivera, A. J. and Karsh, B (2009). Human factors engineering in medicine. In T. Pawlicki, P. Dunscombe, A. J. Mundt, and P. Scalliet (Eds.). _Quality Assurance and Safety in Radiotherapy. _In Press.
  54. Karsh, B. (2009). Clinical Practice Improvement and Redesign: How Change in Workflow can be Supported by CDS. White Paper sponsored by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. AHRQ Publication No. 09-0054-EF.
  55. Scanlon, M., Karsh, B., and Saran, K. A. (2008). Risk-based patient safety metrics. In _Advances in Patient Safety: New Directions and Alternative Approaches._ Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.
  56. Beasley, J. W., Hamilton-Escoto, K., and Karsh, B. (2006). Human Factors in Primary Care. In P. Carayon (Ed.). _Handbook of Human Factors and Ergonomics in Patient Safety_ (pp. 921-936). Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.
  57. Karsh, B. Holden, R. (2006). New technology implementation in health care. In P. Carayon (Ed.). _Handbook of Human Factors and Ergonomics in Patient Safety_ (pp. 393-410). Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.
  58. Fathallah, F.A., Meyers, J., Chapman, L.J., Karsh, B (2006). Agricultural ergonomics. In W. Karwowski and W. S. Marras (Eds.) The Occupational Ergonomics Handbook. 2nd Edition. Boca Raton, Fla.: CRC Press.
  59. Karsh, B., Carayon, P., Smith, M., Skibinski, K., Thomadsen, B. Brennan, P. F., and Murray, M. E. (2005). The University of Wisconsin-Madison multidisciplinary graduate certificate in patient safety. In _Advances in Patient Safety: From Research to Implementation, Volume 4_ (pp. 269-281). AHRQ Publication Nos. 050021 (1-4). Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.
  60. Karsh, B. and Alper, S. J. (2005). Work system analysis: the key to understanding health care systems. In _Advances in Patient Safety: From Research to Implementation, Volume 2_ (pp. 337-348) AHRQ Publication Nos. 050021 (1-4). Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.
  61. Smith, M. J., Karsh, B., Carayon, P., and Conway, F. T. (2003). Controlling Occupational Safety and Health Hazards. In Quick, J. C. and Tetrick, L. E. (eds). _Handbook of Occupational Health Psychology_ (pp. 35-68). Washington DC: American Psychological Association.
  62. Smith, M. J., Carayon, P., and Karsh, B. (2001). Design for Occupational Health and Safety. In G. Salvendy (Ed). _Handbook of Industrial Engineering: Technology and Operations Management, 3^rd Edition_. (pp. 1156-1191). New York: John Wiley and Sons.
  63. Moro, F. B. P., Karsh, B., and Smith, M. J. (2001). Occupational injuries and medication use. In W. Karwowski (Ed). _International Encyclopedia of Ergonomics and Human Factors (Volume 3)_. (pp. 1566-1568). London: Taylor and Francis.
  64. Smith, M. J., Karsh, B., and Moro, F. B. P. (1999). A review of research on interventions to control musculoskeletal disorders. _Work-Related Musculoskeletal Disorders: Report, Workshop Summary, and Workshop Papers_ (pp. 200-229). Washington DC: National Academy Press.

    65. CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS

  65. Alvarado, C. J., Carayon, P., Fairbanks, R. J., Perry, S. J., Sittig, D. F. and Karsh, B. (2009). Critical care technology: can't live with it, can't live without it. _Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society 53st Annual Meeting_
  66. Smith, M. W. ,Russ, A., Wears, R. L., Patterson, E., Miller, A., Militello, L., Anders, S., Karsh, B. (2009). Medical informatics: what contributions can human factors make? _Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society 53st Annual Meeting_
  67. Karsh, B. Dierks, M., Nemeth, C., Wears, R., Wetterneck, T., Alvarado, C. (2009). Beyond the Hospital: Human Factors and Ergonomics Issues in the Ambulatory/Outpatient Care Setting. _Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society 53st Annual Meeting_
  68. Temte, J. L., Grasmick, M., O'Halloran, P., Kietzer, L., Karsh, B., Potter, B., Beasley, J. Smith, P. and Doherty, B. (2009). Assessing Primary Care Workload using the NASA-TLX. _Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality 2009 Practice-Based Research Network Research Conference_.
  69. Alvarado, C. J., Carayon, P., Karsh, B., Kaushal, R., Perry, S. J., Walker, J. M. (2008). Macroergonomic challenges in health information technology. _Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society 52st Annual Meeting._
  70. Lapin, J. and Karsh, B. (2008). Proactive risk assessment of primary care of the elderly. _2008 AHRQ Annual Conference: Promoting Quality…Partnering for Change_, Bethesda, MD, September 7-10.
  71. Alper, S. J., Holden, R. J., Scanlon, M. C., Patel, N., Murkowski, K. Shalaby, T. M. and Karsh, B. (2008). Violation Prevalence After Introduction of a Bar Coded Medication Administration System_ Proceedings of the 2^nd International Conference on Healthcare Systems Ergonomics and Patient Safety_.
  72. Karsh, B. (2008). A multilevel open systems approach to patient safety_ Proceedings of the 2^nd International Conference on Healthcare Systems Ergonomics and Patient Safety_. Accepted
  73. Holden, R. J., Alper, S. J., Scanlon, M. C., Murkowski, K. Rivera, A. J. and Karsh, B. (2008). Challenges and Problem-Solving Strategies During Medication Management: A Study of a Pediatric Hospital Before and After Bar-Coding. _Proceedings of the 2^nd International Conference on Healthcare Systems Ergonomics and Patient Safety_. Accepted
  74. Holden, R. J., Scanlon, M. C., Alper, S. J., Shalaby, T. M., Hung, S-Y. and Karsh, B. (2008). Pediatric Pharmacy Workload: Good, Bad, and ... Complicated! _Proceedings of the 2^nd International Conference on Healthcare Systems Ergonomics and Patient Safety_. Accepted
  75. Or, C. K. L., Karsh, B., Severtson, D. J., & Brennan, P. F. (2008). Patient Technology Acceptance Model (PTAM) - Exploring the determinants of consumer health information technology acceptance by homecare patients with chronic illness. _Proceedings of the 2^nd International Conference on Healthcare Systems Ergonomics and Patient Safety_. Accepted
  76. Scanlon, M. C., Weigle, C., Karsh, B., and Alper, S. J. (2008) Misperceptions of pediatric nursing actions as violations rather than compensation for bar coding technology. _Proceedings of the 2^nd International Conference on Healthcare Systems Ergonomics and Patient Safety_. Accepted
  77. Faye, H., Carayon, P., Karsh, B., Rivera, A. J. Murray, M. E., Scanlon, M., Baker, C. (2008) ICU nurse medication management: decision-making in a complex environment. _Proceedings of the 2^nd International Conference on Healthcare Systems Ergonomics and Patient Safety_. Accepted.
  78. Holden, R. J., Alper, S. J., Rivera, A. J., Or, C. K. L., Karsh, B. (2008). Macroergonomic field research reframed: what can be (and has been) learned by field researchers from change management theory. _Proceedings of Human Factors in Organizational Design and Management-IX._ 521-527
  79. Alper, S. J., Rivera, A. J., Holden, R. J., Scanlon, M., Murkowski, K. Karsh, B. (2008). Routine and situational violations during medication administration. _Proceedings of Human Factors in Organizational Design and Management-IX._ 175-181.
  80. Rivera, A. J., Alper, S. J., Scanlon, M., Murkowski, K., Kaushal, R. Karsh, B. (2008). Healthcare interruptions in the medication administration process. _Proceedings of Human Factors in Organizational Design and Management-IX._ 231-237.
  81. Karsh, B., Escoto, K. H., Alper, S. J., Holden, R. J., Scanlon, M., Murkowski, K. ,Patel, N., Shalaby, T., Arnold, J., Kaushal, R., Skibinski, K., Brown, R. (2007). Do beliefs about hospital technologies predict nurses' perceptions of their ability to provide quality care? A study in two pediatric hospitals. _Proceedings of the 12^th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction_, Part I, p77-83.
  82. Alper, S. J. Scanlon, M., Kaushal, R., Shalaby, T. M., Karsh, B. (2007). Using the technology acceptance model to predict violations in the medication administration process. _Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society 51st Annual Meeting, _745-749.
  83. Holden, R. J., Alper, S. J., Escoto, K. H., Kaushal, R., Murkowski, K., Patel, N., Scanlon, M., Karsh, B.,(2007). Nursing workload and its effect on patient and employee safety. _Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society 51st Annual Meeting,_ 760-764
  84. Karsh, B. (2006). Meso-ergonomics: a new paradigm for macroergonomics research. _Proceedings of the International Ergonomics Association 2006 Congress_.
  85. Escoto, K. H. and Karsh, B. (2006). Providing quality patient care: contributions from the work environment. _Proceedings of the International Ergonomics Association 2006 Congress_.
  86. Or, K. L. and Karsh, B. (2006). The patient technology acceptance model (PTAM) for homecare patients with chronic illness. _Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society 50th Annual Meeting_, 989-993
  87. Escoto, K., Karsh, B. (2006). Exploring the determinants of the provision of quality nursing care. _Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society 50th Annual Meeting_, 959-963.
  88. Alper, S. J. Karsh, B.,Holden, R. J., Scanlon, M., Patel, N., Kaushal, R. (2006). Protocol violations during medication administration in pediatrics. _Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society 50th Annual Meeting_, 1019-1023.
  89. Or, K. L., Casper, G. R., Karsh, B., Brennan, P. F., Burke, L. J., Carayon, P., Grenier, A-S., Krause, C., Murphy, J., and Sebern, M. (2005). Work system analysis of home nursing care and implications for medication errors. _Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society 49th Annual Meeting_, 1052-1056
  90. Casper, G. R., Karsh, B., Or, C. K. L., Carayon, P., Grenier, A. S., & Brennan, P. F. (2005). Designing a technology enhanced practice for home nursing care of patients with congestive heart failure. In C. Friedman, J. Ash, & P. Tarczy-Hornoch (Eds.), /Biomedical and Health Informatics: From Foundations to Applications to Policy /(pp.116-120). American Medical Informatics Association: 2005 Proceedings; Washington, DC, October 22-26, 2005.
  91. Sebern, M., Brennan, P. F., Burke, L., Casper, G. R., Karsh, B., Carayon, P., Or, C. K. L., & Grenier, A. S. (2005). HeartCare: custom computer support for home care. /Translating Research into Practice Symposium at Gerontology Society of America/, Annual conference, November 2005.
  92. Karsh, B. (2005). A conceptual framework for understanding the safety implications of bar code enabled point of care (BPOC) systems. _Proceedings of the 11^th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction._
  93. Karsh, B. and Brown, R. (2005). The impact of organizational hierarchies on the design and analysis of medical error research. _Proceedings of Human Factors in Organizational Design and Management-VIII_, 293-298.
  94. Alper, S. J., Hallock, M., and Karsh, B. (2005). A macroergonomic analysis of why outpatient diagnostic tests get and stay lost, with implications for patient safety. _Proceedings of Human Factors in Organizational Design and Management-VIII,_ 257-262.
  95. Karsh, B. and Scanlon, M. (2005). Using bar code technology for medication administration: special human factors considerations for pediatric populations. _Proceedings of the International Conference on Healthcare Systems Ergonomics and Patient Safety_, 135-138.
  96. Hamilton-Escoto K. and Karsh, B. (2005).What might make perceived quality of care an important indicator of patient safety? Measuring the impacts of safety information technology. _Proceedings of the International Conference on Healthcare Systems Ergonomics and Patient Safety_. 127-130.
  97. Holden, R. and Karsh, B. (2005). Applying a theoretical framework to the research and design of medical error reporting systems. _Proceedings of the International Conference on Healthcare Systems Ergonomics and Patient Safety_, 131-134.
  98. Carayon, P., Alvarado, C., Brennan, P., Gurses, A., Hundt, A., Karsh, B., and Smith, M., (2003). Work system and patient safety. _Proceedings of Human Factors in Organizational Design and Management-VII_ 583-588.
  99. Karsh, B. (2003). Macroergonomics in health care: improving work design to improve employee and patient safety. _Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society 47th Annual Meeting._ 1404-1405.
  100. Hamilton, K., Karsh, B.,and Beasley, J. (2003). Medical error reporting system design: multiple user considerations and their implications. _Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society 47th Annual Meeting. _1549-1553.
  101. Wagner, J., Karsh, B.,Sager, M. A., and Moberg, D. P. (2003). Relationships between job stressors, job satisfaction, and turnover intent in the assisted living sector of long term care. _Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society 47th Annual Meeting._ 1511-1515.
  102. Hallock, M., Alper, S., and Karsh, B. (2003). Process improvement in an outpatient clinic: application of sociotechnical systems analysis. _Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society 47th Annual Meeting._ 1406-1410.
  103. Hallock, M., Alper, S., and Karsh, B. (2003). A macroergonomic work system approach for process improvement in healthcare: The case of diagnostic testing. _International Ergonomics Association Triennial Congress._
  104. Karsh, B., Booske, B., and Sainfort, F. (2002). Job and work environment predictors of turnover intention in long-term care facilities. _Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society 46th Annual Meeting_, 1399-1403.
  105. Taveira, A., Hable, P., and Karsh, B. (2002). Investigation of the impact of workers' perceptions on compliance with standard safety precautions in a rural hospital. _Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society 46th Annual Meeting_, 1467-1471.
  106. Shapiro, R. G., Andre, A. D., Young, K. R., Bass, E. J., *Karsh, B.,* Lin, J., and de Falla, C. (2002). Maximizing your opportunities in a competitive job market. _Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society 46th Annual Meeting_, 1759-1763.
  107. *Karsh, B.,* Hamilton, K., and Beasley, J. (2002). On the development of a medical safety reporting system. _Proceedings of the 6^th International Scientific Conference on Work With Display Units_. Accepted._ _
  108. Sainfort F, BC Booske, and B Karsh. Job and Organizational Determinants of Employee Perceptions of Nursing Home Quality. Proceedings of the 13^th Annual Society for Health Systems Conference, Norcross, GA: Institute of Industrial Engineers, pp.143-152, 2001.
  109. Karsh, B., Beasley, J., Hagenauer, M. E., Sainfort, F. (2001). Do electronic medical records improve the quality of medical records? In M.J. Smith and G. Salvendy (Eds.). _Systems, Social and Internationalization Design Aspects of Human-Computer Interaction._ (pp. 908-912) Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.
  110. Karsh, B., Moro, F. B. P., and Smith, M. J. (2001). The efficacy of workplace ergonomic interventions to control musculoskeletal disorders: a critical examination of the peer-reviewed literature. _Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society 45th Annual Meeting, 2,_ 992-996. __
  111. Taveira, A., Karsh, B., Chapman, L. J., Josefsson, K. G. (2001). Perceptions of safety and profitability as predictors of farmers' intention to adopt an alternative feedback storage technology. In A. C. Bittner Jr., P. C. Champney, and S. J. Morrissey (Eds.). _Advances in Occupational Ergonomics and Safety_ (pp. 248-255). Washington DC: IOS Press.
  112. Karsh, B., Moro, F. B. P., Smith, M. J., Booske, B. and Sainfort, F. (2000). A case-control study of medication use and acute occupational injury. _Proceedings of the XIV Triennial Congress of the International Ergonomics Association and Human Factors and Ergonomics Society 44th Annual Meeting, 4,_ 316-319.
  113. Chapman LJ, Josefsson KG, Meyer RH, Newenhouse AC, Karsh, B., Miquelon M. (2000). Dairy and fresh market vegetable production work by Wisconsin children and adolescents. _Agricultural Safety and Health in a New Century_, April 28-30, Cooperstown New York.
  114. Chapman LJ, Josefsson KG, Meyer RH, Newenhouse AC, Karsh, B., Miquelon M. (2000). Intervention research to reduce injuries on dairy, berry, and fresh market vegetable farms. _Agricultural Safety and Health in a New Century_, April 28-30, Cooperstown New York.
  115. Karsh, B., Moro, F. B. P., Conway, F. T., and Smith, M. J. (1999). Effects of job design stressors on perceived strain in white-collar supervisor and non-supervisor VDT users. _Work, Stress, and Health '99: Organization of Work in a Global Economy_, American Psychological Association and National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, p84.
  116. Taveira, A. D., James, C. A., Karsh, B., and Sainfort, F. (1998). Impact of total quality management on work environment dimensions: an empirical study in the public sector. _Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society 42nd Annual Meeting, 2_, 1004-1008.
  117. Karsh, B. (1997). Psychosocial work factors and musculoskeletal disorders in office workers: an examination of the mediating role of stress. In G. Salvendy, M. J. Smith, and R. J. Koubek (Eds.), _Design of Computing Systems: Cognitive Considerations_ (pp. 521-524). Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.
  118. Karsh, B. (1997). An examination of employee participation during new technology implementation. _Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society 41st Annual Meeting, 2_, 767-771.
  119. Karsh, B., Conway, F. T, Smith, M. J., LeGrande, D. (1996). The effect of adjustability and proper workstation design characteristics on self-reports of pain and the diagnosis of cumulative trauma disorders (ctds). In O. Brown Jr. and H.W. Hendrick (Eds.), _Human Factors in Organizational Design and Management-V,_ 309-314.__
  120. Cohen, W. J., James, C.A., Taveira, A. D., Karsh, B., Scholz, J., and Smith, M. J. (1995). Analysis and design recommendations for workstations: a case study in an insurance company. _Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society 39th Annual Meeting_, 412-416.

 
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