MacroErgonomics Safety and Health Laboratory

Publications

Refereed Journal Articles
Book Chapters
Refereed Proceedings Articles

* = student co-author

Refereed Journal Articles

ACCEPTED OR IN PRESS

•  Karsh, B. and Brown, R. (2007). 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 pending minor revision

•  *Ku, C-H, Radwin, R. G., Richard, T. G. and Karsh, B. (2007). Nutrunner and job characteristics associated with upper extremity injuries in automobile manufacturing. American Industrial Hygiene Association Journal . Accepted.

•  *Holden, R. J. and Karsh, B . (2007). A theoretical model of health information technology behavior. Behaviour and Information Technology , In Press.

PUBLISHED

•  *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.

•  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.

•  Scanlon, M.C. , Karsh, B., Densmore, E., (2006). Human Factors and Pediatric Patient Safety. Pediatric Clinics of North America , 53 , 1105-1119.

•  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.

•  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.

•  *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 .

•  *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.

•  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.

•  Karsh, B. (2006). Theories of work-related musculoskeletal disorders: implications for ergonomic interventions. Theoretical Issues in Ergonomic Science, 7(1), 71-88.

•  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.

•  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.

•  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.

•  *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.

•  Karsh, B. (2004). Beyond usability for patient safety : designing effective technology implementation systems. Quality and Safety in Healthcare, 13(5), 388-394.

•  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.

•  Beasley, J., *Hamilton, K., Karsh, B. (2003). Design Elements for a Primary Care Medical Error Reporting System. Wisconsin Medical Journal, 103(1) , 56-59.

•  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.

•  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.

•  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.

•  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.

•  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.

•  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.

•  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.

•  Carayon, P. and Karsh, B. (2000). Sociotechnical issues in the implementation of imaging technology. Behaviour and Information Technology, 19(4), 247-262.

•  Smith, M. J., Conway, F. T., and Karsh, B. (1999). Occupational stress in human computer interaction (HCI). Industrial Health, 37(2), 157-173.

•  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.

Book Chapters

•  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.

•  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.

•  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.

•  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.

•  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.

•  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.

•  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.

•  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.

•  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.

Refereed Proceedings Articles

•  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

•  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.

•  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.

•  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 , Published

•  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. Proceedings of the AMIA Annual Symposium . Published

•  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.

•  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.

•  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.

•  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.

•  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.

•  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.

•  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.

•  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.

•  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.

•  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.

•  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.

•  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.

•  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.

•  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.

•  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.

•  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.

•  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.

•  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.

•  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.

•  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.

•  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.

•  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 .

•  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 .

•  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.

•  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.

•  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.

•  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.

•  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.

•  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.