Linsey Steege
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Human factors engineer who applies engineering concepts, methods, and tools to healthcare systems, nursing in particular, to reduce error, improve working conditions, and reduce costs.
Professor, Associate Dean for Research, Nursing; Affiliate Faculty, Industrial and Systems Engineering School of Nursing College of Engineering Work: 608-263-5191 — Home and cell phones available upon request lsteege@wisc.edu Twitter: @linseysteege
Topics
- Design and integration of technology in healthcare systems, including electronic health record (EHR); tools that prevent medical error; wearable fitness tracking devices
- Nurse and other healthcare worker fatigue, sleep, burnout, stress, workload, performance, resilience and self-care, safety, well-being
- Applying engineering concepts, methods, and tools to healthcare systems to reduce error, improve working conditions, reduce costs.
- Nurse staffing, schedules, shifts, work hours, work environment, work conditions, distractions, interruptions, culture, teamwork, communication
- Healthcare quality and safety, safety monitoring, error reporting, safety management, safety culture, quality improvement, error prevention
Achievements
- Appointed Member, Institute for Healthcare Improvement National Steering Committee for Patient Safety Subcommittee for Workforce Safety