Safety of Patients Isolated for Infection Control

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Abstract
Patient safety has emerged as an important health care issue because of the consequences of iatrogenic injuries.1 Preventable injuries result largely from system failures, not from individual inadequacy.2-5 Human factors research in nonmedical settings (eg, aviation) suggests that people tend to take the path of least effort; hence, demanding greater vigilance from providers of medical care may not result in meaningful safety improvement.2,3 Instead, redesigning faulty systems appears to be a more promising way to reduce human error.1