ArticleYearbook of medical informatics2019
Human Factors and Usability for Health Information Technology: Old and New Challenges.
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82 citing papers in PubMed, 6 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 176 citations in OpenAlex.
- Development and Validation of SafeHIT: An Instrument to Assess the Self-Reported Safe Use of Health Information Technology.Applied clinical informatics · 2023Pooled it
- Usability of Telehealth Systems for Noncommunicable Diseases in Primary Care From the COVID-19 Pandemic Onward: Systematic Review.Journal of medical Internet research · 2023Pooled it
- Usability Evaluation of Dashboards: A Systematic Literature Review of Tools.BioMed research international · 2023Pooled it
- Investigating the role of health information technology in the control and management of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE): a systematic review.BMC medical informatics and decision making · 2022Pooled it
- Using an Integrated Framework to Investigate the Facilitators and Barriers of Health Information Technology Implementation in Noncommunicable Disease Management: Systematic Review.Journal of medical Internet research · 2022Pooled it
- Dashboards for visual display of patient safety data: a systematic review.BMJ health & care informatics · 2021Pooled it
- Trust in Generative AI for Health Information Consumption and the Effect of Learned Dependency: Randomized Controlled Experimental Study.Journal of medical Internet research · 2026Trial
- Human factors methods for designing safe health information technology: what do the experts think?Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association : JAMIA · 2026Article
- Physicians' Complex Relationships With Health Information Technology and Burnout: Cross-Sectional Survey Study.JMIR human factors · 2026Article
- A lifecycle governance and learning health system framework for trustworthy, generalizable, and sustainable human-ai partnership in clinical practice: Lessons from the asthma-guidance and prediction system (A-GPS).Journal of the National Medical Association · 2026Review
- Why Nurses Intend to Override AI Alerts: How Alert Fatigue, Moral Distress, and Team Psychological Safety Shape Self-Reported Trust Calibration Toward Clinical Decision Support.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- The ESCAPE Framework: A Practical Two-Phase Mixed-Methods Approach for Usability Evaluation of Interoperable Health IT.Studies in health technology and informatics · 2026Article
- Involving Health Care Professionals in the Human-Centered Design of a Digital Platform for Work-Focused Health Care: Lessons From a Mixed Methods Study.JMIR formative research · 2026Article
- Predicting Electronic Health Record Usability: Scoping Review of Adoption Models, Metrics, and Future Directions.JMIR human factors · 2026Article
- Integrating systems thinking and implementation science in biomedical informatics research.JAMIA open · 2026Review
- User-Centred Interaction Design for Enhancing Professional Well-Being in Healthcare Environments.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- The Usability of Continuous Monitoring Devices With Deterioration Alerting Systems in Noncritical Care Units: Scoping Review.Interactive journal of medical research · 2026Review
- Challenges for a Maternal-Care Health Recommender System in Indonesia: Formative Preimplementation Qualitative Study.JMIR formative research · 2026Article
- Mapping the landscape of standardized usability questionnaires in healthcare: a 26-year scoping review.Frontiers in digital health · 2026Review
- Telemedicine in chronic lung disease management: progress and prospects.The Korean journal of internal medicine · 2026Review
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Abstract
objectivesDespite national mandates, incentives, and other programs, the design of health information technology (IT) remains problematic and usability problems continue to be reported. This paper reviews recent literature on human factors and usability of health IT, with a specific focus on research aimed at applying human factors methods and principles to improve the actual design of health IT, its use, and associated patient and clinician outcomes.
methodsWe reviewed recent literature on human factors and usability problems of health IT and research on human-centered design of health IT for clinicians and patients.
resultsStudies continue to show usability problems of health IT experienced by multiple groups of health care professionals (e.g., physicians and nurses) as well as patients. Recent research shows that usability is influenced by both designers (e.g., IT vendors) and implementers in health care organizations, and that the application of human-centered design practices needs to be further improved and extended. We welcome emerging research on the design of health IT for teams as team-based care is increasingly implemented throughout health care.
conclusionsProgress in the application of human factors methods and principles to the design of health IT is occurring, with important information provided on their actual impact on care processes and patient outcomes. Future research should examine the work of health IT designers and implementers, which would help to develop strategies for further embedding human factors engineering in IT design processes.
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