The Human Factors Engineering Approach to Biomedical Informatics Projects: State of the Art, Results, Benefits and Challenges

摘要: Objectives: The objective of this paper is to define a comprehensible overview the Human Factors approach biomedical informatics applications for healthcare. starts with presentation necessity proper management factors Healthcare IT projects avoid unusable products and unsafe work situations. first section dedicated definitions Engineering (HFE) main concepts. second describes functional model an HFE lifecycle adapted healthcare third provides existing HF usability methods presents selection interesting results. last discusses benefits limitations approach. Methods: Literature review based on Pubmed conference proceedings in field Medical Informatics coupled other databases Ergonomics focused papers addressing system design. Results: Usability studies performed have uncovered unacceptable flaws that make systems error prone, thus endangering patient safety. Moreover, many cases, procurement implementation process simply forget about human factors: following only technological considerations, they issue potentially dangerous always unpleasant But when properly applied projects, proves efficient seeking improve safety, users’ satisfaction adoption products. Conclusions: We recommend methodology should be most development systematically checked before permitting their release implementation. This requires Centers specialized Patient safety each Country / Region.