Applying human factors principles to mitigate usability issues related to embedded assumptions in health information technology design

JMIR Human Factors

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Gibbons, Michael C ^a,b   Lowry, Svetlana Z ^c   Patterson, Emily S ^d  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^d THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cultural ergonomics; Culturally informed design; EHR; Health care disparities; Health information technology; Human factors; Patient portal; Patient safety; Usability; Workflow

Indexed keywords

EID: 85018766159     PISSN: None     EISSN: 22929495     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2196/humanfactors.3524     Document Type: Article

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