“Human Factors Engineering (HFE) principles are often being applied to the design of healthcare information technology (HIT).
HFE is defined by the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society as the “scientific discipline concerned with the understanding of interactions among humans and other elements of a system, and the profession that applies theory, principles, data, and other methods to design in order to optimize human well-being and overall system performance”.”
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Heather Comak, HealthLeaders Media, 5 March 2010
