Findings from the 2018 Yearbook Section on Human Factors and Organizational Issues

Johanna Kaipio, Sylvia Pelayo
2018 IMIA Yearbook of Medical Informatics  
Objective: To summarize significant research contributions published in 2017 on Human Factors and Organizational Issues (HFOI) in medical informatics. Methods: An extensive search using PubMed/Medline and Web of Science® was conducted to identify the scientific contributions published in 2017 that HFOI issues in medical informatics. The selection process comprised three steps: (i) 15 candidate best papers out of 695 references were first selected by the two section editors, (ii) external
more » ... rs from internationally renowned research teams reviewed each candidate best paper, and (iii) the final selection of five best papers was conducted by the editorial board of the Yearbook. Results: The five best papers offer a glimpse of the quality and breadth of the work being conducted in the HFOI community. Conclusion: The selection of the HFOI section of the 2018 IMIA Yearbook highlights a growing number of high quality studies. There are especially more studies interested in testing Human Factors and Ergonomics methods and demonstrating the benefits.
doi:10.1055/s-0038-1667074 pmid:30157509 fatcat:ot7q5lq3iffjtkkyspnw7srvva