Our formative usability test and validation methods are aligned with the FDA’s recent Draft Guidance on Human Factors Engineering, as well as other established international standards.
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Learn about introductory and advanced Human Factors principles and processes as they relate to healthcare systems, medical device design and regulatory standards.
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Designing user interfaces such that they allow primary health care providers to enter coded data at the point of care in a seamless and intuitive manner has been a tremendous challenge. Canada Health Infoway engaged Healthcare Human Factors to develop design guidelines to address this gap.
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Home hemodialysis is a home-based renal treatment therapy option for patients with established chronic kidney disease. Healthcare Human Factors conducted a study to further understand the barriers to adoption of nocturnal home hemodialysis.
Read more »Healthcare Human Factors is currently designing an electronic patient health record, and is looking for usability testing participants that fit the following criteria: – Between the age of 30-50 – Have one or more children under the age of 16 – Are involved in the care of one or more of their parents (or in [...]
Read full article »Human Factors UI Design Intern Job Overview: Are you a design student with an interest in healthcare? Can you can create stunning and unique design solutions? Are you an advocate for good design, with an interest in User Centered Design approach? We are currently looking for a talented designer to join our User Interface design [...]
Read full article »Healthcare Human Factors is currently seeking physicians (general practitioners and specialists) to participate in a 1 hour phone interview. Specifically, we are examining how physicians currently access and share clinical practice information, and what factors support or impede effective sharing of this information. Participants will be reimbursed $75 (by cheque requisition) for their time. If [...]
Read full article »In October 2012, team members at the Centre for Global eHealth Innovation and Healthcare Human Factors co-organized Hacking Health Toronto , a hackathon that brought together our clinical and design contacts with Toronto’s developer community, to rapidly prototype digital solutions to healthcare problems. Hosted at the MaRS Discovery District, the Hacking Health Toronto weekend closed [...]
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