Summary
Objective: To select the best papers that made original and high impact contributions in the
area of human factors and organizational issues in biomedical informatics in 2019.
Methods: A rigorous extraction process based on queries from Web of Science® and PubMed/Medline
was conducted to identify the scientific contributions published in 2019 that address
human factors and organizational issues in biomedical informatics. The screening of
papers on titles and abstracts independently by the two editors led to a total of
30 papers. These papers were discussed for a selection of 15 finalist papers, which
were then reviewed by the two editors and by three external reviewers from internationally
renowned research teams.
Results: The query process resulted in 626 papers that reveal interesting and rigorous methods
and important studies in human factors that move the field forward, particularly in
clinical informatics and emerging technologies such as brain-computer interfaces.
This year three papers were clearly outstanding and help advance the field. They provide
examples of applying existing frameworks together in novel and highly illuminating
ways, showing the value of theory development in human factors.
Conclusion: The selected papers make important contributions to human factors and organizational
issues, expanding and deepening our knowledge of how to apply theory and applications
of new technologies in health.
Keywords
Human factors - human-computer interaction - organizational issues - patient safety
- health information technology
