A survey of human factors practitioners working in health care was administered to understand their challenges and successes encountered when responding to the COVID-19 pandemic. Focus areas identified by survey respondents related to workflow, physical environments, communication, and implementation of new technologies. The results from this study can be used by human factors practitioners to demonstrate the common challenges and opportunities for applying human factors to system redesign within their health care organizations. These findings can also be used to encourage investments in human factors by health care organizations and the federal government.
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