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Human Factors MD is a clinical usability consulting firm providing user interface design and evaluation services to medical software and device manufacturers. We've helped companies design and evaluate user interfaces for patients, surgeons, radiologists, ophthalmologists, attending physicians, GPs, nurses, pharmacists, imaging technologists, physicists, lab technologists, and research scientists. Our work can be found in ORs, emergency and intensive care units, imaging departments, pharmacies, doctors' offices, chemistry departments, research centers, pharmaceutical development labs, and patient homes.

Our team offers a balanced blend of clinical, human factors, research, design, regulatory, software development, and medical device industry expertise. Based on individual project needs, we utilize a network of talented clinical domain experts, human factors specialists, user researcher analysts, user interface designers, software prototypers, and graphic artists.




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  Human Factors Consulting Firm Specializing In Medical Software And Devices. Services Include User Interface Design, Usability Testing, And Human Factors Program Development.

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