National Center for Human Factors in Healthcare | 2,992 followers on LinkedIn. Optimizing healthcare with cutting-edge research and design: Shaping the future of patient care. | An applied research and consulting group that is based within MedStar Health, a 10-hospital university-associated healthcare system, with expertise in system safety engineering, human factors engineering, safety science, usability, health IT, cognitive science, human systems integration, medical devices, and patient safety.