The good news is that the FDA has published a report on the importance of observational research.

Last month at the 2017 International Symposium on Human Factors and Ergonomics in Health Care I organized a panel discussion to talk about the difficulties that human factors researchers have with gaining access to healthcare facilities to conduct research. After the symposium, I documented the results of the discussion with the help of the panelists. A summary slide presentation is posted on the symposium website, and also on my publications page. The panelists were: Keith K