While healthcare providers in the U.S. struggle with design challenges of electronic medical record systems, some other countries are still struggling to get basic paper records systems in place. A global healthcare design challenge funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation tasked designers with giving the children’s immunization record a makeover. Immunization programs are […]
I have a great job because every day I get to talk to smart people doing interesting work to make healthcare better. In February’s MedCity News Hangout, I spoke with four of those people about big data. The conversation included a designer, a neuroscientist, an expert in consumer payments and a doctor. Each person brought […]
Hear executives from Quantum Health, Surescripts, EY, Clinical Architecture and Personify Health share their views on digital transformation in healthcare.
Rob Girling, principal and co-founder, Artefact Outcome-focused thinking does not focus exclusively on positive outcomes of a design or technology. In fact, predicting the potential negative outcomes is equally vital, yet is often ignored. This outcome-focused approach to technology is what we at Artefact are calling 21st Century Design. We believe 21st Century Design is […]
It’s Back to the Future, telemedicine style. The doctor with his black bag of remedies and devices knocking at your door for a house call is an old idea. But a tricked-out, high-tech ride brings a fresh, 21st century twist to that form of healthcare. Add the brains of University of Kansas students to resources […]
The healthcare startups in the race to launch an approved noninvasive, bloodless glucose meter for the growing diabetes patient population is on. While each company etches out its value proposition and aims for commercial launch, a look at what the devices with potential for success in this space have in common. What the successful breakout […]
A British healthcare design firm has come out with a new drug-delivery device to add to its innovative portfolio: an auto-injector for rheumatoid arthritis patients. On its head, this might not sound super-glamorous for a firm like Cambridge Consultants, but the design of Aira is much more user-friendly than many other models currently on the […]
Closing cancer health equity gaps require medical breakthroughs made possible by new funding approaches.
The world of healthcare has sometimes been slow to pick up on forward-thinking medical device design (not just strong science and technology) as central to a product’s success. Cambridge Consultants is a design firm based in the UK with big presence in Boston and a host of big-name pharmaceutical and medical device clients. Matthew D. […]
In this week’s healthcare design reading roundup, there’s innovation in medical device design, a hard look at the actual materials that make wearable tech wearable and a thoughtful discussion of how healing art should operate in labor and delivery. 1. Abbott is designing a stent that dissolves inside the body. 2. The five materials making […]
Whether it’s just expensive healthcare marketing or design to improve life, hospital construction has kicked it up a notch. In the NYTimes, Elizabeth Rosenthal discusses the pros and cons of hospitality-based design and care in hospitals, which is following more of a hotel model from the decor to the cuisine. But is this “creature comfort” […]
The United Kingdom’s National Health Service has launched an ambitious objective: All patients with disabilities or chronic conditions will have individualized care plans by 2015. And, those care plans must be accessible online or via a mobile app. They should have a personalized budget and a digital care plan in less than two years. […]
The progress in artificial intelligence (AI) is reshaping patient care, across various dimensions, from facilitating faster discharge to curating treatment plans and suggesting lifestyle changes.