Designing for Health: The Bonus Chapter

Health beyond hospitals

Healthcare has long been associated with places like hospitals, clinics, and exam rooms. But most of what shapes our health happens elsewhere: around kitchen tables, during morning routines, and in everyday decisions. This companion supplement explores how design can bring care into the spaces where life unfolds. Because truly human-centered healthcare begins by meeting people at home. 

What you'll learn

  • Why the home is becoming healthcare’s new frontier and what that means for patients, providers, and systems 
  • Real-life challenges in delivering care outside traditional spaces, and how design can rise to meet them 
  • The difference between making care available and making it work in the messiness of everyday life 
  • How to think like a designer when creating systems that respect people’s routines, relationships, and realities
Craig Joseph

Meet the author

Craig Joseph, MD, FAAP, FAMIA, brings more than 30 years of experience across clinical care, healthcare technology, and transformation initiatives. As a pediatrician, physician informaticist, former Epic leader, and chief medical information officer, he has worked alongside healthcare organizations to improve the systems and experiences that shape care delivery.

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