Designing for Health: Interview with Melissa Welch, MD [Podcast]
Access to high-quality, preventive, and primary care is essential to achieving better health outcomes, yet it remains out of reach for many individuals and communities. To address these disparities, healthcare systems must implement models that not only support providers but are also designed with the needs of patients and communities in mind. This includes leveraging […]
Designing for Health: Interview with Resa Lewiss, MD [Podcast]
In the fast-paced realm of emergency medicine, optimizing design and workflows is crucial for enhancing both patient care and operational efficiency. Prioritizing human-centered, effective solutions that benefit both patients and healthcare providers is key to improving outcomes. Equally important is the continuous collection of feedback from healthcare teams and patients during the design process, as […]
Designing for Health: Interview with Aaron Neinstein, MD [Podcast]
As healthcare and technology become increasingly integrated, it’s essential to create systems that simplify workflows rather than add complexity. The best solutions integrate smoothly into existing workflows, supporting physicians without overwhelming them, and the goal should be to enhance patient care and optimize processes through thoughtful design. A crucial takeaway in health tech is the […]
Designing for Health: Interview with Mark Mabus, MD [Podcast]
EHRs offer significant advantages for data sharing; however, they can result in an excessive volume of ambiguous notes due to the increasing ease of data entry. As healthcare systems evolve and AI becomes more integrated into the field, it is imperative to prioritize the most relevant information. Optimizing these systems with a patient-centered approach will […]
Designing for Health: Interview with Spencer Dorn, MD [Podcast]
Technology has transformed the healthcare landscape by making information more accessible, however, this shift also brings challenges in managing huge volumes of data effectively. Â EHRs offer significant benefits for data sharing yet can result in an overload of unintelligible notes due to the ease of entry. As healthcare systems continue to evolve and face demands […]
Designing for Health: Interview with Doug Turner, MBA [Podcast]
As healthcare organizations expand, they encounter a mix of challenges and opportunities. Scaling IT operations, maintaining efficiency, and aligning diverse healthcare practices toward shared goals can be complex. Effective leadership and adaptability in healthcare technology play crucial roles in successfully navigating times of significant change.
Designing for Health: Interview with Brendan Keeler [Podcast]
In the rapidly evolving landscape of healthcare technology, different stakeholders are clashing over who can access what data and for what purpose. The potential impact on patient care looms large. Disruptions in data sharing could lead to fragmented care, where essential health information fails to reach the right hands at the right time. Healthcare executives […]
Designing for Health: Interview with Brian Urban [Podcast]
One of the most promising developments in healthcare over the last 10 years has been the proliferation of wearable technologies and mobile medical devices. These new tools are allowing patients the opportunity to provide critical data to their care teams even when miles away from a hospital. The influx of data into clinical workflows can […]
Designing for Health: Interview with Scott MacDonald, MD [Podcast]
The promise of artificial intelligence (AI) and large language models (LLMs) hold a massive amount of potential within healthcare workflows. Some of the most enticing benefits include ambient listening, note taking, and clinical decision support. While these are exciting goals to strive for, success relies on implementation, buy-in from clinical and administrative staff, and continual […]
Designing for Health: Interview with Graham Walker, MD [Podcast]
Within healthcare workflows, miniscule problems or hurdles can have a compounding impact on complexity. An extra click on one page within an electronic health record (EHR) can turn into dozens of extra clicks over the course of a day. This ‘sludge’ can slow down or eliminate efficiencies, burn out physicians, and ultimately result in worse […]