Internal Medicine / Healthcare Systems / Design / EHR / Technology
The original first-person patient narrative forms the foundation of clinical medicine, yet its original form rapidly becomes contaminated and evolve once the patient enters the medical system. Article: https://www.gregoryschmidt.com/articles/patient-first-person-narrative
Narrative language is everywhere in medicine. How does this influence how we think & document patient information? Article: https://www.gregoryschmidt.com/articles/narrative-language-in-medicine-intro Custom fields
Back-in angle parking combines the benefits of angle parking with those of bcak-in parking. Article: https://www.gregoryschmidt.com/articles/reverse-angle-parking
In some countries most cars back-into parking spaces. In other countries, almost nobody does. Why is this? Article: https://www.gregoryschmidt.com/articles/why-do-americans-not-back-into-parking-spaces
Help reduce backover injuries and fatalities with these ideas. Full article: https://www.gregoryschmidt.com/articles/ways-to-avoid-fatalities-from-car-backovers
Each week in the USA, an estimated 280 people are injured and 4-5 people die as a result of backover injuries. Most of them children. Article: https://www.gregoryschmidt.com/articles/backover-deaths
Costco puts extra space between their parking stalls which ensures cars are always centered in the extra-wide parking stall. Full article: https://www.gregoryschmidt.com/articles/extra-wide-parking-stalls
2020 was quiet year for new posts on this website, but busy year for Gregory. Read at: www.gregoryschmidt.com/article/life-update-2020
It may make the most sense to encourage clinicians above a certain age, and those with comorbidities to focus as much as possible on telemedicine care to reduce their risk of mortality from coronavirus.
Summary of the step-by-step process taught by Kevin Starr to design for building lasting impact at scale. Original article: http://www.gregoryschmidt.ca/writing/lasting-impact-at-scale-kevin-starr
Do not teleport your users to different parts of the application. They must take a road to get there, and know which part of the app's 3D space they are in. Original article: http://www.gregoryschmidt.ca/writing/app-design-positional-space
Navigation options starting with mobile: On-page / Bottom tab / Top tab / Side navigation drawer Combining navigation patterns: acceptable & not Original article: http://www.gregoryschmidt.ca/writing/navigation-options-starting-with-mobile
The major user interface regions of the PATIENT FILE Original article: http://www.gregoryschmidt.ca/writing/patient-file-ux-regions
If you are designing on the web, Android, or iOS, a pixel is probably not what you think it means. Pixels, Points, and Display-indepdnent pixels Original Article: http://www.gregoryschmidt.ca/writing/when-is-a-pixel-not-a-pixel-pixels-points-dps
If 1080p is 2x as vertically dense as 720p, Why is 4K not 4x as vertically dense as 1080P? Original Article: http://www.gregoryschmidt.ca/writing/why-4k-is-misleading
Mobile phones and tablets advertise Height x Width x Depth ? This seems backwards. Original article: http://www.gregoryschmidt.ca/writing/why-are-phone-dimensions-backwards
Almost always write the HORIZONTAL dimension first, the VERTICAL second. Unless, you are a fine art dealer or mobile phone manufacturer. Original article: http://www.gregoryschmidt.ca/writing/writing-dimensions
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The book for organizations and individual who measure their success not in terms of dollars and cents, but by their social impact. It challenges us to think big, start small, and relentlessly seek impact. http://www.gregoryschmidt.ca/writing/lean-impact-detailed-summary
Who are the doers at scale? Who is the payer at scale? Lessons from the book Lean Impact by Ann Mei Chang and work of Kevin Starr. Original article: http://www.gregoryschmidt.ca/writing/engines-of-growth-in-social-impact
How philanthropic & grant based funding differs from traditional startup venture capital. Rigid waterfall grants. Small linear steps. Unscalable solutions. Original article: http://www.gregoryschmidt.ca/writing/why-philanthropy-hampers-innovation
The entrepreneurship startup principles of Lean Startup, applied to social ventures as described in Lean Impact. How to build a social impact project that scales. Original Article: http://www.gregoryschmidt.ca/writing/lean-impact-lean-startup-brief-summary
The WORKFLOW section of the medical record completely transforms the EHR experience and clinical care. It is much more than just a form. Original Article: http://www.gregoryschmidt.ca/writing/the-patient-workflow-is-not-a-form #EHR #EMR
The Patient File contains the Patient Chart & Patient Workflows. The design of the Patient Chart is generalizable, the Patient Workflows highly use case specific. Original Article: http://www.gregoryschmidt.ca/writing/what-is-the-patient-file #EHR #EMR
Ranking of 6 different strategies to search for patients Original Article: http://www.gregoryschmidt.ca/writing/search-for-a-patient-in-the-ehr
In a clinical EHR, the first job of the HOME screen is to be bypassed quickly to get the PATIENT FILE open Original Article: http://www.gregoryschmidt.ca/writing/purpose-of-the-ehr-home-screen