Gregory Schmidt, MD

HHDS.12 - Patient Safety and Proactive Risk Assessment

September 25, 2018 20:26 - 7 minutes - 5.85 MB

Failure Mode Effects Analysis helps proactively study possible sources of risk and ways to mitigate this. Original Chapter: http://www.gregoryschmidt.ca/writing/hhds12-patient-safety-and-proactive-risk-assessment

John Hancock to stop selling 'traditional' life insurance

September 23, 2018 22:03 - 5 minutes - 4.93 MB

In the proliferation of personal health data, all roads lead to dystopia. John Hancock will no longer sell traditional life insurance policies - only ‘interactive’ ones that encourage sharing of activity data. Original Article: http://www.gregoryschmidt.ca/writing/john-hancock-to-stop-selling-traditional-life-insurance

HHDS.11 - Lean in Healthcare

September 23, 2018 10:58 - 18 minutes - 14.9 MB

Lean is a popular tool to improve productivity and organization in Healthcare. And it works. Original Article: http://www.gregoryschmidt.ca/writing/hhds11-lean-in-healthcare

HHDS.10 - Managing Physician Panels in Primary Care

September 21, 2018 21:34 - 12 minutes - 10.5 MB

The size of a physician practice can have dramatic effects on the length of the patient cue. Original Article: http://www.gregoryschmidt.ca/writing/hhds10-managing-physician-panels-in-primary-care

HHDS.09 - Performance Assessment for Healthcare Organizations

September 20, 2018 20:03 - 11 minutes - 9.49 MB

Tracking healthcare performance is difficult. Original Article: http://www.gregoryschmidt.ca/writing/hhds09-performance-assessment-for-healthcare-organizations

HHDS.08 - An Integrated Model for Healthcare Delivery

September 17, 2018 19:57 - 5 minutes - 4.47 MB

Healthcare engineering can propose some concepts to help integrate healthcare service delivery. Original Article: http://www.gregoryschmidt.ca/writing/hhds08-an-integrated-model-for-healthcare-delivery

Apple Event September 12, 2018 - Critical Review

September 17, 2018 19:02 - 21 minutes - 17.2 MB

Perhaps one of the worst Apple Keynotes in the last decade. Original Article: http://www.gregoryschmidt.ca/writing/apple-event-sept-12-2018

Apple WWDC19 Keynote, June 2018 - Key Themes

September 12, 2018 09:28 - 20 minutes - 16.5 MB

Of of the most important iOS upgrades in years. A strong focus on privacy, security, augmented reality, and de-connecting from social/digital media and reconnecting with people Original Article http://www.gregoryschmidt.ca/writing/apple-wwdc-june-2018

Bad Blood. Good Book. The Theranos Fraud.

September 10, 2018 20:10 - 12 minutes - 9.77 MB

Bad Blood: Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup documents the rise and fall of Theranos. It is a stark reminder of gravity of doing a healthcare startup properly. Original Article: http://www.gregoryschmidt.ca/writing/bad-blood-book

Raised & Horizontal Elevator Buttons

September 09, 2018 20:47 - 2 minutes - 1.78 MB

Innovative elevator button layouts Original Article: http://www.gregoryschmidt.ca/writing/raised-elevator-buttons

Netherlands: Exemplary Washroom Design

September 08, 2018 20:06 - 12 minutes - 9.85 MB

Look outside of America for ways to build better washrooms. Original Article: http://www.gregoryschmidt.ca/writing/netherlands-washroom-design

Netherlands: Giant Doors

August 21, 2018 18:45 - 3 minutes - 2.43 MB

The doors in the Netherlands are excellent! It is a design trend I'd like to see imported to America. Original Article: http://www.gregoryschmidt.ca/writing/netherlands-giant-doors

HHDS.07 - Healthcare Insurance: An Introduction

August 15, 2018 15:06 - 12 minutes - 9.93 MB

A brief overview of healthcare insurance in America Original article: http://www.gregoryschmidt.ca/writing/hhds07-healthcare-insurance-an-introduction

HHDS.06 - Long-Term Care

August 14, 2018 17:29 - 11 minutes - 9.41 MB

Long-term care has complex family, resident, and institutional dynamics Original Article: http://www.gregoryschmidt.ca/writing/hhds06-long-term-care

HHDS.05 - Designing a Nurse-Managed Healthcare Delivery System

August 12, 2018 11:14 - 2 minutes - 2.08 MB

Nurses have a diverse set of roles in the healthcare system http://www.gregoryschmidt.ca/writing/hhds05-designing-a-nurse-managed-healthcare-delivery-system

HHDS.04 - Outpatient Clinics: Primary and Specialty Care

August 12, 2018 11:12 - 8 minutes - 7.84 MB

Outpatient medicine is a tough high volume low margin industry. http://www.gregoryschmidt.ca/writing/hhds04-outpatient-clinics

HHDS.03 - The VA Healthcare Delivery System

June 09, 2018 22:13 - 11 minutes - 8.97 MB

The VA is the largest provider of direct care in the United States. Its long history is one of controversy and transformation. Original Article: http://www.gregoryschmidt.ca/writing/hhds03-the-va-healthcare-delivery-system

HHDS.02 - Engineering and the Healthcare Delivery System

May 26, 2018 05:46 - 8 minutes - 6.85 MB

The Handbook of Healthcare Delivery Systems. Chapter 2 Summary. The engineering profession can make important contributions to ongoing efforts to make healthcare delivery safe, efficient, patient-centred, timely, and equitable. Original article: http://www.gregoryschmidt.ca/writing/hhds02-engineering-and-the-healthcare-delivery-system

HHDS.01 - Healthcare: How did we get here and where are we going?

May 21, 2018 05:29 - 13 minutes - 11 MB

The Handbook of Healthcare Delivery Systems. Chapter 1 Summary. The tension of physician autonomy and the desire for medicine to be grey and an art form are contrasted against the trends of science to provide more accurate diagnosis and care delivery structures that do not require physicians at their core. Original article: http://www.gregoryschmidt.ca/writing/hhds01-healthcare-how-did-we-get-here-and-where-are-we-going

HHDS 0/52 - Handbook of Healthcare Delivery Systems - Index

May 19, 2018 23:37 - 2 minutes - 1.88 MB

First in a series of chapter summaries on the Handbook of Healthcare Delivery Systems, edited by Yuehwern Yin Original Article: http://www.gregoryschmidt.ca/writing/handbook-of-healthcare-delivery-systems-index

Audio-Video Call Mixup

May 19, 2018 22:12 - 4 minutes - 3.31 MB

Ep 14. The user interface designs that lead to accidental audio or video calls Original Article: http://www.gregoryschmidt.ca/writing/audio-video-call-mixup

The Musk Emails: Major Themes

May 01, 2018 06:01 - 11 minutes - 8.9 MB

Ep 13. Elon Musk’s leaked internal e-mails collected into one place. This post summarizes the leadership and management themes in the emails. See the original article for the full email collection Original Article: http://www.gregoryschmidt.ca/the-musk-emails-major-themes

Customize iPhone Camera Modes

April 27, 2018 05:35 - 3 minutes - 2.42 MB

Ep 12. iPhone offers different camera modes. Users should be able to customize this sequence. Original Article: http://www.gregoryschmidt.ca/writing/customize-iphone-camera-modes YouTube Version: https://youtu.be/LZfjJ-gpp84

Mandatory participation 2/2: genome sequencing

April 22, 2018 08:47 - 7 minutes - 6.39 MB

Ep 11. Will participation in full genome sequencing become unavoidable and mandatory? Full article http://www.gregoryschmidt.ca/writing/mandatory-participation-genome-sequencing

Mandatory participation (Part 1/2): Social Media | e10

April 19, 2018 02:00 - 7 minutes - 5.66 MB

Social media started as an 'optional activity' or luxury, but is participation in social media becoming mandatory. How long will genomic sequencing remain an 'optional' technology? Part 1: reviews US Gov't proposal to collect social media profiles of VISA applicants. Original Article: http://www.gregoryschmidt.ca/writing/mandatory-social-media

Lenovo's Record Light - Mixup | e6

April 03, 2018 16:32 - 3 minutes - 2.51 MB

A red 'record' light means the camera is on. But on Lenovo's monitors it means the camera is off. Original article: http://www.gregoryschmidt.ca/writing/record-light-mixup

Catalyst Contracts: incentivize mutual growth | e5

April 02, 2018 08:23 - 3 minutes - 3.04 MB

Everyone knows that buying in bulk is cheaper. So why did my friend’s client insist last week that they will pay more to purchase higher volumes of the product/service? Shouldn't it be the other way? In this atypical contract the buyer pays MORE for purchasing higher volumes, in order to incentivize growth in their supply chain. Original Article: http://www.gregoryschmidt.ca/writing/catalyst-contracts

Express Lifts: Faster hospital elevators | e4

April 02, 2018 07:27 - 6 minutes - 5.51 MB

Create express lifts by re-assigning some elevators to travel between only two floors. This will raise people faster up the tower closer to their destination as the elevator does not stop at the floors in-between. For instance, an elevator could stop at Level 1 and Level 12. In order for people to get to their final designation, they can walk up/down the extra stairs.