Gregory Schmidt, MD
131 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 3 years ago -Internal Medicine / Healthcare Systems / Design / EHR / Technology
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HHDS.12 - Patient Safety and Proactive Risk Assessment
September 25, 2018 20:26 - 7 minutes - 5.85 MBFailure 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 MBIn 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 MBLean 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 MBThe 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 MBTracking 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 MBHealthcare 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 MBPerhaps 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 MBOf 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 MBBad 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 MBInnovative 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 MBLook 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 MBThe 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 MBA 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 MBLong-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 MBNurses 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 MBOutpatient 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 MBThe 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 MBThe 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 MBThe 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 MBFirst 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 MBEp 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 MBEp 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 MBEp 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 MBEp 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 MBSocial 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 MBA 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 MBEveryone 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 MBCreate 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.
Four Quadrant Exercise to Quantify Unintended Consequences in ML | e3
January 28, 2018 15:35 - 2 minutes - 2.18 MBA four quadrant exercise to map the unintended consequences of machine learning projects Original Article: http://www.gregoryschmidt.ca/writing/the-four-quadrant-exercise
World Economic Forum 2018: Healthcare Videos | e2
January 28, 2018 15:33 - 1 minute - 965 KBThe 2018 World Economic Forum in Davos has 5.5hrs of healthcare conversations available online. Original Article: http://www.gregoryschmidt.ca/writing/world-economic-forum-2018-healthcare-videos
Intro | e1
January 28, 2018 12:47 - 1 minute - 1000 KBThese podcasts will be based off blog posts from www.gregoryschmidt.ca