Latest Healtheconomics Podcast Episodes
COVID-19: Should clinicians age 60+ only do tele-care?
Gregory Schmidt, MD - March 12, 2020 04:46 - 12 minutesIt 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.
Lasting impact at scale, the work of Kevin Starr & Mulago
Gregory Schmidt, MD - September 01, 2019 19:55 - 34 minutesSummary 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
App design: positional space
Gregory Schmidt, MD - August 25, 2019 20:15 - 10 minutesDo 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
Gregory Schmidt, MD - August 25, 2019 15:16 - 11 minutesNavigation 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
PATIENT FILE: Major UX Regions
Gregory Schmidt, MD - August 24, 2019 09:57 - 4 minutesThe major user interface regions of the PATIENT FILE Original article: http://www.gregoryschmidt.ca/writing/patient-file-ux-regions
When is a pixel not a pixel? px, pts, dps
Gregory Schmidt, MD - August 21, 2019 10:43 - 7 minutesIf 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
Why 4K is misleading
Gregory Schmidt, MD - August 21, 2019 10:21 - 4 minutesIf 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
Why are phone dimensions backwards: Height x Width ?
Gregory Schmidt, MD - August 21, 2019 10:01 - 4 minutesMobile phones and tablets advertise Height x Width x Depth ? This seems backwards. Original article: http://www.gregoryschmidt.ca/writing/why-are-phone-dimensions-backwards
UI/UX: Writing X vs Y dimensions
Gregory Schmidt, MD - August 21, 2019 09:58 - 3 minutesAlmost 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
Lean Impact: how to innovate for radically greater social good (detailed summary)
Gregory Schmidt, MD - August 16, 2019 18:49 - 21 minutesThe 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
Engines of Growth in Social Impact
Gregory Schmidt, MD - August 16, 2019 18:06 - 5 minutesWho 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
Why philanthropy & grants hampers innovation
Gregory Schmidt, MD - August 16, 2019 18:03 - 12 minutesHow 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
Lean Startup + Lean Impact: Combined Short Summary
Gregory Schmidt, MD - August 16, 2019 17:57 - 8 minutesThe 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 Patient Workflow: it's not just a form.
Gregory Schmidt, MD - August 13, 2019 15:31 - 9 minutesThe 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
What is the Patient File? - EHR UX
Gregory Schmidt, MD - August 13, 2019 12:48 - 6 minutesThe 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
Ways to search for a patient in the EHR
Gregory Schmidt, MD - August 13, 2019 10:19 - 15 minutesRanking of 6 different strategies to search for patients Original Article: http://www.gregoryschmidt.ca/writing/search-for-a-patient-in-the-ehr
Primary Purpose of the EHR HOME screen
Gregory Schmidt, MD - July 25, 2019 04:33 - 2 minutesIn 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
Simple EHR workflow: only 2 screens
Gregory Schmidt, MD - July 24, 2019 15:26 - 3 minutesThe entire EHR can be reduced down to (1) HOME: patient identification & (2) PATIENT FILE: see info, enter info Original Article: http://www.gregoryschmidt.ca/writing/simple-ehr-workflow
The 3 (+1) essential tasks of an EHR
Gregory Schmidt, MD - July 24, 2019 13:03 - 5 minutesThe many tasks of an EHR can be simplified into three major tasks. A simple EHR can be built with only 2/3 of these tasks. Original Article: http://www.gregoryschmidt.ca/writing/3-essential-ehr-tasks
Slow electronic health records: two root problems
Gregory Schmidt, MD - July 24, 2019 09:07 - 5 minutesEHR performance speed is very important to the user experience; but their are two very different sources for the cause of slowdowns. Original Article: http://www.gregoryschmidt.ca/writing/ehr-speed-root-cause
Make the EHR immediately useful for users
Gregory Schmidt, MD - July 24, 2019 07:30 - 10 minutesStart with features that are immediately useful to the clinician logged into the EHR. Do not start by promoting delayed benefits for others. Original Article: http://www.gregoryschmidt.ca/writing/ehr-immediately-useful #EHR #EMR
What atributes do clinicians look for in an EHR?
Gregory Schmidt, MD - July 24, 2019 03:42 - 3 minutesWhat are the attributes clinicians look for in an electronic health record? Original Article: http://www.gregoryschmidt.ca/writing/ehr-atributes-for-clinicians #EHR #EMR
Build an EHR clinicians want to use
Gregory Schmidt, MD - July 23, 2019 13:27 - 5 minutesCan we build an electronic health record tool that clinicians eagerly want to use over their paper-based workflows? Original Article: http://www.gregoryschmidt.ca/writing/build-an-ehr-clinicians-want-to-use #EHR #EMR
Electronic Health Records: Who do we build this for?
Gregory Schmidt, MD - July 23, 2019 10:41 - 7 minutesWho is the true customer in enterprise medical record software? Who do we build EHRs for? Let’s move more influence downstream to the patient, and those that care for them. Original Article: http://www.gregoryschmidt.ca/writing/ehrs-who-do-we-build-this-for #EHR #EMR
Pair Together: Design Thinking, Lean Startup, Agile
Gregory Schmidt, MD - July 23, 2019 07:05 - 4 minutesThree methods that work well together within the same cross-functional team. Original Article: http://www.gregoryschmidt.ca/writing/design-thinking-lean-startup-agile
Proposed model for innovation within an open-source community
Gregory Schmidt, MD - July 23, 2019 03:54 - 15 minutesHow does one bring the buzzword of innovation, and principles from The Lean Startup into a large open-source community? Original Article: http://www.gregoryschmidt.ca/writing/org-model-for-innovation-within-open-source-community
The Lean Startup: Key themes from the book by Eric Ries
Gregory Schmidt, MD - July 21, 2019 06:38 - 25 minutesA must read for anyone trying to do something new (within an existing organization, or a new venture). Original Article: http://www.gregoryschmidt.ca/writing/lean-startup-book-summary
Speed vs Reusability
Gregory Schmidt, MD - July 13, 2019 01:51 - 7 minutesAre you slow and non-reusable? There are at least two routes to operating fast and very reusable. Original Article: http://www.gregoryschmidt.ca/writing/speed-vs-reusability #Startup
Healthcare Fragmentation: Focus on the Patients, and the Data will Follow
Gregory Schmidt, MD - June 07, 2019 06:04 - 7 minutesHealthcare in America is fragmented for patients, caregivers, providers, payers, and the public. Herein lies the opportunity. http://www.gregoryschmidt.ca/writing/healthcare-fragmentation
Three Levels of Health System Technology
Gregory Schmidt, MD - June 06, 2019 01:09 - 7 minutesLevel 1 to Level 2 is a shift to systems where a significant amount of care is provided by healthcare workers, using digital health tools, in integrated systems. http://www.gregoryschmidt.ca/writing/three-levels-of-health-system-technology
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