Latest Userinterfacedesign Podcast Episodes
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
OpenMRS Design Call April 2, 2019 | OpenMRS Flow, Concept Proposal
Gregory Schmidt, MD - April 02, 2019 17:52 - 58 minutesApril 2, 2019 Design Call Discussion of proposed starting point for collaboration on new frontend application. "OpenMRS Flow - Concept Paper" Read Original Document: https://docs.google.com/document/d/11Z7ploIaZsMxGwlhqYavMH3WjlwwwoKD_nKvPnvH0lw/edit?usp=sharing Comment on Talk Thread: An amazing...
The Role of Design in Electronic Health Records: Past, Present, & Future
Gregory Schmidt, MD - March 27, 2019 15:43 - 1 hourHow bad really is the state of many EHRs today? What design problems will EHRs face in the future? Design must achieve a purpose What is the purpose of an Electronic Health Record? http://gregoryschmidt.ca/writing/the-role-of-design-in-ehr #EHR #Design
OpenMRS 3 - Benefits of modularity in an open-source Electronic Health Record
Gregory Schmidt, MD - February 25, 2019 15:46 - 1 hourHow do we design an EHR platform that makes collaboration easy? Horizontal and vertical modularity is key. Images & text http://www.gregoryschmidt.ca/writing/openmrs-3-modularity-principles #EHR #Design #Modularity
Modular Design - First principles from the physical world
Gregory Schmidt, MD - February 21, 2019 11:56 - 20 minutesPretty much everything is highly modular. The world wouldn’t function without it. Modularity makes it possible to build quickly and cost effectively. http://www.gregoryschmidt.ca/writing/modular-design-first-principles-from-the-physical-world #Design #Modular #Modularity
Quality in Medicine: Upper vs Lower Limits
Gregory Schmidt, MD - February 15, 2019 20:19 - 15 minutesIt is embarrassing that healthcare does not assess its quality with the same rigour of other industries. Measure medical quality in real-time, in the real-world. http://www.gregoryschmidt.ca/writing/quality-in-medicine-upper-vs-lower-limits #EHR #Quality #Patientsafety
Guns, Van Halen, and M&Ms - Real-Time Quality Checks
Gregory Schmidt, MD - February 14, 2019 20:43 - 5 minutesAt the airport I saw a gun appear on the x-ray scanner. Van Halen refused to allow Brown M&Ms on stage. Real-time quality checks are a critical part of any industry. http://www.gregoryschmidt.ca/writing/guns-van-halen-mms-real-time-quality-checks #Lean #Quality #Patientsafety
Interoperability is not enough
Gregory Schmidt, MD - February 12, 2019 14:46 - 9 minutesInteroperability between clinical systems is long overdue, but it is not enough to drive the innovation we required in electronic health records. Ultimately, we require interoperability between the functional components within a clinical system. http://www.gregoryschmidt.ca/writing/interoperabili...
Order Entry UX - First principles: Order + Action
Gregory Schmidt, MD - February 12, 2019 09:11 - 20 minutesEHR Order Entry, Part 5 - EHR Design from first principles: the connect between orders and action. Why connection of order and action help create systems, and avoids fragmentation. http://www.gregoryschmidt.ca/writing/order-entry-ux-first-principles-order-action #EHR #Design #Systems
Order Entry UX - First principles: Knowledge + Order
Gregory Schmidt, MD - February 10, 2019 11:39 - 23 minutesEHR Order Entry, Part 4 - How does Knowledge & Orders connect? 1. Why orders exist - to turn knowledge into action 2. The different types of order tools to do this 3. The huge gap between order entry based on these first principles, and how it actually is done today http://www.gregoryschmidt.ca/w...
Order Entry UX - Order Selection vs Order Customization
Gregory Schmidt, MD - February 09, 2019 09:16 - 6 minutesEHR Order Entry, Part 3 - Order entry can be divided into two categories of tools. 1) Order Selection (Drug Selection) - many UX tools 2) Order Customization (Drug Customization) - a single UX tool Let’s look at this division in more details http://www.gregoryschmidt.ca/writing/order-entry-ux-ord...
Order Entry UX - Examples of EHR Order Entry & Order Sentences
Gregory Schmidt, MD - February 05, 2019 08:23 - 21 minutesEHR Order Entry, Part 2 - Examples of order entry UX in medical records. Detailed order entry and order sentences Original Article http://www.gregoryschmidt.ca/writing/order-entry-ux-eg-order-entry-and-order-sentences #EHR #Design #CPOE
Order Entry UX - General Requirements, for Medications
Gregory Schmidt, MD - February 04, 2019 20:22 - 7 minutesEHR Order Entry Part 1 - General requirements for a medication order entry system http://www.gregoryschmidt.ca/writing/order-entry-ux-general-requirements-meds #EHR #UX #CPOE
International Classification of Health Workers - Definitive Guide
Gregory Schmidt, MD - February 03, 2019 17:59 - 9 minutesLooking for a list of all healthcare worker occupations divided into official categories? There are at least 50+ large groupings of healthcare workers, and an additional 300+ occupational examples based on these International Classification Standards. Download the spreadsheet list at http://www.g...
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