Design

Interview with Steve Byrne of Final Roadmap

by Aubrie-Ann Jones on Oct 3, 2013 • No Comments

I had the pleasure of connecting with Steve Byrne of Final Roadmap after my last article “End of Life Decision Making, Online” was posted two weeks ago. Below, he speaks on behalf of all three founders about Final Roadmap, its catalyst for creation, and how end of life decision making has changed over the past...

Design / Entrepreneurship / Technology

How Seemingly Absurd Fiction Can Radically Change Healthcare

by Ben Maximilian Heubl on Sep 25, 2013 • No Comments

Albert Einstein once said: ‘if at first the idea is not absurd, then there will be no hope for it’. How is this related to healthcare innovation? You may wonder. I assume some of you still remember Star Trek. In the series a “medical tricorder” is used to scan patients, effectively displaying what is wrong...

Design / General / Startups

Curing Hearts and Lungs Remotely

by Stesha Doku on Sep 19, 2013 • No Comments

The frustrations of delivering medical care are many: unequal access, limited resources, excessive costs, non-compliance, and legal documentation to name a few. Our systems based practice is being disrupted through large scale efforts on the policy side and simultaneous grassroots efforts by tech saavy patients who both create apps to track their own health and...

Design / Startups

Owlet Baby Monitor: The Quantified Infant

by Aubrie-Ann Jones on Sep 5, 2013 • No Comments

Back in July I wrote about the Scanadu Scout, a vital sign monitor that raised over $1.6M USD on Indiegogo and is set to ship in March, 2014. The Scout was developed by Walter de Brouwer after his son was hospitalized and he and his wife found themselves struggling to understand masses of information–but its...

Design / Technology

The 6 Second Visual Guide To Your Body

by Stesha Doku on Jul 23, 2013 • No Comments

While routinely ordered, the electrocardiogram (EKG) is an incredibly well designed way to gather useful clinical data for cardiac and non-cardiac conditions. With new devices such as the AliveCor, EKGs are becoming more accessible on a mobile basis instead of requiring a full machine. There are many upsides to its use, including that it is non-invasive,...

Design / Technology

Designing Devices For The Physical Exam

by Stesha Doku on Jun 26, 2013 • No Comments

Over the years, the physical exam has continued to be a staple of medical education. Concerned with arming a generation of new physicians with skills to ‘fall back on’ if technology fails or to use completely if technology is unavailable, there has been a renewed emphasis on the physical exam. In many ways, the benefits...

Design / People / Technology

Patient Engagement Through Self-Tracking

by Stesha Doku on Apr 30, 2013 • No Comments

At TEDMED 2013, UCSF Chancellor (@UCSFChancellor) Susan Desmond-Hellmann, MD discussed the need for patient engagement in our healthcare system.

Design / Happiness

Jane McGonigal Talks Playful Recovery With SuperBetter

by Elisabeth Oberndorfer on Apr 16, 2013 • No Comments

Games can make the world a better place, Jane McGonigal is convinced. At the Healthcare Experience Design conference in Boston last week she explained how she turned a painful recovery into a game.

Conferences / Design / General

HxD Coming Up: Don’t Miss Out!

by Roberta Pesce on Mar 13, 2013 • No Comments

Join MedCrunch and the most prominent international leaders in the industry at the HxD Conference on March 25th, 2013. You will get to meet the visionaries of health design and gain more insights into the perception of well-being in relation to health.

Clinical Medicine / Design / Technology

Health Design Archive: Revisiting Tufte’s Graphical Patient Status

by Stesha Doku on Dec 28, 2012 • No Comments

1994 seems a long time ago. Prior to the new century we didn’t have tablets, our modern day smart phones or as readily available wireless access in homes and public places.