In moving from healthcare to health, consumers and patients must be enabled to make healthier, more cost-effective choices. A large part of success may be…
Archive | October, 2014
Let’s Play Ball! The Future of Baseball is Tracking Health Data
During this tech boom, is it a coincidence that the tech savvy San Francisco Giants are in the World Series for the third time since…
EHRs: First, Do No Harm
First, do no harm. Four simple words that are synonymous with healthcare. It’s a principle that everyone in the industry – not just physicians –…
Learning about Usability from Accessibility: Exploring PHRs with Dean Karavite
Industrial designer Marc Harrison suffered a brain injury while sledding when he was 11-years old. The injury and years of rehabilitation would provide Harrison with…
Get Schooled: 4 Helpful Patient Education Tools
How can clinicians get patients to understand the nuances of their care so they will make those necessary phone calls? How can we educate patients…
When ‘New and Improved’ Makes You Wish for the ‘Old and Unenhanced’
In a perfect world, end users would be fully aware of any product limitations before making a purchase or an upgrade. Since the world is…
It’s Not Just a Watch, the World is the Interface in the New Behavioral Economy
The iWatch will allow Apple to monetize the immediate context and environment and allow it to amass a wealth of data on both your bodily…
