Healthcare is a vital industry focused on promoting, maintaining, and restoring health. It encompasses a wide range of services including medical diagnosis, treatment, prevention, and management of illnesses and injuries. Healthcare professionals such as doctors, nurses, and specialists work together to provide quality care to patients. With advancements in technology, healthcare has evolved to include telemedicine, electronic health records, and digital health solutions, enabling improved access and convenience for patients. The goal of healthcare is to improve overall well-being, enhance patient outcomes, and ensure the best possible quality of life for individuals.
Patient portals are secure online websites that give patients 24/7 access to personal health information. Unfortunately, they aren’t receiving the attention they deserve, since EHR companies tend to be tight on R&D resources. As a result, these companies have not yet been able to meet their full potential in terms of user needs, i.e. patient … Read more
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to rage on, the global community is coming to terms with its impact across industries and businesses. While sectors such as supply chain, aviation, hospitality, and manufacturing were severely hit, they have been limping towards recovery in their own way. But if one was to single out a sector that … Read more
The healthcare industry might have dodged a pandemic bullet, but it’s still in the throes of a series of long-standing crisis. It’s a draining experience for the users. It’s overwhelmingly bureaucratic. And it’s perilously close to collapse. Physician burnout has exploded with over half (47%) of US physicians reporting at least one symptom of burnout. … Read more
The path of innovation is a complex one to tread on. Especially in an environment where conformity is usually the norm. So, when you have to convince a bunch of skeptical stakeholders of a radical concept such as a minimum viable product, things can get a whole lot slippery. We’re sold on the idea of … Read more
The healthcare sector has been notoriously slow to adapt and evolve into a tech-friendly form. However, things have been stepping up, as is evident with these telling numbers. We’ve identified and compiled a list of impactful healthcare trends and statistics which demonstrate that healthcare tech is headed towards a digital transformation in the years to … Read more
Patient portals – those secure online websites which give patients 24/7 access to personal health information – are not gaining as much priority as they deserve, since EHR companies tend to be tight on R&D resources. As a matter of fact, few companies have effectively invested towards the cause of patient portals. As a result, … Read more
The approach of Design Thinking in healthcare is a method of problem-solving that focuses on human behavior and needs. The process employs empathy, voluminous idea generation, rapid prototyping, and continuous testing to tackle complex challenges. Human-centered design is about meeting people where they are and really taking their needs and feedback into account. When you … Read more
A fascinating thing about user experience (UX) is that we can look in any direction and find applications of user experience in the most mundane or the most advanced projects one can come across. UX is known to save lives, improve things, and improve design. In healthcare, especially, UX is pivotal in ensuring that the … Read more
Emerging technologies are rapidly redefining the way healthcare is provided to users. The catch here, though, is how useful these fancy-pants upgrades end up being to the end user. Do we really need an app that makes us freak out with alarming prognosis? The widespread use of smartphones coinciding with the Affordable Care Act of … Read more
Quick, tell me what springs to mind when you think of a well-designed healthcare institution. Comfortable beds? Easily accessible, spacious waiting rooms? Yes indeed, things like these would be nice. But how about having a well-designed experience right from the moment you think of scheduling a routine hospital visit? Wouldn’t that be nicer? It’s hard … Read more