User testing is the core of user experience in more than one ways. User testing allows you to get the right data and employ it for better designs. This is why it is absolutely important to ensure that user testing is done appropriately and effectively. Now the best way to do that is to formulate … Read more
Making it work with UX remote team is one of the most frequently asked questions in the sphere of UX and design. Quora is buzzing with questions that have very few answers on the subject. And the reason why so many people wonder how to make it work, is that working with remote contributors has … Read more
If you are entering the UX sphere and starting to see the necessity of incorporating UX into your development cycle, you might wonder if it is worth building an in-house team. Or should you just hire a design firm to be your UX consultants? This dilemma is not unique but the solution to it is. … Read more
Every time I look to hire for the post of UX designer, I shudder to think the applications that we have to go through. UX has become a buzzword across the industry and everyone has realized the potential of the high paying buzzword-job. So we get all sorts of applications, from graphic designers, web developers, … 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
A decade ago, MySpace was huge. The social network took over the internet and stood tenaciously against all the competition that came in with the explosion of the internet. And yet, it took only a Facebook to completely undermine MySpace’s market share. Facebook took over the social media and grew into a network of its … 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