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Gregory Schmidt M.D.

Oct 16
Oct 16 HHDS.16 - Queueing Theory and Modeling

Gregory Schmidt
healthcare system design

Bed capacity cannot be assessed base on occupancy levels. As occupancy levels (utilization) increases, the queue grows exponentially.

Oct 16
Oct 16 HHSD.15 - An Introduction to Optimization Models and Applications in Healthcare Delivery Systems

Gregory Schmidt
healthcare system design

I left out the math, makes this a very short chapter.

Facebook's Sloppy Icon Design
Oct 15

Oct 15 Facebook's Sloppy Icon Design

Gregory Schmidt
design

It drives me nuts when icons within an app are incongruent or don’t line up.

Oct 14
Oct 14 The Silicon Valley Ponzi Scheme, expose by Chamath Palihapitiya

Gregory Schmidt
startups

“I will not be part of this charade anymore” - Chamath Palihapitiya

Oct 6
Oct 6 HHDS.14 - Computer Simulation in Healthcare

Gregory Schmidt
healthcare system design

Computer simulation in healthcare needs to combine model developers with subject matter experts for best results.

Electronic Medical Record Interface Panel Ideas
Oct 3

Oct 3 Electronic Medical Record Interface Panel Ideas

Gregory Schmidt
electronic health records

(Ch 5/5) Electronic Health Record design - detailed panel mockups and ways to standardize information

A single user Interface to group clinical data 6+ ways
Oct 3

Oct 3 A single user Interface to group clinical data 6+ ways

Gregory Schmidt
electronic health records

(Ch 4/5) A single Electronic Health Record user interface design to integrate more than six different ways to sort medical records

A Multi-Screen & Multi-Tasking EHR UI from First Principles
Oct 3

Oct 3 A Multi-Screen & Multi-Tasking EHR UI from First Principles

Gregory Schmidt
electronic health records

(Ch 3/5) Electronic Health Record multi-tasking and multi-screen interface derived from first principles

EHR Requirements: Many different users & devices
Oct 3

Oct 3 EHR Requirements: Many different users & devices

Gregory Schmidt
electronic health records

(Ch 2/5) Electronic Health Record general user requirements

EHR Design Mockup - Oct 1 2018
Oct 3

Oct 3 EHR Design Mockup - Oct 1 2018

Gregory Schmidt
electronic health records

(Ch 1/5) Electronic Health Record user interface design mockups. As of Oct 1 2018. Designed for phone, tablet, and desktop.

Sep 25
Sep 25 HHDS.13 - Toward More Effective Implementation of Evidence-Based Practice

Gregory Schmidt
healthcare system design

Some high level ideas how to spread evidence-based practices.

Sep 24
Sep 24 HHDS.12 - Patient Safety and Proactive Risk Assessment

Gregory Schmidt
healthcare system design

Failure Mode Effects Analysis helps proactively study possible sources of risk and ways to mitigate this.

Sep 23
Sep 23 John Hancock to stop selling 'traditional' life insurance

Gregory Schmidt
unintended consequences

In the proliferation of personal health data, all roads lead to dystopia. John Hancock will no longer sell traditional life insurance policies - but only ‘interactive’ ones that encourage sharing of activity data.

Sep 22
Sep 22 HHDS.11 - Lean in Healthcare

Gregory Schmidt
healthcare system design

Lean is a popular tool to improve productivity and organization in Healthcare. And it works.

Sep 21
Sep 21 HHDS.10 - Managing Physician Panels in Primary Care

Gregory Schmidt
healthcare system design

The size of a physician practice can have dramatic effects on the length of the patient cue.

Sep 20
Sep 20 HHDS.09 - Performance Assessment for Healthcare Organizations

Gregory Schmidt
healthcare system design

Tracking healthcare performance is difficult.

Sep 17
Sep 17 HHDS.08 - An Integrated Model for Healthcare Delivery

Gregory Schmidt
healthcare system design

Healthcare engineering can propose some concepts to help integrate healthcare service delivery.

Apple Event September 12, 2018 - Major Themes
Sep 13

Sep 13 Apple Event September 12, 2018 - Major Themes

Gregory Schmidt
technology

Perhaps one of the worst Apple Keynotes in the last decade. Read more…

Apple WWDC19 Keynote, June 2018 - Key Themes
Sep 11

Sep 11 Apple WWDC19 Keynote, June 2018 - Key Themes

Gregory Schmidt
technology

One of the most important iOS upgrades in years. A strong focus on privacy, security, augmented reality, and de-connecting from social/digital media and reconnecting with people

Bad Blood. Good Book. The Theranos Fraud.
Sep 10

Sep 10 Bad Blood. Good Book. The Theranos Fraud.

Gregory Schmidt
books

Bad Blood: Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup documents the rise and fall of Theranos. It is a stark reminder of gravity of doing a healthcare startup properly.

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