by Theo Mandel | Jul 12, 2010 | Application Usability, Healthcare Usability, Real-World Usability, Social Networking, Technology, User Centered Design (UCD), Web 2.0, Web Usability
This is a wonderful community effort! The Health 2.0 2010 Developer Challenge was launched on June 2nd, 2010 at the Community Health Data Initiative (CHDI) meeting at the Institute of Medicine (IOM), with support from the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)....
by Theo Mandel | Jul 4, 2010 | Healthcare Usability, Real-World Usability, Technology, User Centered Design (UCD)
Finally, technologists provide enhancements to healthcare usability! Usability of medicine pill bottles, that is!! I work on the usability of healthcare software systems. I’m glad to see that usability professionals are also working on medical devices and other...
by Theo Mandel | Jun 11, 2010 | Healthcare Usability, Real-World Usability, Technology, User Centered Design (UCD)
Since the introduction of the iPad, everyone has wondered if this is the ultimate tablet platform. However, one industry that has been using tablet computers for many years – the healthcare industry – does not necessarily think the iPad is the bee’s...
by Theo Mandel | Nov 18, 2009 | Accessibility, Healthcare Usability, Real-World Usability, User Centered Design (UCD)
Bridget Duffy Former Chief Experience Officer Cleveland ClinicAfter breaking her leg, Bridget Duffy got a close look at the patient experience – by being a patient herself. At the first Gel Health conference, Bridget discusses what she learned – and what...
by Theo Mandel | Aug 25, 2009 | Healthcare Usability, Real-World Usability
While hospitals are implementing EMRs throughout Germany, they are resisting the German government’s push to roll out health cards for individuals. So far, they have refused to purchase the systems necessary to read the cards, saying that the paper process works...
by Theo Mandel | Jul 13, 2009 | Healthcare Usability, Technology
Promising new technology can help attack healthcare security and privacy problems ____________________ IBM Security Software Masks Confidential Info Network World (07/09/09) Cooney, MichaelIBM researchers have developed Masking Gateway for Enterprises (MAGEN),...
