Giving nurses access to current, proven best practices and medical research while they are caring for patients reduces disparities, minimizes errors, and saves staff time and money. Pat Button, Zynx Health's chief nursing officer, puts proven medical research at their fingertips. READ»
With the introduction of Timeline a few weeks ago, Facebook emphasized the importance of life stories in human interaction. This interface taps into the way that people innately understand their own lives with a narrative structure ...READ»
"It's for anyone in health care who is thinking about innovation," says ILN director Chris McCarthy. "Our mission is to connect with innovators to understand design thinking."READ»
The Republic of Tea invests heavily in its employees well being. CEO Ron Rubin says it's not just about lowering health care costs, but about the company living its own values.READ»
A scary new study shows that health care premiums are skyrocketing, but as new provisions of health care reform come into effect, companies can do a lot to make their employees healthier for less money.READ»
As most of us get older, the number of dietary supplements we pop on a daily basis skyrockets. If remembering to take all those pills weren’t enough of a chore, plastic medicine bottles are eyesores no matter where they’re placed. ...READ»
Rock Health is a new nonprofit incubator in San Francisco, dedicated to software development that may change health care. These women have the dream of disrupting the worst-run consumer industry in America with new mobile technologies that put power back in the hands of patients and providers.READ»
It’s hard enough to get kids to eat healthfully at dinner or during school lunch. But try telling the little darlings that they’re going to get cucumbers and whole wheat bread instead of ice cream and cake at their birthday ...READ»
As any cancer survivor will tell you, a positive diagnosis is not a death sentence. So why do so many hospitals already feel like a morgue? This was the question that Lucy and Tobie Snowdowne, the duo behind British studio Two Create, ...READ»
Hypochondriacs rejoice! The software uses medical history, records, and experience to discover whether you're at risk for as many as 100 diseases. But will you follow your doctor's advice to prevent them?READ»
What will the future of in-patient health care look like? Perhaps something like the "Patient Room 2020," a project that NXT, Clemson University, and Birdtree Design are trying to bring to market in the next 10 years.
The virtual ...READ»
In my last post on Co.Design, I wrote about how mandatory implementation of electronic medical records (EMRs) technology is forcing highly skilled physicians out of practice. The trend is primarily affecting the older generation of ...READ»
While the politicians, insurance companies, and health care providers debate the social and economic problems of health care, ripe opportunities for improvement are going unnoticed. What’s lacking in this process is a strong shot of ...READ»
[Here, Jean Mah and Robin Guenther, two health-care design experts at architecture firm Perkins + Will, look at what the future holds for our health care system. —Ed.]
The United States is facing a crisis of epic proportions in ...READ»
Dr. Anthony Atala, a regenerative medicine specialist at Wake Forest University, is pioneering the use of printing techniques to reconstruct and repair human flesh and organs.READ»
