Clinical preventative care has significant potential to positively impact the lives of individual patients by extending and improving their quality of life. Much for this impact can be driven through technology, however, healthcare information technology (HIT) systems are often fragmented in terms of tools and infrastructure to support and connect…

A consumer health informatics project reimaging diabetes management for older adults age 55–75 with Type-1 diabetes through an inclusive diabetes management system supported by advanced machine learning that provides a highly individualized experience accessible across a wide range of devices — from mobile and wearable devices to voice-based platforms…

Expanding the code of ethics and the principle of “do no harm” within the social and technical context of healthcare to designers TLDR: As designers, the decisions that we make through the design process have the potential to create significant benefits for the people who use our products, but they also have the capability to create harm as well. …

Why Stakeholder Engagement & Collaboration is Important It is important for NGOs to collaborate with members of the local community when developing programs as they are ultimately the end-recipients of any program that will be implemented. …

Product design considerations for global health technology — The Complexities of Design and Implementation for Global Health Technologies Innovative technology — especially information and communication technologies (ICTs) — are becoming essential in many industries and this is increasingly relevant within the fields of global and public health. With technological developments, there is significant potential to address many of the challenges that have historically been experienced domestically and globally…

A quick look at increasing conversions and customer engagement — Introduction Sign up forms are a necessary evil for many digital products and online services — they are essential for bringing new customers in and are the starting point for interacting with a user. From a user experience design perspective, sign up forms are an interesting topic of conversation, as there…

An industry overview and snapshot of the mHealth Market — Information and communication technologies (ICTs) are becoming essential in many industries and this is increasingly relevant within the field of personal health care — as well as medicine in general. With technological developments, there is a significant potential to address many of the challenges that have historically been experienced…

Outcomes are Essential for Successful Initiatives In the analysis of global health initiatives, outcomes and their associated metrics are essential to understanding the impact that designed outputs have on social, economic, and human wellbeing. Measuring outcomes is becoming increasingly important in the global health field, as it allows for…

…or a text heavy post on some thoughts related to it — In recent years, increasing urbanization has resulted in a rapid shift away from rural agrarian societies at an impressive, almost exponential, pace — although rural areas still maintain a significant portion (approximately 75%) of the world’s poor populations. The human population is expected to increase by 2.5 …