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Dr Brent C. James: We Count Our Successes in Lives: Health versus Health Care (Lecture)
video | Dr Brent C. James shows that better quality care costs less.
Healthcare Delivery System Reform, AEI Live Stream
Presentation by Brent James and panel discussion with Elliott Fisher, Farzad Mostashari, and Jeff Selberg. Nov 2017.
Kenmore Oven Dial Redesign
Some simple design changes to improve usability and appearance.of this Kenmore Oven dial
Light on rounds computer cart
Install a flexible USB LED light on the rounds cart
Sizing guide built into face mask packaging
Incorporation of a helpful ruler in the packaging of this face mask.
From the hallway, you shouldn't be able to see the patient sitting on the toilet.
Full Stop on Apple Ads
Apple loves to place a full stop (period) after headings on their marketing. Do they serve any use? Is this just a trend?
Health Authority loses millions of dollars to slow computer logins
Our Regional Health Authority loses a staggering $10 - $30 each time an ER physician logs into the computer.
Brick floors are far noiser than flat laminate for patients on stretchers
Standardizing the sequence of color-coded parking levels may make it easier to remember what floor you parked on.
Increasing Patient Involvement in Referrals to Specalists
Patient Portals (and EHRs) could enable patients to add their own questions to referral letters.
High Data Density Hospital Phone Cards (Print Design)
Achieve high data density on lanyard phone cards using a stacked layout, rather than traditional two column design.
GE Cardiac Stress Test Machine Design Teardown
Consistency in design is important. Article reviews the console on GE's EKG stress test machine.
Hospital Entrances & The Patient Experience
Covered parking loops & valet parking is not just for 'private hospitals'.
A key step to creating radical improvements in healthcare is being able to predict the consequences of system change. This is only doable with high fidelity data.
It is important to differentiate activity trackers from biosensors. While activity trackers today are 'lame', biosensors will play in the future an important role in healthcare.