Gregory Schmidt, MD

Internal Medicine / Healthcare Systems / Design / EHR / Technology

Healthcare's low Digitization Index 05/24/2021

Healthcare's low Digitization Index Healthcare remains one of the least digitized sectors of the economy. Article: https://www.gregoryschmidt.com/articles/healthcare-digitization-index /episode/index/show/gregoryschmidt/id/19218095

Healthcare productivity is the (second) worst 05/21/2021

Healthcare productivity is the (second) worst Between 1990 and 2007 healthcare was the second worst sector of the USA economy in productivity improvement. In fact it had become less productive with time. Article: https:/www.gregoryschmidt.com/articles/healthcare-productivity-2014 /episode/index/show/gregoryschmidt/id/19194347

Growth in healthcare spending outpaces growth in GDP 05/17/2021

Growth in healthcare spending outpaces growth in GDP Countries spend more on healthcare each year than their economy grows. Can this continue forever? Article: www.gregoryschmidt.com/articles/growth-healthcare-vs-gdp #HealthEcon /episode/index/show/gregoryschmidt/id/19134098

CBC hides inflammatory article published on Nursing Day 05/17/2021

CBC hides inflammatory article published on Nursing Day CBC News published an article on Nursing Day that provoked public outcry. It turns out that the details of the original article were incorrect. CBC proceeded to rewrite the article (a new headline, byline, and content) but the new article was published overtop of their existing article. /episode/index/show/gregoryschmidt/id/19117517

Single-sentence summaries improve EHR data display 05/04/2021

Single-sentence summaries improve EHR data display The addition of single-sentence summaries can dramatically improve the information communicated when generating summaries of patient data. This example focuses on trying to display that two consultations occurred in the same day. Article: https://www.gregoryschmidt.com/articles/single-sentence-summaries /episode/index/show/gregoryschmidt/id/18973271

Risks of using medical story arcs 05/04/2021

Risks of using medical story arcs When we fit the patient's narrative into a typical medical story arc, we risk making diagnostic errors. Article: https://www.gregoryschmidt.com/articles/risks-of-using-medical-story-arcs /episode/index/show/gregoryschmidt/id/18966668

Product Packaging UX: hard to open cardboard boxes 04/26/2021

Product Packaging UX: hard to open cardboard boxes Sometimes it is not clear which side of the box should be opened. Article: https://www.gregoryschmidt.com/articles/le-creusets-box /episode/index/show/gregoryschmidt/id/18856619

5 Principles of Two-Factor Code Design 04/25/2021

5 Principles of Two-Factor Code Design Do we even need letters in the code? Are number only codes preferred? Article: https://www.gregoryschmidt.com/articles/two-factor-design /episode/index/show/gregoryschmidt/id/18848984

The patient's narrative is never written down 04/24/2021

The patient's narrative is never written down Summarizing the patient's narrative into a medical note introduces error into the earliest steps of the diagnostic and record-keeping process. Article: https://www.gregoryschmidt.com/articles/the-patients-narrative-is-never-written-down /episode/index/show/gregoryschmidt/id/18843233

The patient's first-person narrative 04/19/2021

The patient's first-person narrative The original first-person patient narrative forms the foundation of clinical medicine, yet its original form rapidly becomes contaminated and evolve once the patient enters the medical system. Article: https://www.gregoryschmidt.com/articles/patient-first-person-narrative /episode/index/show/gregoryschmidt/id/18772853

Series introduction: narrative language in medicine 04/19/2021

Series introduction: narrative language in medicine Narrative language is everywhere in medicine. How does this influence how we think & document patient information? Article: https://www.gregoryschmidt.com/articles/narrative-language-in-medicine-intro Custom fields /episode/index/show/gregoryschmidt/id/18763055

Back-in angle parking 04/12/2021

Back-in angle parking Back-in angle parking combines the benefits of angle parking with those of bcak-in parking. Article: https://www.gregoryschmidt.com/articles/reverse-angle-parking /episode/index/show/gregoryschmidt/id/18686873

Why do Americans not back into parking spaces? 04/01/2021

Why do Americans not back into parking spaces? In some countries most cars back-into parking spaces. In other countries, almost nobody does. Why is this?‍‍ Article: https://www.gregoryschmidt.com/articles/why-do-americans-not-back-into-parking-spaces /episode/index/show/gregoryschmidt/id/18562688

Ways to avoid fatalities from car backovers 03/28/2021

Ways to avoid fatalities from car backovers Help reduce backover injuries and fatalities with these ideas. Full article: https://www.gregoryschmidt.com/articles/ways-to-avoid-fatalities-from-car-backovers /episode/index/show/gregoryschmidt/id/18499070

Deaths from cars backing-over people 03/27/2021

Deaths from cars backing-over people Each week in the USA, an estimated 280 people are injured and 4-5 people die as a result of backover injuries. Most of them children. Article: https://www.gregoryschmidt.com/articles/backover-deaths /episode/index/show/gregoryschmidt/id/18487775

Costco's extra-wide parking stalls 03/26/2021

Costco's extra-wide parking stalls Costco puts extra space between their parking stalls which ensures cars are always centered in the extra-wide parking stall. Full article: https://www.gregoryschmidt.com/articles/extra-wide-parking-stalls /episode/index/show/gregoryschmidt/id/18475166

Life Update: 2020 01/09/2021

Life Update: 2020 2020 was quiet year for new posts on this website, but busy year for Gregory. /episode/index/show/gregoryschmidt/id/17478650

COVID-19: Should clinicians age 60+ only do tele-care? 03/12/2020

COVID-19: Should clinicians age 60+ only do tele-care? It may make the most sense to encourage clinicians above a certain age, and those with comorbidities to focus as much as possible on telemedicine care to reduce their risk of mortality from coronavirus. /episode/index/show/gregoryschmidt/id/13520180

Lasting impact at scale, the work of Kevin Starr & Mulago 09/01/2019

Lasting impact at scale, the work of Kevin Starr & Mulago Summary of the step-by-step process taught by Kevin Starr to design for building lasting impact at scale. Original article: http://www.gregoryschmidt.ca/writing/lasting-impact-at-scale-kevin-starr /episode/index/show/gregoryschmidt/id/11079350

App design: positional space 08/25/2019

App design: positional space Do not teleport your users to different parts of the application. They must take a road to get there, and know which part of the app's 3D space they are in. Original article: http://www.gregoryschmidt.ca/writing/app-design-positional-space /episode/index/show/gregoryschmidt/id/10989464

Navigation options starting with mobile 08/25/2019

Navigation options starting with mobile Navigation options starting with mobile: On-page / Bottom tab / Top tab / Side navigation drawer Combining navigation patterns: acceptable & not Original article: http://www.gregoryschmidt.ca/writing/navigation-options-starting-with-mobile /episode/index/show/gregoryschmidt/id/10986809

PATIENT FILE: Major UX Regions 08/24/2019

PATIENT FILE: Major UX Regions The major user interface regions of the PATIENT FILE Original article: http://www.gregoryschmidt.ca/writing/patient-file-ux-regions /episode/index/show/gregoryschmidt/id/10979186

When is a pixel not a pixel? px, pts, dps 08/21/2019

When is a pixel not a pixel? px, pts, dps If you are designing on the web, Android, or iOS, a pixel is probably not what you think it means. Pixels, Points, and Display-indepdnent pixels Original Article: http://www.gregoryschmidt.ca/writing/when-is-a-pixel-not-a-pixel-pixels-points-dps /episode/index/show/gregoryschmidt/id/10941428

Why 4K is misleading 08/21/2019

Why 4K is misleading If 1080p is 2x as vertically dense as 720p, Why is 4K not 4x as vertically dense as 1080P? Original Article: http://www.gregoryschmidt.ca/writing/why-4k-is-misleading /episode/index/show/gregoryschmidt/id/10941317

Why are phone dimensions backwards: Height x Width ? 08/21/2019

Why are phone dimensions backwards: Height x Width ? Mobile phones and tablets advertise Height x Width x Depth ? This seems backwards. Original article: http://www.gregoryschmidt.ca/writing/why-are-phone-dimensions-backwards /episode/index/show/gregoryschmidt/id/10941230

UI/UX: Writing X vs Y dimensions 08/21/2019

UI/UX: Writing X vs Y dimensions Almost always write the HORIZONTAL dimension first, the VERTICAL second. Unless, you are a fine art dealer or mobile phone manufacturer. Original article: http://www.gregoryschmidt.ca/writing/writing-dimensions /episode/index/show/gregoryschmidt/id/10941209

Lean Impact: how to innovate for radically greater social good (detailed summary) 08/16/2019

Lean Impact: how to innovate for radically greater social good (detailed summary) The book for organizations and individual who measure their success not in terms of dollars and cents, but by their social impact. It challenges us to think big, start small, and relentlessly seek impact. http://www.gregoryschmidt.ca/writing/lean-impact-detailed-summary /episode/index/show/gregoryschmidt/id/10900725

Engines of Growth in Social Impact 08/16/2019

Engines of Growth in Social Impact Who are the doers at scale? Who is the payer at scale? Lessons from the book Lean Impact by Ann Mei Chang and work of Kevin Starr. Original article: http://www.gregoryschmidt.ca/writing/engines-of-growth-in-social-impact /episode/index/show/gregoryschmidt/id/10900345

Why philanthropy & grants hampers innovation 08/16/2019

Why philanthropy & grants hampers innovation How philanthropic & grant based funding differs from traditional startup venture capital. Rigid waterfall grants. Small linear steps. Unscalable solutions. Original article: http://www.gregoryschmidt.ca/writing/why-philanthropy-hampers-innovation /episode/index/show/gregoryschmidt/id/10900321

Lean Startup + Lean Impact: Combined Short Summary 08/16/2019

Lean Startup + Lean Impact: Combined Short Summary The entrepreneurship startup principles of Lean Startup, applied to social ventures as described in Lean Impact. How to build a social impact project that scales. Original Article: http://www.gregoryschmidt.ca/writing/lean-impact-lean-startup-brief-summary /episode/index/show/gregoryschmidt/id/10900279

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