It’s safe to say that digital health tools, including electronic health records (EHRs), haven’t always sparked excitement and joy among clinicans and providers. There are no excuses for poor usability ...

Human-centered design is believed to have been born out of the Stanford University design program in 1958—when Professor John E. Arnold suggested that engineering design should be human-centered and ...

While billions of dollars are spent on consumer insights to ensure that our potato chips are crispy, powerful data to fuel human-centered design are rarely applied by the social sector. An example of ...

Nathan Eddy works as an independent filmmaker and journalist based in Berlin, specializing in architecture, business technology and healthcare IT. He is a graduate of Northwestern University’s Medill ...

Human factors (also referred to as human factors psychology and human factors engineering) is an applied field of study that examines human abilities, limitations, behaviors, and processes in order to ...

Access to natural light and exterior views helps reduce stress and supports orientation, creating a more comfortable and connected lab environment. Photo courtesy Hanbury The primary goal for today’s ...

“Smart tech” is an umbrella term we created to describe advanced digital technologies that make decisions for people, instead of people. It includes Artificial Intelligence (AI) and its subsets and ...

Dashboards are powerful tools for organizing and visualizing data, but their real value comes from consistent, meaningful use. By applying human-centered design and structured implementation methods, ...