Designing for Health
By Craig Joseph MD, FAAP, FAMIA
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Designing for Health is a podcast for healthcare leaders and builders who want practical, real-world ways to improve care through better design. Each episode explores how teams can design safer workflows, smarter digital experiences, and more human-centered services across clinical operations, patient experience, data, and health IT. Expect candid conversations with clinicians, operators, technologists, and designers, plus clear takeaways you can use to reduce friction, strengthen adoption, and deliver measurable impact.
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Designing for Health: Sarah Hanbridge | Chief Clinical Information Officer (CCIO) at Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust |
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Jun 09, 2026 |
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Designing for Health: Edmund Siy and Alex Krinsky | Chief Information & Technology Officer at Bon Secours Mercy Health and Senior Director, Healthcare Business Development at CLEAR |
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May 26, 2026 |
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Designing for Health: Stephanie Carreiro, MD | Emergency Medicine Physician and Medical Toxicologist at UMass Medical School |
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May 12, 2026 |
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Designing for Health: Dione Rogers, RN | Chief Nursing Informatics Officer and digital transformation leader |
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Apr 28, 2026 |
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Designing for Health: Shan Liu, MD | Emergency Medicine Physician at Massachusetts General Hospital and Author |
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Apr 14, 2026 |
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Designing for Health: Stephen B. Williams, MD, MBA, MS, FACS, FACHE | Urologist, Urologic Oncologist, and Associate Chief Medical Officer at the University of Texas Medical Branch |
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Mar 31, 2026 |
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Designing for Health: Sarah Gebauer, MD | Physician, AI Model Evaluation Expert, and Digital Health Thought Leader |
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Mar 17, 2026 |
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Designing for Health: Michael Hallsworth, PHD and Meredith Jones | Behavioral Insights Team | Discover what vaccine hesitancy, antibiotic overuse and the psychology of hypocrisy have in common
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Mar 03, 2026 |
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Designing for Health: Becket Mahnke, MD | CMIO at Confluence Health | Exploring how expectation‑setting, team‑based workflows, and data‑driven insight can stabilize patient‑portal messaging
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Feb 17, 2026 |
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Designing for Health: Lisa Kilgore | Director of Enterprise Connected Medical Device Systems at Baylor Scott & White Health | The complex ecosystem that underpins modern healthcare technology
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Feb 03, 2026 |
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Designing for Health: Anita Vanka, MD and Robert Stern, MD | Physician at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and Physician at Brigham and Women's Hospital | Language matters
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Jan 20, 2026 |
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Designing for Health: Steve Peltzman and Tim Woodward | CEO at FeedbackNow and Associate Vice President EVS at Montefiore Health System | From patient experience to operational strategy
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Jan 12, 2026 |
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Designing for Health: Aditi U. Joshi, MD | CEO at Ardexia | Exploring telehealth success
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Dec 23, 2025 |
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Designing for Health: Matthew Trowbridge, MD | Physician, Public Health Researcher, and Associate Professor | Evidence based design in healthcare
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Dec 09, 2025 |
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Designing for Health: Anna Schoenbaum, DNP and Srinath Adusumalli, MD | Chief Digital Application Officer and Chief Health Information Officer at Penn Medicine | From problem to solution: Smarter health design
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Nov 25, 2025 |
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Designing for Health: Eve Cunningham, MD | Chief Medical Officer at Cadence | Scaling remote care: Designing the digital clinician experience
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Nov 11, 2025 |
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Designing for Health: Will Morris, MD | Chief Medical Officer at Ambience Healthcare | Tech-driven solutions and accessibility in healthcare
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Oct 28, 2025 |
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Designing for Health: Greg Aukerman | Co-founder of The Outcomes Institute | Accidental versus intentional design
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Oct 14, 2025 |
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Designing for Health: Matthew Denenberg, MD | Chief of Pediatrics at Corewell Health East | Designing health systems that work
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Sep 30, 2025 |
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Designing for Health: Justin Schrager, MD and Nick Sterling, MD, PhD | Chief Medical Officer and Chief Medical Information Officer at Vital.io | Patient-centered communication
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Sep 16, 2025 |
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Designing for Health: Marina Gerner, PhD | Journalist and NYU Stern adjunct professor | Innovation, bias, and the future of women’s health
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Sep 02, 2025 |
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Designing for Health: Mukul Mehra, MD | Founder of IllumiCare inc | Uncovering low-value care
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Aug 19, 2025 |
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Designing for Health: Minal Shah, MD | Medical Director of Virtual Care and System Medical Informaticist at CommonSpirit Health | Building better human-centered systems
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Aug 05, 2025 |
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Designing for Health: Brandy Parker | Senior Design Director at IDEO | How design can remove invisible barriers
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Jul 22, 2025 |
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Designing for Health: Christian Pulcini, MD | Pediatric Emergency Medicine Physician at the University of Vermont | Reimagining emergency care: from forms to action plans
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Jul 08, 2025 |
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Designing for Health: Randolph Bias, PhD | Founder and CUO at UXonSpec | Usability, UX, and patient retention in healthcare
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Jun 24, 2025 |
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Designing for Health: Karen Joswick, MHA | President and CEO at Benevolence Health | Turning data into actionable insights
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Jun 10, 2025 |
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Designing for Health: Kai Romero, MD | Head of Clinical Success at Evidently | The human aspect of medical records
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May 27, 2025 |
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Designing for Health: Shreya Shah, MD | Healthcare Informatics Leader at Stanford Medicine | AI’s expanding role beyond note-taking
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May 13, 2025 |
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Designing for Health: Melissa Welch, MD | Chief Medical Officer at Sprinter Health | Personalized and data-driven care
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Apr 29, 2025 |
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Designing for Health: Resa Lewiss, MD | Professor of Emergency Medicine at the University of Alabama at Birmingham | Innovating healthcare, education, and mentorship
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Apr 15, 2025 |
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Designing for Health: Aaron Neinstein, MD | Chief Medical Officer at Notable | Making healthcare systems work for both providers and patients
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Apr 07, 2025 |
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Designing for Health: Mark Mabus, MD | CMIO and Vice President of EHR at Parkview Health | Changing and improving EHR workflows
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Apr 01, 2025 |
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Designing for Health: Spencer Dorn, MD | Vice Chair and Professor of Medicine at UNC | Balancing technology, data overload, and patient-centered care
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Mar 18, 2025 |
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Designing for Health: Stefanie Simmons, MD | Chief Medical Officer at Dr. Lorna Breen Heroes' Foundation | Addressing the mental health stigma involving healthcare professionals
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Mar 04, 2025 |
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Designing for Health: Doug Turner | UCI Health | The importance of adaptability in healthcare IT
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Feb 18, 2025 |
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Designing for Health: Brendan Keeler | HTD Health | The future of interoperability
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Jan 14, 2025 |
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Designing for Health: Brian Urban | Best Buy Health | Advancing hospital at home
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Dec 17, 2024 |
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Designing for Health: Scott MacDonald, MD | CMIO at UC Davis | Leveraging AI for physician well-being
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Nov 19, 2024 |
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Designing for Health: Graham Walker, MD | ER Doctor and Entrepreneur | Simplifying healthcare workflows for clinician satisfaction
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Nov 08, 2024 |
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Designing for Health: Bryan Vartabedian, MD | CMO at Texas Children's Hospital | Creating memorable experiences within healthcare
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Oct 15, 2024 |
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Designing for Health: Zeev Neuwirth, MD | Physician executive and author | Reframing healthcare for disruptive change
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Oct 01, 2024 |
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Designing for Health: Joel Klein, MD | SVP and CIO, University of Maryland Medical Center | Low-tech solutions for hi-tech problems
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Sep 17, 2024 |
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Designing for Health: Steve Muething, MD | Former CQO, Cincinnati Children’s | Situational awareness and safety culture in healthcare
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Sep 03, 2024 |
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Designing for Health: Adam Carewe, MD | CMIO, KP Colorado | Letting doctors be doctors
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Aug 20, 2024 |
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Designing for Health: David Berger, MD | CEO, SUNY Downstate Medical Center | The path to high-reliability healthcare
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Aug 06, 2024 |
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Designing for Health: Mitesh Patel, MD | CTO, Ascension Health | Sludges, nudges, and behavioral economics
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Jul 16, 2024 |
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Designing for Health: Jeff Mounzer, PhD and Peter Kriss, PhD | Leaders at Qventus | Simplifying clinical operations while implementing behavioral economics principles
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Jul 02, 2024 |
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Designing for Health: Joshua Reischer, MD | CEO and Founder of Health Note | Designing technology systems for any digital aptitude
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Jun 18, 2024 |
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Designing for Health: Kit Delgado, MD, MS | Director, Penn Medicine Nudge Unit | Integrating behavioral economics into clinical workflows; plus, what medicine can learn from auto insurance
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Jun 04, 2024 |
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Designing for Health: Diana Anderson MD | Asst Professor, Boston University | Doctor + architect = dochitect; creating spaces that promote wellness
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May 21, 2024 |
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Designing for Health: Farhan Ahmad and Jon Keevil, MD | Co-Founders, HealthDecision | Using data to inform patients and the challenges of interpreting medical guidelines
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May 07, 2024 |
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Designing for Health: Josh Liu, MD | Co-founder and CEO, Seamless MD | The importance of clinician buy-in, the power of simple solutions, and the secret sauce to create engaging social media content
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Apr 16, 2024 |
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Designing for Health: Susan Snedaker | CIO, El Rio Health | Renovating healthcare IT, and building the foundation for digital transformation
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Apr 02, 2024 |
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Designing for Health: Joyce Lee, MD, MPH | ACMIO and Chief of Ambulatory Clinical Care, Michigan Medicine | The intersection of design and medicine, and the value of a physician-builder program
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Mar 19, 2024 |
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Designing for Health: Sarah Krug | Executive Director, Cancer 101 | The Magic Wand Project, designing in the health space to improve trust, and doing the “Patient-Doctor Tango”
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Mar 05, 2024 |
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Designing for Health: Mark Townsend, MD, MHCM | Executive in Residence, Bon Secours Mercy Health | Healthcare startups and balancing cybersecurity and customization within the EHR
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Feb 20, 2024 |
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Designing for Health: Gary Kaplan, MD | CEO Emeritus, Virginia Mason Franciscan Health | Spearheading a revolution in patient experience
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Feb 06, 2024 |
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Designing for Health: David Butler, MD | CEO and Founder, Calyx Partners | The history of the EHR, and how to win over skeptical clinicians
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Jan 16, 2024 |
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Designing for Health: Kevin Dufendach, MD and Andy Spooner, MD | Cincinnati Children’s | AI and documentation reductions, and why pediatricians make good CMIOs
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Jan 02, 2024 |
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Designing for Health: Lalita Abhyankar, MD | Medical Director, Carbon Health | How doctors can think like engineers, and why they should
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Dec 12, 2023 |
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Designing for Health: Billy Nicolich, MHI | Healthcare Product Manager, Press Ganey | Nudge units and the scientific study of “stupidity”
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Nov 28, 2023 |
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Designing for Health: Margaret Lozovatsky, MD | CHIO, Novant Health | Structuring governance to drive best practices, plus the benefits of a continuous improvement minds
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Nov 16, 2023 |
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Designing for Health: Deepti Pandita, MD | CMIO, UC Irvine Health | Leveraging design to lead to successful technology implementations
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Oct 31, 2023 |
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Making Rounds: Lab information, at your service
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Oct 24, 2023 |
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Designing for Health: Bre Loughlin, MS, RN | CEO and Founder, Nurse Disrupted | Using technology and workflows to do more with fewer resources
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Oct 17, 2023 |
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Designing for Health: Evan Heigert | Creative Director, Wolters Kluwer Health | Interactive patient engagement tools and human-centered design
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Oct 03, 2023 |
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Making Rounds: Under new (data) management
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Sep 26, 2023 |
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Designing for Health: Tricia Baird, MD, MBA | VP of Care Coordination, Corewell Health | Whole-person design and the moral imperative to improve health experiences
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Sep 19, 2023 |
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Making Rounds: Emerging opportunities with cloud-based EHRs
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Sep 12, 2023 |
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Designing for Health: CT Lin, MD, Liz Salmi, and Bryan Steitz, PhD | Live at UGM | Test results and the patient portal; plus … a live concert
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Sep 05, 2023 |
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Designing for Health: Matt Sakumoto, MD | CMIO, Sutter Health | The future of virtual health, telehealth, and primary care
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Aug 22, 2023 |
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Designing for Health: Karim Jessa, MD | CMIO, The Hospital for Sick Children | Canadian healthcare, IT, and clinician burnout
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Aug 08, 2023 |
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Designing for Health: A Jay Holmgren, PhD | Asst Professor, University of California San Francisco | Understanding clinicians’ work with EHR activity log data
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Jul 25, 2023 |
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Making Rounds: The hopes and promises of AI
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Jul 18, 2023 |
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Designing for Health: Manish Patel, MD | CEO, Jiva.ai | AI, healthcare, and communicating complex ideas to a wide audience
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Jul 11, 2023 |
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Making Rounds: Optimizing implementations for a stronger business
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Jun 27, 2023 |
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Designing for Health: Denise Worrell, MS | VP of Consumerism, Memorial Hermann Health System | How designing for experiences improves healthcare
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Jun 20, 2023 |
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Making Rounds: Turning data into insights with managed services
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Jun 13, 2023 |
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Designing for Health: Allison McCoy, PhD | Asst Professor, Vanderbilt University | Clickbusting and creating customized physician workflows
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Jun 06, 2023 |
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Designing for Health: John Whalen, PhD | Founder of Brilliant Experience | Cognitive science and designing with the brain in mind
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May 23, 2023 |
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Designing for Health: Adam Wright, PhD | Director, Vanderbilt Clinical Informatics Center | Clinical decision support and constant user feedback
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May 16, 2023 |
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Making Rounds: Leveraging analytics to create efficiencies
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May 02, 2023 |
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Designing for Health: Chris McCarthy, MBA | Founder, ILN Coaching & Consulting | “Digical” and thinking big about human-centered design
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Apr 18, 2023 |
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Designing for Health: Archana Tedone, PhD | Asst Professor, University of Baltimore | Psychological safety, worker stress, and patient outcomes
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Apr 04, 2023 |
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Making Rounds: Modernizing business intelligence for stronger data analysis
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Mar 28, 2023 |
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Designing for Health: Chris McCarthy, MBA | Founder, ILN Coaching & Consulting | Human-centered design and healthcare innovation
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Mar 21, 2023 |
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Designing for Health: Srinath Adusumalli, MD, MSHP, MBMI | Senior Medical Director, CVS Health | Nudges, sludge, and better user experience
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Mar 07, 2023 |
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Making Rounds: The Big Squeeze in Healthcare
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Feb 28, 2023 |
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Designing for Health: Omar Nagji | Chief Commercial Officer, Memora Health | Team-based care and sustained patient engagement
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Feb 21, 2023 |
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Designing for Health: CT Lin, MD | CMIO, University of Colorado Health | Mindfulness and intentionality improves patient experience
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Feb 07, 2023 |
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Making Rounds: The up- and downside of disintermediation
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Jan 31, 2023 |
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Designing for Health: Zafar Chaudry, MD, MS, MIS, MBA | SVP, CDO, CAIO, Seattle Children’s | Communication and data’s role in health equity
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Jan 17, 2023 |
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Designing for Health: Lyle Berkowitz, MD | CEO and Founder, KeyCare | Adopting the innovation mindset
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Jan 05, 2023 |