Electronic Health Record (EHR) Systems

Developed and honed over generations, the medical profession has created processes, procedures and physical artifacts that serve healthcare professionals and their patients well. Yes, there are process improvements to be had. Yes, there are inefficiencies inherent in the overlap between healthcare providers and the healthcare industry. However, improving the digital systems that…

At the HCI International 2013 conference on 21-26 July in Las Vegas, the experts from academia, research institutes, industry and governmental agencies all over the world shared their latest research and development efforts in the areas of human cognition, information technology, design, usability and culture, etc. I’ve been impressed by the breadth of application areas that user experience has been penetrating and advancing…

Miao and I attended the 15th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction which was held in Las Vegas from July 21-26. To get it out of the way, I lost $100 in European Roulette and won $0.10 in slots.

1,660 presentations were given, spanning pretty much the whole universe of usability engineering, visual design, user experience, and HCI. I can’t think of a topic that was not touched. But then, I only attended…