Gregory Schmidt

In the proliferation of personal health data, all roads lead to dystopia. John Hancock will no longer sell traditional life insurance policies - only ‘interactive’ ones that encourage sharing of activity data. Original Article: http://www.gregoryschmidt.ca/writing/john-hancock-to-stop-selling-traditional-life-insurance

Lean is a popular tool to improve productivity and organization in Healthcare. And it works. Original Article: http://www.gregoryschmidt.ca/writing/hhds11-lean-in-healthcare

The size of a physician practice can have dramatic effects on the length of the patient cue. Original Article: http://www.gregoryschmidt.ca/writing/hhds10-managing-physician-panels-in-primary-care

Tracking healthcare performance is difficult. Original Article: http://www.gregoryschmidt.ca/writing/hhds09-performance-assessment-for-healthcare-organizations

Healthcare engineering can propose some concepts to help integrate healthcare service delivery. Original Article: http://www.gregoryschmidt.ca/writing/hhds08-an-integrated-model-for-healthcare-delivery

Perhaps one of the worst Apple Keynotes in the last decade. Original Article: http://www.gregoryschmidt.ca/writing/apple-event-sept-12-2018

Of of the most important iOS upgrades in years. A strong focus on privacy, security, augmented reality, and de-connecting from social/digital media and reconnecting with people   Original Article http://www.gregoryschmidt.ca/writing/apple-wwdc-june-2018

Bad Blood: Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup documents the rise and fall of Theranos. It is a stark reminder of gravity of doing a healthcare startup properly.   Original Article: http://www.gregoryschmidt.ca/writing/bad-blood-book

Innovative elevator button layouts   Original Article: http://www.gregoryschmidt.ca/writing/raised-elevator-buttons

Look outside of America for ways to build better washrooms. Original Article: http://www.gregoryschmidt.ca/writing/netherlands-washroom-design

The doors in the Netherlands are excellent! It is a design trend I'd like to see imported to America. Original Article: http://www.gregoryschmidt.ca/writing/netherlands-giant-doors

A brief overview of healthcare insurance in America Original article: http://www.gregoryschmidt.ca/writing/hhds07-healthcare-insurance-an-introduction

Long-term care has complex family, resident, and institutional dynamics Original Article: http://www.gregoryschmidt.ca/writing/hhds06-long-term-care

Nurses have a diverse set of roles in the healthcare system   http://www.gregoryschmidt.ca/writing/hhds05-designing-a-nurse-managed-healthcare-delivery-system

Outpatient medicine is a tough high volume low margin industry.   http://www.gregoryschmidt.ca/writing/hhds04-outpatient-clinics

The VA is the largest provider of direct care in the United States. Its long history is one of controversy and transformation. Original Article: http://www.gregoryschmidt.ca/writing/hhds03-the-va-healthcare-delivery-system

The Handbook of Healthcare Delivery Systems. Chapter 2 Summary. The engineering profession can make important contributions to ongoing efforts to make healthcare delivery safe, efficient, patient-centred, timely, and equitable. Original article: http://www.gregoryschmidt.ca/writing/hhds02-engineering-and-the-healthcare-delivery-system

The Handbook of Healthcare Delivery Systems. Chapter 1 Summary. The tension of physician autonomy and the desire for medicine to be grey and an art form are contrasted against the trends of science to provide more accurate diagnosis and care delivery structures that do not require physicians at their core. Original article:  http://www.gregoryschmidt.ca/writing/hhds01-healthcare-how-did-we-get-here-and-where-are-we-going

First in a series of chapter summaries on the Handbook of Healthcare Delivery Systems, edited by Yuehwern Yin Original Article: http://www.gregoryschmidt.ca/writing/handbook-of-healthcare-delivery-systems-index

Ep 14.  The user interface designs that lead to accidental audio or video calls Original Article: http://www.gregoryschmidt.ca/writing/audio-video-call-mixup