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Gregory Schmidt M.D.

Mar 11
Mar 11 COVID-19: Should clinicians age 60+ only do tele-care during pandemic?

Gregory Schmidt
Coronavirus

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.

News Silos at 10:55am, 28-Feb-2020
Mar 3

Mar 3 News Silos at 10:55am, 28-Feb-2020

Gregory Schmidt
Technology

Screenshots from 30 news sites taken at the same time. A perspective of how our information is fragmented, and how information silos exist.

Masterclass App - UX commentary Feb 2020
Feb 19

Feb 19 Masterclass App - UX commentary Feb 2020

Gregory Schmidt
Design

Masterclass is a fun program, but the app’s usability could be improved. Some comments based on my first two months with the iOS app.

Squarespace - Needs Autosave and Link URL Pasting
Feb 16

Feb 16 Squarespace - Needs Autosave and Link URL Pasting

Gregory Schmidt
Design

Squarespace would be so much better if it autosaved your work, and if it pasted link URLs properly.

Figma UX Suggestion - Auto create Project Folders
Feb 16

Feb 16 Figma UX Suggestion - Auto create Project Folders

Gregory Schmidt
design

Figma would be better if it auto-create project folders for new team workspaces.

Exponential Medicine 2019 - Day 4 - Cool Stuff Summary
Nov 22

Nov 22 Exponential Medicine 2019 - Day 4 - Cool Stuff Summary

Gregory Schmidt
healthcare

Exponential Medicine 2019 Day 4/4 - Nov 7

Exponential Medicine 2019 - Day 3 - Cool Stuff Summary
Nov 20

Nov 20 Exponential Medicine 2019 - Day 3 - Cool Stuff Summary

Gregory Schmidt
history

Exponential Medicine 2019 Day 3 - Nov 6

Exponential Medicine 2019 - Day 2 - Cool Stuff Summary
Nov 17

Nov 17 Exponential Medicine 2019 - Day 2 - Cool Stuff Summary

Gregory Schmidt
healthcare

Exponential Medicine 2019 Day 2 - Nov 5

Exponential Medicine 2019 - Day 1 - Cool Stuff Summary
Nov 7

Nov 7 Exponential Medicine 2019 - Day 1 - Cool Stuff Summary

Gregory Schmidt
healthcare

Exponential Medicine 2019 Day 1 - Nov 4

Sep 4
Sep 4 Patient Age Display, existing standards

Gregory Schmidt
Electronic Health Records

Existing standards for the display of the patient age

Sep 4
Sep 4 Patient Age Display (EHR Conventions)

Gregory Schmidt
Electronic Health Records

Display of the patient age calculated based on their birth date.

Sep 4
Sep 4 Patient ID number display (EHR Conventions)

Gregory Schmidt
Electronic Health Records

Convention for the display of labels with patient identifying numbers

Sep 2
Sep 2 Patient Name, uppercase family name debate

Gregory Schmidt
Electronic Health Records

Should the Family Name be written in uppercase or title case?

Sep 2
Sep 2 Patient Name Display, existing standards

Gregory Schmidt
Electronic Health Records

Standards found inside and outside healthcare for the display of patient’s names

Patient Name Display (EHR Conventions)
Sep 2

Sep 2 Patient Name Display (EHR Conventions)

Gregory Schmidt
Electronic Health Records

Basic convention when displaying the patient’s name in the EHR.

Sep 2
Sep 2 Date Display - real-world examples

Gregory Schmidt
Electronic Health Records

Examples of how different companies and products display the date.

Sep 2
Sep 2 Date Display - variations by country & language

Gregory Schmidt
Electronic Health Records

There is wide variation between languages in the number of characters required to abbreviate a month’s name.

Sep 2
Sep 2 Date Display - existing standards

Gregory Schmidt
Electronic Health Records

Standards for the display of dates found within and outside of healthcare

Date Display - Long Date (EHR Convention)
Sep 2

Sep 2 Date Display - Long Date (EHR Convention)

Gregory Schmidt
Electronic Health Records

Convention for writing the long date format in healthcare documentations.

Date Display - Short Date (EHR convention)
Sep 2

Sep 2 Date Display - Short Date (EHR convention)

Gregory Schmidt
Electronic Health Records

Convention for displaying the short-date in the electronic health record.

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