"Thankyou for this post it has illuminated some of the other issues I need to look at. I am looking at this issue of adherence form a particulr standpoint. I am researching into Wearable medical devices ( I also 'have to' wear them), and I…"
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Peter Jones commented on Alejandra Diaz's blog post A Discussion on Patient Adherence
"What a healthy discussion you've brought to us! This is not a typical brief idea piece, its a worthy post that should be circulated a little wider than our community.
And I have to say, not only has adherence not come up much, if at all, in…"
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A Discussion on Patient Adherence
I am an experience design professional and below is a (slightly) modified version of a blog entry I posted on my company's website a few weeks back. I'm curious if other design/healthcare professionals are seeing the same themes bubble up in terms of patient adherence challenges and opportunities for segments of the healthcare industry to better support adherence - it's a big topic, but hopefully it'll get some conversation going. --------------------------Why don’t patients follow their…See More
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- What is your specific interest in design in healthcare? (Twitter-length answer)
- Patient adherence, coordinating care across departments and facilities, patient-physician communication, etc.
- What sector or area of healthcare do you design or work in?
- Experience Design Consulting, mostly for pharmaceutical clients
Alejandra is an Experience Architect (EA) at MISI Company. At MISI she has worked on a variety of projects involving contextual inquies, information/interaction design and core usability testing methodologies. She has shadowed pharmaceutical sales reps, interviewed pharmaceutical consumers and health care professionals, and has worked closely with pharmaceutical regulatory and business teams. Alejandra’s experience outside of the pharmaceutical industry includes interactive design projects with NBA, a wayfinding study for NY Presbyterian Hospital, and an urban design competition for the Bronx Grand Concourse. Alejandra has a Bachelors in History of Science & History of Medicine from Yale University and has completed the Post Baccalaureate Certificate Program in Business at Columbia University.
Alejandra Diaz's Blog
A Discussion on Patient Adherence
I am an experience design professional and below is a (slightly) modified version of a blog entry I posted on my company's website a few weeks back. I'm curious if other design/healthcare professionals are seeing the same themes bubble up in terms of patient adherence challenges and opportunities for segments of the healthcare industry to better support adherence - it's a big topic, but hopefully it'll get some conversation going.
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