Electronic Medical System redesign
Challenge
For my summer internship in 2010, I was hired as a User Experience Designer by OpenMRS' Darius Jazayeri. (Darius received the 2009 Pizzigati Prize for Software in the Public Interest
for his work with OpenMRS). I was tasked with redesigning the user interface of OpenMRS (Open Medical Record System) based on a user's "role" at a hospital or clinic.
Background
OpenMRS is an open source platform currently being used in a number of developing countries. With the developing world being ravaged disproportionately byHIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria, efficient information management systems are critical for effective prevention and patient treatment. UX, in a very real sense, saves lives. Read more > >