In the last decade, technology has leapfrogged its way to the center-stage towards medical diagnosis and preemptive care. The online healthcare industry is focussing on leveraging technology to solve an impressive number of medical problems for all human beings. We can book appointments with doctors at the click of a button and check their availability without talking to an assistant.
Soon diagnoses became digital; the treatments matured to be more efficient. But is it humane enough? As the queues outside dispensaries shrink and delivery of medicines becomes more seamless online, the healthcare industry is losing touch with a much-needed strain of human emotion in the process – empathy!
Despite the advancements, the human touch was missing in design-driven digital healthcare. To address this, half of the healthcare industry started working on making solutions more accessible, while the other half was working harder on strengthening human relationships by bringing about trust and reliability on the platform. After all, nothing is more personal than our bodies. Throughout this journey, we found out six significant principles that are a must in making Digital Healthcare more Human-Centered.
1 Provide Democratic Access
Patients are patients, no matter where they live, so if you make an app make it for all. Patients come from different backgrounds and lifestyles, so it is vital for the app UI to be easy to understand, for all cognitive abilities and...
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