My multidisciplinary prototyping class team designed a platform for doctors to help patients improve diet-related health conditions by tracking their adherence to their doctor’s prescribed diet.

 

Designing from multiple user perspectives led to:

• patient's privacy settings that abstract away embarrassing data (ex: the option to remove a McDonald's hamburger with just its nutritional data).

• API integration to MyChart - the doctor's documentation software and an existing doctor-patient communication channel

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problem reframe

1. nutrition label led to

2. tracking nutrition led to 

3. medical intervention led to 

4. cost savings for healthcare companies

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other design process highlights 

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research identified top users of nutritional labels

1. body-changers who lose weight, add muscle, etc.​​

2. healthy people who maintain healthy body and habits

3. people that battle diet-related illnesses with excellent nutrition  

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Facilitated and collected user journals

1. ​texted reminders to participants

2. noted journal re: illness was much more thorough 

3. hypothesized that this is a persuasive design issue and that those with illness are the most motivated and therefore great MVP users 

4. highlighted an improved patient experience - participant's doctor seemed to trust her documentation more than her verbal recollections

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mapped patient's interconnected systems of healthcare, nutrition, and social support 

• structured ideation of data inputs, outputs, communication channels, user profiles and other functionalities. 

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