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    Medical Technology Design as a Strategic Success Factor in Hospitals and Practices

    5min
    Susanne Bay
    Published on March 26, 2019

    Usability guidelines provide a framework for design

    Aesthetic design brings joy to technology use

    A new strategic success factor in healthcare sectors is medical technology design.
    Although they have to comply with numerous safety regulations, medical technology designers have a great deal of freedom. Each year, they create excellent formally aesthetic design solutions and complete design systems for portfolios.

    Positive user experiences are key

    Trend: Human-centered design as a strategy

    Medical device design is becoming a hot topic as a success factor.
    SOMATOM go. platform from Siemen Healthineers puts the focus on patients.
    By Susanne Bay
    Susanne Bay, PhD is Head of Strategy and Innovation for Design and User Experience at Siemens Healthineers.

    1. https://www.theguardian.com/science/2006/aug/23/usnews.internationalnews (January 2019)

    2. https://ai.google/research/pubs/pub38315 (January 2019)

    3. https://www.gartner.com/smarterwithgartner/is-your-organization-customer-centric/ (January 2019)

    1. The statements by Siemens Healthineers customers described herein are based on results that were achieved in the customer’s unique setting. Since there is no “typical” hospital and many variables exist (e.g., hospital size, case mix, level of IT adoption) there can be no guarantee that other customers will achieve the same results.