Designing for Health: Joshua Reischer, MD | CEO and Founder of Health Note | Designing technology systems for any digital aptitude

Nordic Chief Medical Officer Craig Joseph, MD, sits down with Joshua Reischer, MD, the CEO and founder of Health Note, a company known for its AI platform that collects patient information and automatically writes parts of physician progress notes. They discuss Dr. Reischer’s time at Health Note, how he’s used technology to make health visits more efficient, and how to design technology systems for anyone, regardless of digital aptitude. They also discuss unexpected design fails, bringing developers directly to patients, and what Dr. Reischer has learned since starting his company more than six years ago.

Show Notes:

[00:00] Intros

[01:51] Dr. Reischer’s background

[07:35] Pitching the initial startup idea

[09:37] The origins of Health Note

[16:02] Reaching patients before appointments

[17:10] Biodesign and Innovation Fellowship

[19:24] Early startup challenges

[27:05] Developing the product

[30:16] Health Note’s make-or-break moment

[32:08] The current state of the company

[33:15] Dr. Reischer’s favorite well-designed thing

[35:12] Outros

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