by Chris Kiess | Oct 5, 2017 | Design, Healthcare UX, User Experience / UX
This article was originally published on Medium. Healthcare was something of accident for me. As I was working my way through graduate school, I never had any intentions of working in this profession — nor had I considered healthcare much of an option. Healthcare, to...
by Chris Kiess | Feb 27, 2015 | Design, Healthcare UX, User Experience / UX, Words
I recently went through a long and complicated discussion of our exit dialog here at my company (GN ReSound). In the process, I realized how complicated Save and Exit Dialogs can be for a user (and designer!). There has been some standardization of this over the past...
by Chris Kiess | May 16, 2014 | Healthcare UX, Hearing Aids, Words
I keep wondering and daydreaming at how we might be able to integrate devices into our lives – specifically as they relate to our healthcare. With fitness monitors now connecting to our smartphones and hearing aids connecting to our smartphones, will the phone...
by Chris Kiess | Apr 4, 2014 | Hearing Aids, Words
This is a humorous news spot, but I’d expect nothing less from Fox. What I find the most humorous is how Stuart Varney misunderstands the functionality of both the hearing instrument and how it works with the iPhone. But this is also an example of how little is...
by Chris Kiess | Mar 9, 2014 | Healthcare UX, Hearing Aids, Words
I recently came across a video filmed early in the testing phase for the LiNX hearing instrument. It shows customers reactions and gives some insight into how game changing this device is and what it means to the hearing impaired. One gentleman discusses the phone...
by Chris Kiess | Mar 7, 2014 | Healthcare UX, Hearing Aids, Words
I recently posted an article – a sneak peak – at GN ReSound’s “Made for iPhone” (MFi) Hearing Instrument LiNX and the Beltone First. It has made a larger market splash than I thought it would. In fact, it has truly been huge. I’m not sure I was expecting such a pull...
