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177 alt="A 'systems thinking' approach to saving lives from heart attacks and strokes" 178 > 179 </a> 180 <div class="article-preview--details"> 181 <a href="/blog/a-systems-thinking-approach-to-saving-lives-from-heart-attacks-and-strokes/"> 182 <h2> 183 A âsystems thinkingâ approach to saving lives from heart attacks and strokes 184 </h2> 185 </a> 186 <p class="global"> 187 A technologistsâ skill set of crafting scalable solutions works well on notoriously hard problems like public health. The way to make it approachable is to adopt âsystems thinkingâ. 188 </p> 189 <div class="person--blog"> 190 <img 191 class="person--photo" 192 src="../images/people/atharva-raykar.jpeg" 193 alt="Atharva Raykar" 194 > 195 <div class="person--details"> 196 <h3> 197 <a href="http://gappa.atharvaraykar.com/atharva"> 198 Atharva Raykar 199 </a> 200 </h3> 201 <h5> 202 30-Dec-2024, 18 minute read 203 </h5> 204 </div> 205 </div> 206 </div> 207 </div> 208 <div class="article-preview"> 209 <a href="/blog/egovernance-award/" class="article-preview--cover-small"> 210 <img 211 class="lazyload article-preview--cover--image" 212 src="../images/blog/egovernance-award/cover.jpg" 213 data-src="../images/blog/egovernance-award/cover.jpg" 214 alt="We measured how fast Simple is compared to paper systems." 215 > 216 </a> 217 <div class="article-preview--details"> 218 <a href="/blog/egovernance-award/"> 219 <h2> 220 Simple wins e-governance award in India 221 </h2> 222 </a> 223 <p class="global"> 224 Simple was recognized with a Gold Award at the at the 27th National Conference on e-Governance. 225 </p> 226 <div class="person--blog"> 227 <img 228 class="person--photo" 229 src="../images/people/daniel-burka.jpg" 230 alt="Daniel Burka" 231 > 232 <div class="person--details"> 233 <h3> 234 <a href="https://danielburka.com/"> 235 Daniel Burka 236 </a> 237 </h3> 238 <h5> 239 01-Oct-2024, 4 minute read 240 </h5> 241 </div> 242 </div> 243 </div> 244 </div> 245 <div class="article-preview"> 246 <a href="/blog/digital-health-simple/" class="article-preview--cover-small"> 247 <img 248 class="lazyload article-preview--cover--image" 249 src="../images/blog/digital-health/cover.jpg" 250 data-src="../images/blog/digital-health/cover.png" 251 alt="We measured how fast Simple is compared to paper systems." 252 > 253 </a> 254 <div class="article-preview--details"> 255 <a href="/blog/digital-health-simple/"> 256 <h2> 257 Digital Health publishes article about Simple in India 258 </h2> 259 </a> 260 <p class="global"> 261 Simple was implemented by administering a user-centered approach and agile techniques. The authors explain how we did this. 262 </p> 263 <div class="person--blog"> 264 <img 265 class="person--photo" 266 src="../images/people/daniel-burka.jpg" 267 alt="Daniel Burka" 268 > 269 <div class="person--details"> 270 <h3> 271 <a href="https://danielburka.com/"> 272 Daniel Burka 273 </a> 274 </h3> 275 <h5> 276 17-Jul-2024, 4 minute read 277 </h5> 278 </div> 279 </div> 280 </div> 281 </div> 282 </div> 283 <div class="articles--normal"> 284 <div class="article-preview"> 285 <a href="/blog/fast-and-simple-user-testing-for-healthcare/" class="article-preview--cover-small"> 286 <img 287 class="lazyload article-preview--cover--image" 288 src="../images/blog/user-testing-guide/user-testing-guide-placeholder.jpg" 289 data-src="../images/blog/user-testing-guide/user-testing-guide.jpg" 290 alt="Guide: Fast & simple user testing for healthcare" 291 > 292 </a>
293 <div class="article-preview--details"> 294 <a href="/blog/fast-and-simple-user-testing-for-healthcare/"> 295 <h2> 296 Guide: Fast & simple user testing for healthcare 297 </h2> 298 </a> 299 <p class="global"> 300 A practical guide for user testing your software, so healthcare workers will love it. The guide is based on 6 years of experience user testing Simple, DHIS2, OpenSRP, and other digital health tools. 301 </p> 302 <div class="person--blog"> 303 <img 304 class="person--photo" 305 src="../images/people/tony-joy.jpg" 306 alt="Tony Joy" 307 > 308 <div class="person--details"> 309 <h3> 310 <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/tony-joy/"> 311 Tony Joy 312 </a> 313 </h3> 314 <h5> 315 18-Apr-2024, 2 minute read 316 </h5> 317 </div> 318 </div> 319 </div> 320 </div> 321 <div class="article-preview"> 322 <a href="/blog/hearts360-dashboard/" class="article-preview--cover-small"> 323 <img 324 class="lazyload article-preview--cover--image" 325 src="../images/blog/hearts360-dashboard/hearts360-placeholder.jpg" 326 data-src="../images/blog/hearts360-dashboard/hearts360.jpg" 327 alt="Hearts 360: A gold-standard dashboard for hypertension and diabetes programs" 328 > 329 </a> 330 <div class="article-preview--details"> 331 <a href="/blog/hearts360-dashboard/"> 332 <h2> 333 HEARTS360: A gold-standard dashboard for hypertension and diabetes programs 334 </h2> 335 </a> 336 <p class="global"> 337 Highly effective dashboards designed for managing hypertension and diabetes programs at scale, based on WHO standard indicators. 338 </p> 339 <div class="person--blog"> 340 <img 341 class="person--photo" 342 src="../images/people/jamie-carter.jpg" 343 alt="Jamie Carter" 344 > 345 <div class="person--details"> 346 <h3> 347 <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/jamiecarter7/"> 348 Jamie Carter 349 </a> 350 </h3> 351 <h5> 352 11-Apr-2024, 3 minute read 353 </h5> 354 </div> 355 </div> 356 </div> 357 </div> 358 <div class="article-preview"> 359 <a href="/blog/thirty-million-bp-measures-in-simple/" class="article-preview--cover-small"> 360 <img 361 class="lazyload article-preview--cover--image" 362 src="../images/blog/thirty-million-bp-measures/30-million-bp-measures-placeholder.jpg" 363 data-src="../images/blog/thirty-million-bp-measures/30-million-bp-measures.jpg" 364 alt="30 million blood pressure measures recorded in Simple" 365 > 366 </a> 367 <div class="article-preview--details"> 368 <a href="/blog/thirty-million-bp-measures-in-simple/"> 369 <h2> 370 The power of 30 million blood pressure measures 371 </h2> 372 </a> 373 <p class="global"> 374 To celebrate 30 million blood pressures in Simple let's explore the power of a humble blood pressure measure. 375 </p> 376 <div class="person--blog"> 377 <img 378 class="person--photo" 379 src="../images/people/jamie-carter.jpg" 380 alt="Jamie Carter" 381 > 382 <div class="person--details"> 383 <h3> 384 <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/jamiecarter7/"> 385 Jamie Carter 386 </a> 387 </h3> 388 <h5> 389 06-Mar-2024, 8 minute read 390 </h5> 391 </div> 392 </div> 393 </div> 394 </div> 395 </div> 396 <div class="articles--normal"> 397 <div class="article-preview"> 398 <a href="/blog/digital-playbook-chronic-disease-management/" class="article-preview--cover-small"> 399 <img 400 class="lazyload article-preview--cover--image" 401 src="../images/blog/digital-playbook/cover-placeholder.jpg" 402 data-src="../images/blog/digital-playbook/[email protected]" 403 alt="A PDF playbook explaining what we have learned." 404 > 405 </a>
406 <div class="article-preview--details"> 407 <a href="/blog/digital-playbook-chronic-disease-management/"> 408 <h2> 409 Digital playbook 410 </h2> 411 </a> 412 <p class="global"> 413 Designing an optimal digital tool for hypertension and other long-term treatment programs â Lessons learned over the last 6 years. 414 </p> 415 <div class="person--blog"> 416 <img 417 class="person--photo" 418 src="../images/people/daniel-burka.jpg" 419 alt="Daniel Burka" 420 > 421 <div class="person--details"> 422 <h3> 423 <a href="https://danielburka.com/"> 424 Daniel Burka 425 </a> 426 </h3> 427 <h5> 428 22-Feb-2024, 3 minute read 429 </h5> 430 </div> 431 </div> 432 </div> 433 </div> 434 <div class="article-preview"> 435 <a href="/blog/revealing-data-behind-overdue-patient-calls/" class="article-preview--cover-small"> 436 <img 437 class="lazyload article-preview--cover--image" 438 src="../images/blog/revealing-data-behind-overdue-patient-calls/cover-placeholder.png" 439 data-src="../images/blog/revealing-data-behind-overdue-patient-calls/cover.png" 440 alt="How do we reveal the data behind overdue patient calls in a meaningful way?" 441 > 442 </a> 443 <div class="article-preview--details"> 444 <a href="/blog/revealing-data-behind-overdue-patient-calls/"> 445 <h2> 446 Calling overdue patients helps improve return-to-care rates. 447 </h2> 448 </a> 449 <p class="global"> 450 How do we reveal the data behind overdue patient calls in a meaningful way? 451 </p> 452 <div class="person--blog"> 453 <img 454 class="person--photo" 455 src="../images/people/jamie-carter.jpg" 456 alt="Jamie Carter" 457 > 458 <div class="person--details"> 459 <h3> 460 <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/jamiecarter7/"> 461 Jamie Carter 462 </a> 463 </h3> 464 <h5> 465 10-Jan-2024, 8 minute read 466 </h5> 467 </div> 468 </div> 469 </div> 470 </div> 471 <div class="article-preview"> 472 <a href="/blog/simple-time-motion-study/" class="article-preview--cover-small"> 473 <img 474 class="lazyload article-preview--cover--image" 475 src="../images/blog/time-motion/cover.jpg" 476 data-src="../images/blog/time-motion/cover.png" 477 alt="We measured how fast Simple is compared to paper systems." 478 > 479 </a> 480 <div class="article-preview--details"> 481 <a href="/blog/simple-time-motion-study/"> 482 <h2> 483 The impact of the Simple app on nurse efficiency 484 </h2> 485 </a> 486 <p class="global"> 487 In a time-and-motion study conducted in India, Simple was shown to streamline hypertension care. 488 </p> 489 <div class="person--blog"> 490 <img 491 class="person--photo" 492 src="../images/people/ashish.jpg" 493 alt="Dr. Ashish Krishna" 494 > 495 <div class="person--details"> 496 <h3> 497 <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/drashishkrishna/"> 498 Dr. Ashish Krishna 499 </a> 500 </h3> 501 <h5> 502 31-May-2023, 4 minute read 503 </h5> 504 </div> 505 </div> 506 </div> 507 </div> 508 </div> 509 <div class="articles--normal"> 510 <div class="article-preview"> 511 <a href="/blog/simple-en-espanol/" class="article-preview--cover-small"> 512 <img 513 class="lazyload article-preview--cover--image" 514 src="../images/blog/spanish-simple/cover-placeholder.jpg" 515 data-src="../images/blog/spanish-simple/cover.jpg" 516 alt="Simple is now available in Spanish." 517 > 518 </a> 519 <div class="article-preview--details"> 520 <a href="/blog/simple-en-espanol/"> 521 <h2> 522 Simple en español 523 </h2> 524 </a> 525 <p class="global"> 526 Simple is now available in Spanish, thanks to open source contributions from the community. 527 </p> 528 <div class="person--blog"> 529 <img 530 class="person--photo" 531 src="../images/people/daniel-burka.jpg" 532 alt="Daniel Burka" 533 >
534 <div class="person--details"> 535 <h3> 536 <a href="https://danielburka.com/"> 537 Daniel Burka 538 </a> 539 </h3> 540 <h5> 541 14-Apr-2023, 3 minute read 542 </h5> 543 </div> 544 </div> 545 </div> 546 </div> 547 <div class="article-preview"> 548 <a href="/blog/bmj-keep-it-simple/" class="article-preview--cover-small"> 549 <img 550 class="lazyload article-preview--cover--image" 551 src="../images/blog/bmj-2023/cover-placeholder.jpg" 552 data-src="../images/blog/bmj-2023/cover.jpg" 553 alt="BMJ Health and Care Informatics article" 554 > 555 </a> 556 <div class="article-preview--details"> 557 <a href="/blog/bmj-keep-it-simple/"> 558 <h2> 559 BMJ implementer report about Simple 560 </h2> 561 </a> 562 <p class="global"> 563 We published an implementer report in BMJ outlining the key factors to succeed with a digital system for monitoring a large-scale hypertension program. 564 </p> 565 <div class="person--blog"> 566 <img 567 class="person--photo" 568 src="../images/people/daniel-burka.jpg" 569 alt="Daniel Burka" 570 > 571 <div class="person--details"> 572 <h3> 573 <a href="https://danielburka.com/"> 574 Daniel Burka 575 </a> 576 </h3> 577 <h5> 578 27-Feb-2023, 5 minute read 579 </h5> 580 </div> 581 </div> 582 </div> 583 </div> 584 <div class="article-preview"> 585 <a href="/blog/generating-powerful-insights-through-contextual-inquiry/" class="article-preview--cover-small"> 586 <img 587 class="lazyload article-preview--cover--image" 588 src="../images/blog/2022-09-14-generating-powerful-insights-through-contextual-inquiry/cover-placeholder.jpg" 589 data-src="../images/blog/2022-09-14-generating-powerful-insights-through-contextual-inquiry/cover.jpg" 590 alt="Generating powerful insights through contextual inquiry" 591 > 592 </a> 593 <div class="article-preview--details"> 594 <a href="/blog/generating-powerful-insights-through-contextual-inquiry/"> 595 <h2> 596 Generating powerful insights through contextual inquiry 597 </h2> 598 </a> 599 <p class="global"> 600 Sometimes, quiet observation surpasses extended interviews. 601 </p> 602 <div class="person--blog"> 603 <img 604 class="person--photo" 605 src="../images/people/aarti.jpg" 606 alt="Aarti Bhatnagar" 607 > 608 <div class="person--details"> 609 <h3> 610 <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/aarti-bhatnagar"> 611 Aarti Bhatnagar 612 </a> 613 </h3> 614 <h5> 615 14-Sep-2022, 10 minute read 616 </h5> 617 </div> 618 </div> 619 </div> 620 </div> 621 </div> 622 <div class="articles--normal"> 623 <div class="article-preview"> 624 <a href="/blog/open-source-simple/" class="article-preview--cover-small"> 625 <img 626 class="lazyload article-preview--cover--image" 627 src="../images/blog/virtual-tech-talk/cover-placeholder.jpg" 628 data-src="../images/blog/virtual-tech-talk/cover.png" 629 alt="Join us for a discussion about open source software in public health" 630 > 631 </a> 632 <div class="article-preview--details"> 633 <a href="/blog/open-source-simple/"> 634 <h2> 635 Discuss: Tech can do many things â good and bad. 636 </h2> 637 </a> 638 <p class="global"> 639 Join us to hear about how the Simple engineering team believes in and strives for technology for social good. 640 </p> 641 <div class="person--blog"> 642 <img 643 class="person--photo" 644 src="../images/people/misu.jpg" 645 alt="Misu Tasnim" 646 > 647 <div class="person--details"> 648 <h3> 649 <a href="https://twitter.com/misu_tasnim"> 650 Misu Tasnim 651 </a> 652 </h3> 653 <h5> 654 09-Aug-2022, 2 minute read 655 </h5> 656 </div> 657 </div> 658 </div> 659 </div> 660 <div class="article-preview"> 661 <a href="/blog/two-million-patients/" class="article-preview--cover-small"> 662 <img 663 class="lazyload article-preview--cover--image" 664 src="../images/blog/two-million/cover.jpg" 665 data-src="../images/blog/two-million/cover.jpg" 666 alt="Simple now has two million patients enrolled" 667 > 668 </a>
669 <div class="article-preview--details"> 670 <a href="/blog/two-million-patients/"> 671 <h2> 672 2 million patients 673 </h2> 674 </a> 675 <p class="global"> 676 Simple just crossed a huge milestone: healthcare workers have now registered more than two million patients with hypertension and diabetes. 677 </p> 678 <div class="person--blog"> 679 <img 680 class="person--photo" 681 src="../images/people/daniel-burka.jpg" 682 alt="Daniel Burka" 683 > 684 <div class="person--details"> 685 <h3> 686 <a href="https://danielburka.com/"> 687 Daniel Burka 688 </a> 689 </h3> 690 <h5> 691 02-May-2022, 3 minute read 692 </h5> 693 </div> 694 </div> 695 </div> 696 </div> 697 <div class="article-preview"> 698 <a href="/blog/simple-digital-public-goods/" class="article-preview--cover-small"> 699 <img 700 class="lazyload article-preview--cover--image" 701 src="../images/blog/simple_digital_public_goods/cover.jpg" 702 data-src="../images/blog/simple_digital_public_goods/cover.png" 703 alt="Digital Public Goods Alliance" 704 > 705 </a> 706 <div class="article-preview--details"> 707 <a href="/blog/simple-digital-public-goods/"> 708 <h2> 709 Simple is now a Digital Public Good 710 </h2> 711 </a> 712 <p class="global"> 713 Today we are thrilled that Simple is counted as a 'Digital Public Good' alongside many other incredible open source projects working to achieve the United Nation's sustainable development goals. 714 </p> 715 <div class="person--blog"> 716 <img 717 class="person--photo" 718 src="../images/people/daniel-burka.jpg" 719 alt="Daniel Burka" 720 > 721 <div class="person--details"> 722 <h3> 723 <a href="https://danielburka.com/"> 724 Daniel Burka 725 </a> 726 </h3> 727 <h5> 728 03-Jan-2022, 3 minute read 729 </h5> 730 </div> 731 </div> 732 </div> 733 </div> 734 </div> 735 <div class="articles--normal"> 736 <div class="article-preview"> 737 <a href="/blog/user-centered-design-public-health/" class="article-preview--cover-small"> 738 <img 739 class="lazyload article-preview--cover--image" 740 src="../images/blog/user-centered-design/cover-placeholder.jpg" 741 data-src="../images/blog/user-centered-design/cover.png" 742 alt="Time is the most important factor in designing tools that work." 743 > 744 </a> 745 <div class="article-preview--details"> 746 <a href="/blog/user-centered-design-public-health/"> 747 <h2> 748 Clinical software must respect clinicians' precious time 749 </h2> 750 </a> 751 <p class="global"> 752 A user-centered approach to designing digital tools for global public health quickly surfaces that âtimeâ is the most underappreciated factor. 753 </p> 754 <div class="person--blog"> 755 <img 756 class="person--photo" 757 src="../images/people/daniel-burka.jpg" 758 alt="Daniel Burka" 759 > 760 <div class="person--details"> 761 <h3> 762 <a href="https://danielburka.com/"> 763 Daniel Burka 764 </a> 765 </h3> 766 <h5> 767 04-Oct-2021, 18 minute read 768 </h5> 769 </div> 770 </div> 771 </div> 772 </div> 773 <div class="article-preview"> 774 <a href="/blog/requirements-of-a-hypertension-management-system/" class="article-preview--cover-small"> 775 <img 776 class="lazyload article-preview--cover--image" 777 src="../images/blog/requirements-htn-system/cover-placeholder.jpg" 778 data-src="../images/blog/requirements-htn-system/cover.png" 779 alt="Requirements of a hypertension management system" 780 > 781 </a> 782 <div class="article-preview--details"> 783 <a href="/blog/requirements-of-a-hypertension-management-system/"> 784 <h2> 785 Requirements for a digital information system for hypertension control 786 </h2> 787 </a> 788 <p class="global"> 789 Healthcare workers are too busy to enter detailed dataâbut a hypertension control program needs just a few key pieces of data to improve patient care. Keep it simple. 790 </p> 791 <div class="person--blog"> 792 <img 793 class="person--photo" 794 src="../images/people/daniel-burka.jpg" 795 alt="Daniel Burka" 796 >
797 <div class="person--details"> 798 <h3> 799 <a href="https://danielburka.com/"> 800 Daniel Burka 801 </a> 802 </h3> 803 <h5> 804 27-Sep-2021, 15 minute read 805 </h5> 806 </div> 807 </div> 808 </div> 809 </div> 810 <div class="article-preview"> 811 <a href="/blog/one-million-patients/" class="article-preview--cover-small"> 812 <img 813 class="lazyload article-preview--cover--image" 814 src="/images/blog/one-million-patients/cover-placeholder.jpg" 815 data-src="../images/blog/one-million-patients/cover.png" 816 alt="1 million patients" 817 > 818 </a> 819 <div class="article-preview--details"> 820 <a href="/blog/one-million-patients/"> 821 <h2> 822 1 million patients 823 </h2> 824 </a> 825 <p class="global"> 826 A million patients with hypertension and diabetes are being managed by clinicians using Simple in Bangladesh, Ethiopia, and India. 827 </p> 828 <div class="person--blog"> 829 <img 830 class="person--photo" 831 src="../images/people/aarti.jpg" 832 alt="Aarti Bhatnagar" 833 > 834 <div class="person--details"> 835 <h3> 836 <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/aarti-bhatnagar"> 837 Aarti Bhatnagar 838 </a> 839 </h3> 840 <h5> 841 14-Sep-2021, 2 minute read 842 </h5> 843 </div> 844 </div> 845 </div> 846 </div> 847 </div> 848 <div class="articles--normal"> 849 <div class="article-preview"> 850 <a href="/blog/testimonial-simple/" class="article-preview--cover-small"> 851 <img 852 class="lazyload article-preview--cover--image" 853 src="../images/blog/testimonial-simple/cover-placeholder.jpg" 854 data-src="../images/blog/testimonial-simple/cover.jpg" 855 alt="Philomina, a staff nurse in India, holding her Android phone and explains Simple" 856 > 857 </a> 858 <div class="article-preview--details"> 859 <a href="/blog/testimonial-simple/"> 860 <h2> 861 Philomina, a staff nurse in India, explains how she uses Simple 862 </h2> 863 </a> 864 <p class="global"> 865 We received this wonderful testimonial, recorded by a staff nurse in Maharashtra. 866 </p> 867 <div class="person--blog"> 868 <img 869 class="person--photo" 870 src="../images/people/daniel-burka.jpg" 871 alt="Daniel Burka" 872 > 873 <div class="person--details"> 874 <h3> 875 <a href="https://danielburka.com/"> 876 Daniel Burka 877 </a> 878 </h3> 879 <h5> 880 15-Oct-2020, 3 minute read 881 </h5> 882 </div> 883 </div> 884 </div> 885 </div> 886 <div class="article-preview"> 887 <a href="/blog/bp-passport-app/" class="article-preview--cover-small"> 888 <img 889 class="lazyload article-preview--cover--image" 890 src="../images/blog/bp-passport-app/cover-placeholder.jpg" 891 data-src="../images/blog/bp-passport-app/[email protected]" 892 alt="Action shot of a patient named Harnanth Singh who offered to share his story" 893 > 894 </a> 895 <div class="article-preview--details"> 896 <a href="/blog/bp-passport-app/"> 897 <h2> 898 BP Passport app for patients 899 </h2> 900 </a> 901 <p class="global"> 902 The world's simplest personal hypertension charting app 903 </p> 904 <div class="person--blog"> 905 <img 906 class="person--photo" 907 src="../images/people/mahima.jpg" 908 alt="Mahima Chandak" 909 > 910 <div class="person--details"> 911 <h3> 912 <a href="https://twitter.com/mahima_chandak"> 913 Mahima Chandak 914 </a> 915 </h3> 916 <h5> 917 14-Jul-2020, 3 minute read 918 </h5> 919 </div> 920 </div> 921 </div> 922 </div> 923 <div class="article-preview"> 924 <a href="/blog/remote-user-testing-during-lockdown/" class="article-preview--cover-small"> 925 <img 926 class="lazyload article-preview--cover--image" 927 src="../images/blog/remote-user-testing-during-lockdown/cover-placeholder.png" 928 data-src="../images/blog/remote-user-testing-during-lockdown/cover.png" 929 alt="Remote user testing illustration" 930 > 931 </a>
932 <div class="article-preview--details"> 933 <a href="/blog/remote-user-testing-during-lockdown/"> 934 <h2> 935 Remote user testing during lockdown 936 </h2> 937 </a> 938 <p class="global"> 939 How we create better software for healthcare workers with remote user testing methods 940 </p> 941 <div class="person--blog"> 942 <img 943 class="person--photo" 944 src="../images/people/pragati.jpg" 945 alt="Pragati Mehrotra" 946 > 947 <div class="person--details"> 948 <h3> 949 <a href="https://twitter.com/Pragti_"> 950 Pragati Mehrotra 951 </a> 952 </h3> 953 <h5> 954 08-Jun-2020, 3 minute read 955 </h5> 956 </div> 957 </div> 958 </div> 959 </div> 960 </div> 961 <div class="articles--normal"> 962 <div class="article-preview"> 963 <a href="/blog/simple-and-bangladesh/" class="article-preview--cover-small"> 964 <img 965 class="lazyload article-preview--cover--image" 966 src="../images/blog/simple-and-bangladesh/cover-placeholder.jpg" 967 data-src="../images/blog/simple-and-bangladesh/cover.jpg" 968 alt="An image gallery of people using Simple" 969 > 970 </a> 971 <div class="article-preview--details"> 972 <a href="/blog/simple-and-bangladesh/"> 973 <h2> 974 Simple + Bangladesh 975 </h2> 976 </a> 977 <p class="global"> 978 Simple is now deployed in hospitals in northern Bangladesh 979 </p> 980 <div class="person--blog"> 981 <img 982 class="person--photo" 983 src="../images/people/tanushree.jpg" 984 alt="Tanushree Jindal" 985 > 986 <div class="person--details"> 987 <h3> 988 <a href="https://twitter.com/tanushree"> 989 Tanushree Jindal 990 </a> 991 </h3> 992 <h5> 993 25-Feb-2020, 2 minute read 994 </h5> 995 </div> 996 </div> 997 </div> 998 </div> 999 <div class="article-preview"> 1000 <a href="/blog/simple-wins-best-in-show/" class="article-preview--cover-small"> 1001 <img 1002 class="lazyload article-preview--cover--image" 1003 src="../images/blog/simple-wins-best-in-show/cover-placeholder.jpg" 1004 data-src="../images/blog/simple-wins-best-in-show/cover.jpg" 1005 alt="Trophy for "2020 Best in Show"" 1006 > 1007 </a> 1008 <div class="article-preview--details"> 1009 <a href="/blog/simple-wins-best-in-show/"> 1010 <h2> 1011 Simple Wins "Best in Show" at the IxDA Awards in Milan 1012 </h2> 1013 </a> 1014 <p class="global"> 1015 Simple was recognized with the top prize at the Interaction 20 Conference 1016 </p> 1017 <div class="person--blog"> 1018 <img 1019 class="person--photo" 1020 src="../images/people/averma.jpg" 1021 alt="Akshay Verma" 1022 > 1023 <div class="person--details"> 1024 <h3> 1025 <a href="https://twitter.com/akshayverma1"> 1026 Akshay Verma 1027 </a> 1028 </h3> 1029 <h5> 1030 12-Feb-2020, 3 minute read 1031 </h5> 1032 </div> 1033 </div> 1034 </div> 1035 </div> 1036 <div class="article-preview"> 1037 <a href="/blog/offline-first-apps/" class="article-preview--cover-small"> 1038 <img 1039 class="lazyload article-preview--cover--image" 1040 src="../images/blog/offline-first-apps/cover-placeholder.jpg" 1041 data-src="../images/blog/offline-first-apps/cover.jpg" 1042 alt="A nurse using the offline-first Simple app in rural Punjab" 1043 > 1044 </a> 1045 <div class="article-preview--details"> 1046 <a href="/blog/offline-first-apps/"> 1047 <h2> 1048 Offline-first apps are appropriate for many clinical environments 1049 </h2> 1050 </a> 1051 <p class="global"> 1052 How making Simple an offline-first app reduces patient wait time 1053 </p> 1054 <div class="person--blog"> 1055 <img 1056 class="person--photo" 1057 src="../images/people/govind.jpg" 1058 alt="Govind Joshi" 1059 >
1060 <div class="person--details"> 1061 <h3> 1062 <a href="https://nilenso/com/people/html#govind"> 1063 Govind Joshi 1064 </a> 1065 </h3> 1066 <h5> 1067 02-Jan-2020, 6 minute read 1068 </h5> 1069 </div> 1070 </div> 1071 </div> 1072 </div> 1073 </div> 1074 <div class="articles--normal"> 1075 <div class="article-preview"> 1076 <a href="/blog/co-creation-with-nurses/" class="article-preview--cover-small"> 1077 <img 1078 class="lazyload article-preview--cover--image" 1079 src="../images/blog/co-creation-with-nurses/cover-placeholder.jpg" 1080 data-src="../images/blog/co-creation-with-nurses/cover.jpg" 1081 alt="A nurse and a Community Health Officer sharing their ideas for Simple at a Health and Wellness Centre in Bathinda, Punjab" 1082 > 1083 </a> 1084 <div class="article-preview--details"> 1085 <a href="/blog/co-creation-with-nurses/"> 1086 <h2> 1087 Co-creation with nurses 1088 </h2> 1089 </a> 1090 <p class="global"> 1091 How we make better software for our users by creating solutions together 1092 </p> 1093 <div class="person--blog"> 1094 <img 1095 class="person--photo" 1096 src="../images/people/pragati.jpg" 1097 alt="Pragati Mehrotra" 1098 > 1099 <div class="person--details"> 1100 <h3> 1101 <a href="https://twitter.com/Pragti_"> 1102 Pragati Mehrotra 1103 </a> 1104 </h3> 1105 <h5> 1106 17-Dec-2019, 6 minute read 1107 </h5> 1108 </div> 1109 </div> 1110 </div> 1111 </div> 1112 <div class="article-preview"> 1113 <a href="/blog/phone-interviews-with-users/" class="article-preview--cover-small"> 1114 <img 1115 class="lazyload article-preview--cover--image" 1116 src="../images/blog/phone-interviews-with-users/cover-placeholder.png" 1117 data-src="../images/blog/phone-interviews-with-users/cover.png" 1118 alt="On the phone with a healthcare worker" 1119 > 1120 </a> 1121 <div class="article-preview--details"> 1122 <a href="/blog/phone-interviews-with-users/"> 1123 <h2> 1124 How regular phone interviews with users gets us excellent insights 1125 </h2> 1126 </a> 1127 <p class="global"> 1128 Regularly scheduled phone calls helps us identify patterns of concern 1129 </p> 1130 <div class="person--blog"> 1131 <img 1132 class="person--photo" 1133 src="../images/people/tanushree.jpg" 1134 alt="Tanushree Jindal" 1135 > 1136 <div class="person--details"> 1137 <h3> 1138 <a href="https://twitter.com/tanushree"> 1139 Tanushree Jindal 1140 </a> 1141 </h3> 1142 <h5> 1143 20-Nov-2019, 7 minute read 1144 </h5> 1145 </div> 1146 </div> 1147 </div> 1148 </div> 1149 <div class="article-preview"> 1150 <a href="/blog/a-day-in-the-life/" class="article-preview--cover-small"> 1151 <img 1152 class="lazyload article-preview--cover--image" 1153 src="../images/blog/a-day-in-the-life/cover-placeholder.jpg" 1154 data-src="../images/blog/a-day-in-the-life/cover.jpg" 1155 alt="Action shot of a patient named Harnanth Singh who offered to share his story" 1156 > 1157 </a> 1158 <div class="article-preview--details"> 1159 <a href="/blog/a-day-in-the-life/"> 1160 <h2> 1161 A day in the life 1162 </h2> 1163 </a> 1164 <p class="global"> 1165 How a nurse uses Simple to help save patients with hypertension 1166 </p> 1167 <div class="person--blog"> 1168 <img 1169 class="person--photo" 1170 src="../images/people/averma.jpg" 1171 alt="Akshay Verma" 1172 > 1173 <div class="person--details"> 1174 <h3> 1175 <a href="https://twitter.com/akshayverma1"> 1176 Akshay Verma 1177 </a> 1178 </h3> 1179 <h5> 1180 10-Oct-2019, 4 minute read 1181 </h5> 1182 </div> 1183 </div> 1184 </div> 1185 </div> 1186 </div> 1187 <div class="articles--normal"> 1188 <div class="article-preview"> 1189 <a href="/blog/training-the-simple-way/" class="article-preview--cover-small"> 1190 <img 1191 class="lazyload article-preview--cover--image" 1192 src="../images/blog/training-the-simple-way/cover-placeholder.jpg" 1193 data-src="../images/blog/training-the-simple-way/cover.jpg" 1194 alt="Training video for Simple" 1195 > 1196 </a>
1197 <div class="article-preview--details"> 1198 <a href="/blog/training-the-simple-way/"> 1199 <h2> 1200 Training, the Simple way 1201 </h2> 1202 </a> 1203 <p class="global"> 1204 The tools and methods the Simple team uses to train clinicians 1205 </p> 1206 <div class="person--blog"> 1207 <img 1208 class="person--photo" 1209 src="../images/people/deepa.jpg" 1210 alt="Deepa Venkatraman" 1211 > 1212 <div class="person--details"> 1213 <h3> 1214 <a href="https://nilenso.com/people/html#deepa"> 1215 Deepa Venkatraman 1216 </a> 1217 </h3> 1218 <h5> 1219 04-Oct-2019, 4 minute read 1220 </h5> 1221 </div> 1222 </div> 1223 </div> 1224 </div> 1225 <div class="article-preview"> 1226 <a href="/blog/what-we-are-learning/" class="article-preview--cover-small"> 1227 <img 1228 class="lazyload article-preview--cover--image" 1229 src="../images/blog/what-we-are-learning/cover-placeholder.jpg" 1230 data-src="../images/blog/what-we-are-learning/cover.jpg" 1231 alt="A doctor using Simple in a primary health center in Maharashtra, India in 2019" 1232 > 1233 </a> 1234 <div class="article-preview--details"> 1235 <a href="/blog/what-we-are-learning/"> 1236 <h2> 1237 What we are learning by creating an ultra-thin EMR 1238 </h2> 1239 </a> 1240 <p class="global"> 1241 How clinicians use Simple to manage 125,000 patients with hypertension 1242 </p> 1243 <div class="person--blog"> 1244 <img 1245 class="person--photo" 1246 src="../images/people/daniel-burka.jpg" 1247 alt="Daniel Burka" 1248 > 1249 <div class="person--details"> 1250 <h3> 1251 <a href="https://danielburka.com/"> 1252 Daniel Burka 1253 </a> 1254 </h3> 1255 <h5> 1256 18-Sep-2019, 11 minute read 1257 </h5> 1258 </div> 1259 </div> 1260 </div> 1261 </div> 1262 <div class="article-preview"> 1263 <a href="/blog/5-articles-to-convince-leaders/" class="article-preview--cover-small"> 1264 <img 1265 class="lazyload article-preview--cover--image" 1266 src="../images/blog/5-articles-to-convince-leaders/cover-placeholder.jpg" 1267 data-src="../images/blog/5-articles-to-convince-leaders/cover.jpg" 1268 alt="5 articles to convince leaders that design and usability matters" 1269 > 1270 </a> 1271 <div class="article-preview--details"> 1272 <a href="/blog/5-articles-to-convince-leaders/"> 1273 <h2> 1274 5 articles to convince leaders that design and usability matters 1275 </h2> 1276 </a> 1277 <p class="global"> 1278 A curated list of articles suggested by the larger design community 1279 </p> 1280 <div class="person--blog"> 1281 <img 1282 class="person--photo" 1283 src="../images/people/daniel-burka.jpg" 1284 alt="Daniel Burka" 1285 > 1286 <div class="person--details"> 1287 <h3> 1288 <a href="https://danielburka.com/"> 1289 Daniel Burka 1290 </a> 1291 </h3> 1292 <h5> 1293 03-Sep-2019, 3 minute read 1294 </h5> 1295 </div> 1296 </div> 1297 </div> 1298 </div> 1299 </div> 1300 <div class="articles--normal"> 1301 <div class="article-preview"> 1302 <a href="/blog/how-storyboarding-from-real-data-drives-good-product-decisions/" class="article-preview--cover-small"> 1303 <img 1304 class="lazyload article-preview--cover--image" 1305 src="../images/blog/how-storyboarding-from-real-data/cover-placeholder.jpg" 1306 data-src="../images/blog/how-storyboarding-from-real-data/cover.jpg" 1307 alt="Comic-style illustration depicting the different parts of the user's experience" 1308 > 1309 </a> 1310 <div class="article-preview--details"> 1311 <a href="/blog/how-storyboarding-from-real-data-drives-good-product-decisions/"> 1312 <h2> 1313 How storyboarding from real user data drives good product decisions 1314 </h2> 1315 </a> 1316 <p class="global"> 1317 The process and value of storyboarding our user's experience 1318 </p> 1319 <div class="person--blog"> 1320 <img 1321 class="person--photo" 1322 src="../images/people/mahima.jpg" 1323 alt="Mahima Chandak" 1324 >
1325 <div class="person--details"> 1326 <h3> 1327 <a href="https://twitter.com/mahima_chandak"> 1328 Mahima Chandak 1329 </a> 1330 </h3> 1331 <h5> 1332 22-Aug-2019, 7 minute read 1333 </h5> 1334 </div> 1335 </div> 1336 </div> 1337 </div> 1338 <div class="article-preview"> 1339 <a href="/blog/how-a-simulated-clinic-helps-us-make-better-software/" class="article-preview--cover-small"> 1340 <img 1341 class="lazyload article-preview--cover--image" 1342 src="../images/blog/how-a-simulated-clinic/cover-placeholder.jpg" 1343 data-src="../images/blog/how-a-simulated-clinic/cover.jpg" 1344 alt="The simulated clinic in action at the Obvious studio in Bangalore" 1345 > 1346 </a> 1347 <div class="article-preview--details"> 1348 <a href="/blog/how-a-simulated-clinic-helps-us-make-better-software/"> 1349 <h2> 1350 How a simulated clinic helps us make better software 1351 </h2> 1352 </a> 1353 <p class="global"> 1354 Simulating clinics to understand our users and their work context 1355 </p> 1356 <div class="person--blog"> 1357 <img 1358 class="person--photo" 1359 src="../images/people/tanushree.jpg" 1360 alt="Tanushree Jindal" 1361 > 1362 <div class="person--details"> 1363 <h3> 1364 <a href="https://twitter.com/tanushree"> 1365 Tanushree Jindal 1366 </a> 1367 </h3> 1368 <h5> 1369 06-Aug-2019, 8 minute read 1370 </h5> 1371 </div> 1372 </div> 1373 </div> 1374 </div> 1375 <div class="article-preview"> 1376 <a href="/blog/open-source-brand-design-for-simple/" class="article-preview--cover-small"> 1377 <img 1378 class="lazyload article-preview--cover--image" 1379 src="../images/blog/open-source-brand-for-simple/cover-placeholder.jpg" 1380 data-src="../images/blog/open-source-brand-for-simple/cover.jpg" 1381 alt="Open source brand for Simple" 1382 > 1383 </a> 1384 <div class="article-preview--details"> 1385 <a href="/blog/open-source-brand-design-for-simple/"> 1386 <h2> 1387 Open source brand for Simple 1388 </h2> 1389 </a> 1390 <p class="global"> 1391 The process and ideas that shaped Simple's open-source indentity 1392 </p> 1393 <div class="person--blog"> 1394 <img 1395 class="person--photo" 1396 src="../images/people/daniel-burka.jpg" 1397 alt="Daniel Burka" 1398 > 1399 <div class="person--details"> 1400 <h3> 1401 <a href="https://danielburka.com/"> 1402 Daniel Burka 1403 </a> 1404 </h3> 1405 <h5> 1406 25-Oct-2018, 4 minute read 1407 </h5> 1408 </div> 1409 </div> 1410 </div> 1411 </div> 1412 </div> 1413 1414 </main> 1415 1416 <footer class="small mw-medium mx-auto"> 1417 <a href="/screens/">Screenshots</a> 1418 <a href="/privacy/">Privacy policy</a> 1419 <a href="/license/">Legal</a> 1420 <a href="/digitalprinciples/">Digital principles</a> 1421 <a href="/contact/">Contact</a> 1422 <span>* Note: Patient information in application screenshots is for illustrative purposes and does not represent actual individuals.</span> 1423</footer> 1424 1425 </div> 1426 1427
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