The successful introduction of medical devices (MDs) in real-world settings hinges on designing service processes that cater to stakeholders’ needs. While human-centered design (HCD) approaches have been widely applied to service process innovation, the literature lacks a methodology that leverages MDs’ key features to design service processes that meet stakeholders’ needs. This study aims to fill this gap by developing a framework for the HCD of service processes enabled by MDs. The proposed framework mixes and adapts methodological elements from HCD and technology-enabled design approaches and proposes four new tools. The five-phase framework was applied to the design of a new Parkinson’s disease diagnosis and treatment process (PD-DTP) enabled by two wearable MDs for the detection of motor symptoms. The case study lasted five months and involved 42 stakeholders in 21 meetings (interviews, focus groups, etc.). Thanks to the case study, the framework was tested, and a new PD-DTP that could benefit all stakeholders involved was identified. This study provides a framework that, in addition to contributing to theory, could assist MDs developers and healthcare managers in designing service processes that cater to stakeholders’ needs by leveraging MDs’ key features.

A Framework for the Human-Centered Design of Service Processes Enabled by Medical Devices: A Case Study of Wearable Devices for Parkinson’s Disease / Vannelli, Sara; Visintin, Filippo; Dosi, Clio; Fiorini, Laura; Rovini, Erika; Cavallo, Filippo. - In: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH. - ISSN 1660-4601. - ELETTRONICO. - 21:(2024), pp. 1367.0-1367.0. [10.3390/ijerph21101367]

A Framework for the Human-Centered Design of Service Processes Enabled by Medical Devices: A Case Study of Wearable Devices for Parkinson’s Disease

Vannelli, Sara
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Visintin, Filippo;Fiorini, Laura;Rovini, Erika;Cavallo, Filippo
2024

Abstract

The successful introduction of medical devices (MDs) in real-world settings hinges on designing service processes that cater to stakeholders’ needs. While human-centered design (HCD) approaches have been widely applied to service process innovation, the literature lacks a methodology that leverages MDs’ key features to design service processes that meet stakeholders’ needs. This study aims to fill this gap by developing a framework for the HCD of service processes enabled by MDs. The proposed framework mixes and adapts methodological elements from HCD and technology-enabled design approaches and proposes four new tools. The five-phase framework was applied to the design of a new Parkinson’s disease diagnosis and treatment process (PD-DTP) enabled by two wearable MDs for the detection of motor symptoms. The case study lasted five months and involved 42 stakeholders in 21 meetings (interviews, focus groups, etc.). Thanks to the case study, the framework was tested, and a new PD-DTP that could benefit all stakeholders involved was identified. This study provides a framework that, in addition to contributing to theory, could assist MDs developers and healthcare managers in designing service processes that cater to stakeholders’ needs by leveraging MDs’ key features.
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Goal 3: Good health and well-being
Vannelli, Sara; Visintin, Filippo; Dosi, Clio; Fiorini, Laura; Rovini, Erika; Cavallo, Filippo
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