My role

UX/UI, Apple Vision Pro,

Mixed-reality, Micro-interaction

Timeline

14 weeks / Jan 2024 - Apr 2024

Instructor

Brian Boyl

Healix

Context

Streamline the healthcare process to make it easy for everyone to get treatment.

Prototype

Pre-diagnosis by AI and PA

Point out the painful or uncomfortable part of your body on the virtual body.

Further diagnosis by a PCP

If the patient is in a more serious situation, the PCP will join the chat and start to diagnose.

Book an immediate appointment with a specialist

Book an immediate appointment
with a specialist

If the situation is even worse, it is needed to meet with a doctor in person.

Healix will find the most suitable specialists for the user to choose from.

If the situation is even worse, it is needed to meet with a doctor in person. Healix will find the most suitable specialists for the user to choose from.

Research

There're a lot of issues
in the current healthcare system…

Medication errors

Shortages of registered nurses

Poor communication between staff members

Poor communication
between staff members

Lack of real-time situation management

Lack of real-time
situation management

Lack of system interoperability

Information overload

What did the expert say?

I interviewed a doctor and she said…

“It tends to take longer than expected to get an appointment.”

“It tends to take longer

than expected to get an appointment.”

“It tends to take longer than

expected to get an appointment.”

The U.S. appointment system can result in a 2-3 month wait for patients.

"Some communication issues occur among different stakeholders."

"Some communication issues occur

among different stakeholders."

Sometimes nurses are unable to properly understand the problems describing their patients. There can also be issues with handover during nurse shift changes.

"Current health care system is lack of hierarchical treatment management."

"Current health care system is lack of

hierarchical treatment management."

This results in other patients with more severe conditions having to wait in line behind the less severe patients.

So the problem is…

Patients often overlook minor health issues, which can escalate into major problems.
People struggle with the U.S. healthcare system's complexity and long wait times for non-urgent doctor's appointments, leading to delays in receiving care.

Future

After researching, I started thinking about…

After researching,
I started thinking about…

What will the U.S. healthcare system look like in 2035?

Evolution and current state

Future projection

So the solution is…

Utilizing AR goggles to monitor the user's health conditions.
Employing AI to initially assess the severity of a patient's condition, with a progressive approach that escalates serious cases to more specialized medical professionals for diagnosis.

Healix system

Visual exploration

Reassuring

Trustworthy

Accessible

Branding visual exploration

Lo-fi design

Mid-fi design

Problem: After applying everything into the space, it doesn’t fully utilize the available area, feels traditional, and lacks a futuristic mixed reality vibe.