Business Problem Solver with a knack for Design

Hi, I’m Emily DeMichele — a Senior Product Designer with 10 years of design experience, solving business problems through: creativity, strategy, research and humor.

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The “Emily” Flow Chart

Case Collaboration

Problem
How can we prevent high-risk patients from hospital admissions at Oak Street Health?

Solution
Case Collaboration — similar to “liking” a song on Spotify, providers can flag high-risk patients, adding them to a high alert list

Impact
+ 35% reduction in preventable hospital admissions > more revenue for business; higher healing rate for patients
+ 50% faster identification of high-risk patients > can help more patients in less time

WHAT IT’S LIKE WORKING TOGETHER

“So impressed with your resilience and unbreakable positive energy after the toughest pre-refinement l've ever seen.”

Amy Ingebretson, UX Designer, Oak Street Health

The Research Lab

Problem
How do we improve Oak Street Health’s research processes to make better products in a shorter timeframe?

Solution
The Research Lab

Impact
+ 95% of user survey responses rated TRL as "helpful"
+ 25% Reduction in average project timelines > allowed for more focus on innovation vs endless iterations

Visit Code Calculator

Problem
How can we make the visit code entry workflow at Oak Street Health: more accurate, quicker and less of a cognitive burden?

Solution
Automated Visit Code calculator

Impact
+ 50% reduction in time spent on every visit code entry > less computer work/cognitive burden
+ 90% increase in billing code accuracy > higher revenue for business

WHAT IT’S LIKE WORKING TOGETHER

“Emily’s designs met user needs and introduced features I hadn’t considered. As a result, this project far exceeded my expectations.”

Kelsey Cooper, Director, Oak Street Health

Elsa AI

Problem
How do we use AI to improve the egg freezing process, helping women achieve the most optimal results?

Solution
Elsa, a predictive and generative AI assistant

Potential Impact
+ Empowering users in decision-making
+ Contributing to data-driven fertility research

Salt + Soul Collective

Problem
How do we tell a brand’s story in 3 seconds or less?

Solution
Strategic branding, colorography + tyopgrahy

Impact
+ 45% increase in revenue year-over-year due to client referrals and repeat business
+ 70% increase in brand recognition post brand identity projects

WHAT IT’S LIKE WORKING TOGETHER

“This is a great example a true MVP with strong UX — it's a straight forward, clear and an efficient design.”

Kate Hiliker, Product Manager, Data, Oak Street Health

Nominated speaker at the UX@CVS Conference

Leadership

Speaker
UX@CVS ‘24
UX@CVS ‘23
Aetna Conference

Founder
The Research Lab
Salt + Soul Collective

Awards
Patent for CVS Health for EMR Design

Student
Salesforce Design System
AI Prompt Engineering
Product Design for AI

Mentor
UX Speakeasy
Surf Therapist
Afterschool Art Teacher