Tia Lifechart Medical App by Chengcheng Hou Wins the A' Design Award in Digital Product Design

Chengcheng Hou honored for digital product design by the international grand jury of the 2024 - 2025 A' Design Award & Competition

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COMO, Italy, May 9, 2025 /DesignNewswire/ Tia Lifechart Medical App by Chengcheng Hou, designed for Tia Inc., has been granted the A' Design Award in the Digital Product Design category, A' Design Award & Competition has announced. The recognition forms part of the 2024 - 2025 A' Design Award & Competition and was reached through blind peer review by an international grand jury panel of established academics, design professionals and press members, who assessed anonymized entries against predetermined criteria.

About the A' Design Award

The Iron A' Design Award is awarded to good designs that meet the rigorous professional and industrial standards set by the A' Design Awards. This recognition is reserved for works that demonstrate a solid understanding of design principles and show creativity within their execution. Recipients of the Iron A' Design Award are acknowledged for their practical innovations and contributions to their respective fields, providing solutions that improve quality of life and foster positive change. These designs are a testament to the skill and dedication of their creators, showcasing their ability to address real-world challenges through thoughtful design.

About Tia Lifechart Medical App

Tia Life Chart TLC is a digital platform developed to support collaborative, patient-centered care. It allows healthcare providers to access patient records, track progress, and manage appointments efficiently. By combining an intuitive interface with automated workflows and intelligent insights, TLC reduces administrative work and supports better care delivery. Designed for integrative women's health clinics, it strengthens teamwork across providers and improves the overall patient experience.

About Chengcheng Hou

Chengcheng Hou is a Senior Product Designer specializing in healthcare technology, user experience, and digital product innovation. As the sole designer behind Tia’s first web-based EMR system, they have played a pivotal role in reshaping the provider and patient experience in women’s healthcare. Their work has been recognized with multiple international design awards, including Creative Communication Awards, Graphis New Talent Gold, and the Paris Design Award. Beyond their professional contributions, they have been invited as a guest speaker at the School of Visual Arts, mentoring future designers on industry best practices.

Award Record

Chengcheng Hou is a winner of 1 A' Design Award, including this recognition.

About the A' Digital Product Design Award

The A' Digital Product Design Award is an international competition recognizing top digital product designs by leading brands, designers and agencies worldwide. It is organized within the A' Design Award & Competition and is open to digital product designers, user experience designers, user interface designers and interaction designers from all countries. Typical entries include digital products, apps, e-books, virtual reality experiences, interactive websites and digital games. The awarded digital product designs are published at https://dezigners.org/design-category/digital-product

About A' Design Award & Competition

Organized annually since 2008, A' Design Award & Competition is an international, juried design accolade. The competition is open to entries from all countries. The philanthropic mission of the A' Design Award is to advance society through good design, by recognizing and promoting superior products, projects and services that benefit society, and by creating a global awareness and appreciation for good design practices and principles. Nominations are peer reviewed and evaluated anonymously by an international grand jury panel of established academics, design professionals and press members against predetermined criteria such as functionality, ergonomics, engineering, presentation, innovation, usability, sustainability and technology, with score normalization applied to remove biases. Awards are conferred at Platinum, Gold, Silver, Bronze and Iron levels. Eligible laureates receive the A' Design Prize, which includes the award trophy, the certificate of design excellence, the hardcover yearbook, a lifetime license to use the A' Design Award winner logo, exhibition of awarded works, an invitation to the gala night and award ceremony in Italy, inclusion in the World Design Rankings and Designer Rankings, and public relations and publicity services. Registration, uploading a work and receiving a preliminary score are free of charge, and Professional and Digital Edition laureates are not contractually obliged to pay further fees to claim the A' Design Prize. More information is available at https://competition.adesignaward.com

Press Resources

Winner Page: https://dezigners.org/172055
A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/172055
Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!172055
Laureate Profile: https://dezigners.org/d/358210
Further Information from the Laureate: https://asktia.com/

Media Contact

Giulia Ferrari, Press Office
Designers.Org
Via Leone Leoni 32, 22100 Como, Italy
press@designers.org
+39 031 4491953

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Fact Sheet

The Work

Project: Tia Lifechart Medical App
Function: Medical App
Category: Digital Product Design
Discipline: Communication Design
Industry: Software
Colors: Gainsboro, White Smoke, Light Gray, Thistle and Dark Gray
Images: 5
Client: Tia Inc.

The Recognition

Laureate: Chengcheng Hou
Country: United States of America
Recognition: A' Design Award
Edition: 2024 - 2025
Design ID: #172055

Design Details

Unique Properties: Tia Life Chart is a patient-centric electronic medical record app designed to streamline care coordination, enhance provider efficiency, and improve patient outcomes. It reduces care plan documentation by 44%, automates 81% of booking links, and increases patient engagement. With an intuitive user interface, AI-powered insights, and seamless integration into clinical workflows, Tia Life Chart empowers providers to make faster decisions, reduces administrative burden, and supports a holistic, team-based approach to care.
Inspiration: Tia Life Chart was born out of a critical need to redefine how EMRs serve both providers and patients in integrative women’s healthcare. Traditional electronic medical record apps are rigid, burdensome, and fail to support holistic, patient-centered care. Our design was inspired by seamless digital experiences outside of healthcare—intuitive, efficient, and data-driven. We leveraged user research, clinical workflows, and automation to build an EMR that enhances provider efficiency and patient outcomes.
Research: Tia Life Chart was developed using a human-centered design approach, incorporating extensive provider interviews, workflow observations, and usability testing. We conducted clinical shadowing sessions and analyzed over 1000 provider interactions to identify pain points in existing EMR systems. Research findings guided the development of automated workflows, AI-driven insights, and an intuitive UI, resulting in a 44 percent reduction in documentation time and an 81 percent automation rate in care plan booking links, significantly enhancing provider efficiency and patient engagement.
Challenge: One of the biggest challenges in designing TLC was redefining the rigid and fragmented structure of traditional EMRs to create a system that truly supports integrative women’s healthcare. Balancing clinical accuracy, provider efficiency, and regulatory compliance required deep research into healthcare workflows, usability testing, and iterative prototyping. Overcoming provider resistance to change and ensuring seamless adoption were critical hurdles we tackled through extensive training and feedback loops.
Realization and Technology: Tia Life Chart developed as a web-based, modular electronic medical record app system built on a React and TypeScript front end for a highly responsive, accessible UI, with a Node.js and GraphQL backend for efficient data retrieval and interoperability. We utilized FHIR standards to ensure seamless integration with external healthcare systems. The design was driven by user research, clinical shadowing, and iterative prototyping, optimizing workflows through automation, AI-powered insights, and intuitive UI/UX principles to enhance provider efficiency and reduce cognitive load.
Operation and Interaction: Tia Life Chart is designed for seamless provider interaction, reducing cognitive load while ensuring intuitive navigation. Providers can quickly access patient records, track lab results, document care plans, and automate appointment bookings—all within a clean, structured interface. AI-powered insights highlight urgent issues, while smart automation streamlines repetitive tasks, significantly reducing documentation time and improving patient outcomes.
Project Duration and Location: The project started in Jan 2024 as an ongoing project.
Specifications: Platform: Web-based (Optimized for desktop & tablet) Tech Stack: React (TypeScript), Node.js, GraphQL, PostgreSQL Interoperability: FHIR-compliant APIs, HL7 support Security & Compliance: HIPAA-compliant encryption, role-based access control Performance: Low-latency architecture, optimized data retrieval Scalability: Modular microservices infrastructure, cloud-native deployment
Keywords: EMR, healthcare design, digital health, patient care, UX for healthcare, medical software, AI-driven workflows, provider efficiency, clinical documentation, healthtech