Problem Refinement and Possible SolutionsToo many different devices are used to input data

Team: Grace (CS) Ran (ID) Busra (HS) Musheer(CS)

Class: COA-8823 CS 8803 HS 8300 Healthy environment in the future

Busra Ergun-Industrial Engineering (Health System)Ran Zhou-Industrial Design

Grace Shin-Computer ScienceMusheer Ahmed-Computer Science

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General Background

A great amount of evidence link the availability of more nursing time per patient-day with better patient outcomes. [1], [2], [3], [4]. However, increased nurse workload and the growing nursing workforce shortage [5] reduce the amount of nursing time available for patient care activities. To add to the problem, nurses have to deal with several different devices to input data. Therefore, reducing the number of devices nurses have to interact with and automating the input of data to a larger extent will maximize the efficiency and effectiveness of nurses.

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Information from different sources should go into computer as documentation

PDA

Printed charts

Monitor

Notes

Mobile Clinical Assistant[1]PDA

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Information from different sources should go into computer as documentation

computer

Printed charts

PDA

Monitor

Notes

Mobile Clinical Assistant[1] computer

Not each kind of record talks to each other. Electronic medical records do not all talk to each other

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Nurses have so many different equipments to

manipulate

Spend too much time adapting new

technologies even though they are willing to

Nurses could only do the documentation long after

their observations

Nurses have no chance to document records in

patient room

Too many equipments shared will result in

infection

Hands are occupied carrying the portable

device

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Solutions Requirements

•Nurses need not carry devices in their hands

•Data input should be automated as much as possible

•Minimize infections from spreading across rooms

Preliminary Solutions

•Data input stations available inside every ICU room

•Wearable Computing Device

Solutions

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Room Integrated Computing Device

In-Wall Docking System

Solutions

- Device(Mobile Clinical Assistant) mounts in the wall- After device is inserted, if the user press send button, the patient information send to nurse station automatically- Available pull out the device from the wall

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Room Integrated Computing Device Benefit

Solutions

1.Hands free

2. Minimize equipment (Several devices) to record information

3. Cost-effective solution that is simple to install

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Wearable Computing Device

•Hands are free•Helps control infections between different rooms

...'SixthSense'

Solutions

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Wearable Computing Device

Sixth Sense•Developed By MIT's Media Lab•Automatically can read and input information from non-communicating devices•Cost: $350

Solutions

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mzKmGTVmqJs#t=5m28s

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9. figure http://www.motioncomputing.com/products/tablet_pc_c5.asp

10. figure http://www.ergotron.com/Products/TabletPCMounts/tabid/546/Default.aspx

11. Susan K. Newbold, MS RNBC, FAAN New uses for wireless technology clinicians stay connected with tools that offer real-time data, including personal digital assistants, patient care robots, network voice communication badges, and telehealth.

Reference

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