Hackmed 2017 demonstration:

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Description

The problem

• Current medical care is:
  • Inefficient (i.e. pagers)
  • Involves the use of multiple sources of medical data
  • Increasingly time-consuming (56% of ward round [WR] spent on paperwork, 18% on delays/interruptions)
• Fernandes & Eneje report WR inefficiencies in note-taking
  • Noted time lost during WR loking for notes, writing medical issues, past medical history
  • Average time ~8-9.5 minutes medical WR per patient
  • Reduced to 6 min with electronic data printed for WR

The solution: DocChARt

• Innovative solution to efficiency of care
• Use of portable augmented reality (AR) technology for:
  • Quick, secure viewing of unique relevant patient medical data linked to ID
  • Dynamic vital sign presentation
    • Linked with bedside clinical devices
    • Linked with medical alert systems
  • Viewing relevant medical history in real-time
    • Linked with electronic medical records, or manually inputted data
• While easily accessible via smartphone, tablet or customised headset

Information included

1. Patient identifier, demographics
2. Observations/vital signs
   • Option to zoom to specific vitals, view trends
3. Menu to zoom to relevant history, allergies, medications, bloods

• Secure, two factor verification for login by physician/treating clinician
• Ability to access data via unique patient code
  • Portability of information

What makes this different?

• Ability
  • Providing dynamic information quickly in real time
• Efficiency
  • Potential to improve speed, reduce WR time, improve patient care, reduce length of stay
• Portability
  • Can use existing technology – patient labels for use
  • Use of AR app on smartphone/tablet
  • Headset battery standby of ~6 hours before recharge
• Security
  • Carried by clinicians
  • Secured by two factor authentication, intranet system linkage

Conclusion

• DocChARt: innovative new approach to improving clinical efficiency
• Accessible real-time clinical information using adapted software + hardware
• Secure, reliable, and verifiable
• Not a replacement for medical care, but a valuable assistant

Contributors

• Dr Andrew Nguyen (Australia)
• Mr Diego Brown (US)
• Ms Jannah Mohdshaffie (Malaysia)
• Mr Liam Sorta (UK)
• Ms Wai Ching Lin (Singapore)