Smart healthcare applications
Using microservice architecture to build a modern healthcare system, and combining emerging technologies such as IoT and smart sensor technology, an IoMT smart hospital platform is provided for physiological data monitoring using smart sensors and medical devices. Healthcare field monitoring is also developed, and manpower dispatch is performed in real-time when emergencies occur, increasing mobility. Using big data applications as an example, a medical data platform is provided, integrating clinical medical big data and combining with a medical situation center to present it in a visualized dashboard, developing patient-centered medical services.
● Building a modern healthcare system using a microservices architecture
Use case: System operation by physicians in the consultation room.
Using a microservices architecture to build a modern healthcare system, providing healthcare services such as teleconsultation, video consultations, cloud-based referrals, home care, health management, chronic disease management, as well as health care resource and care resource inspections. K8S is used in conjunction with management tools such as alerting tools, permission management, message push, report management, resource management, etc., to help clarify and streamline the medical process. Building a modern healthcare system using a microservices architecture will provide virtualization, flexibility, system source code control, version unification, hospital system integration, and event-driven transformation, which can automatically notify of abnormalities, effectively addressing potential technical problems with existing systems such as outdated development versions, excessive repetitive code, overly large associated databases, inability to share system architecture, asynchronous programming codes across different hospital campuses, and the difficulty of maintaining large servers and passive demands.
Paperless
Based on a concept of patient-centered, Electronic Medical Record (EMR) provides a single system integration service management platform for hospitals or patients. It replaces the traditional mode of medical record retrieval with instant access to medical records This not only assists doctors in clinical diagnosis and treatment, but also reduces waiting time for patients, and improves the quality of medical services.
Electronic Medical Record
To meet the demands of the hospital's implementation of a comprehensive electronic medical record system, a patient-centered electronic medical record management system (EMR) has been designed. This system enables medical record managers to quickly search for patient medical records while providing a robust control mechanism for access, addition, deletion, review, copying, maintenance, and auditing of medical records. Moreover, it records information such as the executing personnel, time, and content changes, which can be utilized for medical record applications, reviews, secondments, releases, signature rate statistical reports, and other functions.
Graph-Text Drug System
Visual drug graphic system is integrated with various functions of the HIS system to enhance the safety of physician prescribing, pharmacist verification and dispensing, nursing administration of medication, and patient medication use. It also provides an easy-to-use interface for pharmacists to maintain and configure the system.
Prescribing by the doctor:
The system can display drug appearance, including the photos of bulk, blister, and box, as well as information such as drug ingredients, indications, dosage and usage, and precautions, when the physician prescribes.
Dispensing by the pharmacist / nurse:
The pharmacist/nurse can scan the prescription's unique QR code to display photos of the patient's medication for review, and then give the medication bag to the patient after review.
Patient medication use:
When the patient get the medication bag, they can use the hospital network to scan the bag's QR code and check medication information or use a customerized app to scan the QR code for inquiries.
● Pharmacist review
Telemedicine
By combining computers, communication, and medical technologies, doctors can remotely interact with patients and provide them with diagnosis and care. Telemedicine could be used to overcome distance barriers and improve healthcare access in remote areas, as well as minimize the risk of infectious diseases between patients and healthcare professionals. During the ongoing epidemic, telemedicine has become even more crucial, as Virtual NHI Card can support video consultations and move towards a zero-contact medical model to reduce the risk of people contracting diseases when seeking medical treatment outside the door.
Remote video consultation
As the epidemic rises, the demand for remote video consultations increases. The video function of the Remote video consultation system fully integrates the in-hospital consultation process, and doctors can use it online immediately without spending a lot of time setting up a tablet computer or adjusting the settings of the original HIS system. Furthermore, the system allows for the easy retrieval of necessary consultation screenshots and video recordings through the application system. Patients can access video consultations through their browsers without having to download or install any additional software, which makes the process simple and practical.
Remote Outpatient Applications
Application scenario: Remote video consultations for home-based patients and hospitals.
With the COVID-19 pandemic resurging, remote video consultations have become particularly important. With the assistance of video technology, home-based patients do not need to go to physical hospitals. This reduces the time spent on transportation and lowers the risk of contact and infection between people. In addition, remote consultations use web browsers for video consultations, eliminating the need for intermediary software and reducing complexity, which is more user-friendly for all age groups.
The process for remote video consultations is as follows:
1. After registering, the patient is assigned a virtual consultation room by the system.
2. On the consultation day, the patient logs into the virtual consultation room and waits online.
3. The doctor enters the patient's consultation room in sequence, and both parties start the video call and consultation.
4. After the consultation, pricing, and medication dispensing are carried out by hospital policies.
Check-in at the clinic
To optimize patient consultation and waiting for services, TMHT uses IoT technology to integrate HIS outpatient information and set up a self-service check-in system outside the consultation room. Patients can check in by inserting their card through the display board in the waiting area, allowing doctors to focus on consultations without being interrupted by calling out patient names. At the same time, this system reduces patient waiting time and improves the quality of outpatient services.
Ticket collection machine
To reduce the number of patients waiting in line and improve the efficiency of administrative work, a ticket collection machine has been implemented to direct patients who are registering or paying fees to different service windows. This machine helps improve the patient experience and reduces waiting times, while also enhancing the efficiency of administrative work for healthcare professionals.
Self-service payment and chronic medicat
Self-service payment machines and chronic medication dispensers provide patients with diverse payment options and easy-to-use interfaces, alleviating payment and queuing congestion, reducing hospital counter staff and lobby crowding, and providing patients with a relaxed environment for medical treatment and reducing discomfort.
● The self-service payment machine：
Patients can use the self-service payment machine to pay with cash or credit card by presenting the payment slip after their medical visit.
● The chronic medication dispenser：
Patients with the Refill Card can insert their national health insurance IC card into the chronic medication dispenser to obtain the prescription number and then collect their medication at the pharmacy during their second or third visit.
