Remote Monitoring Disease Management System
Online electronic patient data management system linked to patient monitoring devices for disease management by medical specialists
Hospitals are increasingly moving towards a "paperless" model where patient data is stored electronically. The market for medical patient information management software is growing at 30% per year and with over 5000 hospitals in the US alone, the market potential for such solutions is substantial.
While software based patient data management solutions exist, they are limited in that specialists need to be present on a ward to access patient data. This significantly limits flexibility and reduces the number of patients a specialist can manage. If a physician could remotely monitor a patients status they could see more patients overall, and notify ward staff of worrying trends/emergency situations remotely.
This invention presents medical specialists with patient data over any period of time from anywhere they can access the internet. It presents data graphically allowing identifications of patterns and includes facilities for sending messages to relevant hospital staff. Specialists can identify patterns between different diseases and determine medication effects more readily.
This invention was developed by Jawed Tarin, a former ECU student and was supported by the ECU's School of Engineering. A successful pilot program has been conducted at Royal Perth Hospital and the IP from this project is being assigned to ECU for commercialisation.