Real-time tracking ofPOD metrics using iPhones, iPads, and 

Android devices

Sean Horgansean@cosanta.comwww.cosanta.com

Dana Carey, Yolo CountyHannah Aalborg, Yolo County

leverage common devices to track in real-time what is going on inside their clinics and PODs

discuss software requirements for applications to work on iPhones, iPads, Androids, BB, and PCs

identify strategies to remotely manage distribution of vaccine in emergencies

understand how cloud-based systems can reduce in-house computing needs

Learning Objectives

Agenda

BackgroundDesign Goals

TrialsNew Features

DemoQ&A

Background

Design GoalsTrials

New FeaturesDemoQ&A

mobile-optimized web-application

quickly and easily collects data 

from many common devices

generates and publishes statistics 

for staff and public use

What is FastTrack?

counter monitor

FastTrack

internet

BackgroundDesign Goals

TrialsNew Features

DemoQ&A

Yolo County Tdap TrialNovember 2010

Dana CareyHannah Aalborg

Counters2 Volunteers w/no prior experience

2 iPhones, 1 Blackberry

MonitorsDana Carey w/BlackberrySean Horgan w/iPhone 

FocusProduce throughput data for 7 vaccine lot #s

counter

Yolo County Tdap Trial

Vaccine

Total: 1437

Vaccine Flu809

Tdap609

Other17

Type Shot919

Mist429

Unknown89

Location Left arm600

Right arm319

Nose429

Lot U3298BA412

U3581CA1

UT3574CA9

AFLUA560AA260

UH180AC74

501017P465

U3298AA197

Other19

FastTrack results Paper results

Yolo County Tdap Trial

wrong lot # dispensed;stopped @ 10.30am

correct lot #started

SF County Tdap Clinic #1March 2011

Amy PineErin Bachus

Counters4 Volunteers w/no prior experience

2 laptops, 1 iPhone, 1 Android

MonitorsSean Horgan w/Android 

SF DPH Staff

FocusCapturing 7 demographic elements

SF County Tdap Clinic #2May 2011

Amy PineErin Bachus

Counters2 Volunteers w/no prior experience

1 iPad, 2 laptops

MonitorsLocal staff w/iPhone

Remote SF DPH staff w/Android

Focusdemographics & 10 question survey

counter

survey

survey

BackgroundDesign Goals

Trials

New FeaturesDemoQ&A

The Most Important Question

Throughput(clients/hour)

Waiting Line(total count)

Wait Time = Waiting Line / Throughput

Connecting Clinics

BackgroundDesign Goals

TrialsNew Features

DemoQ&A

vax staff

FastTrack

internet

waiting line

What's Next?

Working with agencies to focus on specific areas

instrumentationmake decisions using real-time data

communicationconnect health care to new media

optimizationreduce manual data entry

BackgroundDesign Goals

TrialsNew Features

Demo

Q&Asean@cosanta.com

twitter @seanhorgan617 500 3423

http://www.cosanta.com