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Centralized User Interface for the Monitoring of Neonatal Intensive
Care Patients
Erin Lynne Scott
Dr. Bill Walsh
1.26.04
Vanderbilt NICU
• 42 Feeding Hospitals – 500+ Transports a year
– Distance of 100+ Miles
• 56 Patient Beds • Cost in the NICU is
~$2000/day• Average stay is 17 days
Problem Definitions
• Parents and Families of babies in the Vanderbilt NICU are often 100+ miles away from child
• Noises, alarms, and other distractions in NICU during key developmental stages of babies
Suggested Solutions
• Live Image Feed of Child fed to – Nurses Station– Doctor’s Offices
• Requiring Secure ID for each doctor
– Home Computers• Requiring Secure ID for each patient
– Mother’s Room in Hospital • Via portable computer w/ wireless access
Customer Requirements
• No Interference w/ Other Equipment• Minimum Development and Deployment
Costs & Schedule• Easy to use• Limited Maintenance Cost & Effort• Secure Connections • Meets HIPAA Regulations
Technical Requirements
• Wireless Network (Available)• Host Server (Available)• Wireless Internet Cameras • Secure Program • Program Development
– JAVA, Database, Tomcat Server
• Administrator – Need to decide who will/can fill this role on a daily
basis
Current Work• Defining the technical requirements
– Compile into a Digital QFD
• Downloaded/Installed– Tomcat Server
– JAVA Developer Kit
• Learning/Editing simple prototype program • Refined Storyboard of pages in program• Defined the functions in the program
Future Work
• January:Build Model/Program/Test
Brainstorm Attachment
• February: Finish Building/TestingParent SurveyUser/Nurse SurveyBuild AttachmentInstall/Test in NICU
• March:
Continue Installation and Testing in NICU
Adapt Model/Website to Survey results
• April:
Finalize Report
Prepare for Presentation
Future Work
• Program preliminary version of program
• Build HTML pages around program
• Add Database to the back end
• Debug / Test with users
• Order cameras – need to call Linksys support to confirm details
Challenges
• Camera Technology
• Currently having some file corruption in my Tomcat folder, hope to resolve issue shortly
• VU Children’s Hospital Opening – Postponed indefinitely
Questions, Ideas, Suggestions?