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Non-Physician Primary Healthcare Workers
It is almost like carrying an expert physician along anywhere, anytime. Today with the
advancement of nanotechnology, information communication technology maturing, the
Internet becoming pervasive, all the citizens having a mobile device with them, quality of
life can certainly be improved.
In this paper we record our ultimate objective as empowering the patient and at the same time
amplifying the physician’s strength. The concept is further explored with diabetes as an example in which failure of current system and the proposed model are explained. Working of
FEVERWATCH ® , a wearable computational device, is explained and its role in the community.
It can be used in more than 15 situations. Five essential phases for success of IoT in this country are enumerated. Three ‘Is’ (3I), information, intelligent, and instant decisions, are possible through sensors. EHRs will be the backbone for such changes using IoT devices in the
country. The current problems in health information system in the country are explained.
Complex process of development in EHR is described using HELYXON ® software, which can
also be used as a mobile application by the patients. The problems with traditional software
and the advantages of INDIVO Open Source EHR are explained along with other technical
details. The various features, such as how parents use it at home, paramedicals at front desk,
and the physician in the consulting room, are explained with particular reference to symptom analysis, growth monitoring, immunization, and non-visit consultation with the physician. The scope for paramedical workers is further discussed with references. Finally the
barriers, challenges, and the road ahead for use of wearable computational devices and EHRs
are discussed and the solutions tried out in Chennai and Vellore are presented.
12.2 Objective
The main objective is to create an integrated and collaborative healthcare platform that
empowers the poor and rich, and the urban and rural population alike. The solution
addresses the core problem of severe shortage of physicians, specialists, and inadequate
healthcare delivery mechanisms. The solution should be highly secured healthcare networking portal along with the IoT sensors and mobile application that allows registered
consumers to create their profiles, upload electronic healthcare records (both live and
offline), create their own care groups, and share selected information with care groups.
It should help the end user to connect with healthcare providers and clinical laboratory
personnel, pharmaceuticals, etc. Using smart sensors, smart hardware and software,
network, and data science, all these are possible.
12.2.1 Explanation of the Core Problem with the Very Common Example: Diabetes
Complicated and expensive goods and services in their early days are beyond the reach of
the poor. IoT in general, particularly in health care, has not developed widely, meaning it
is yet to become a way of life for many people and things. Any industry in early stages is
almost always appears to be complicated. As a corollary, it becomes expensive and on the
other hand only the well-trained people can use it. Computers and photocopying machines
in their early days are everyday examples to comprehend the meaning of “only the rich can
afford it and the well-trained expert can use it.” As the years pass by, the gadgets become
cheaper, at the same time, becoming more versatile enabling even an ordinary person with
a little training to get experiences that were never thought a generation ago.
Non-Physician Primary Healthcare Workers
It is almost like carrying an expert physician along anywhere, anytime. Today with the
advancement of nanotechnology, information communication technology maturing, the
Internet becoming pervasive, all the citizens having a mobile device with them, quality of
life can certainly be improved.
In this paper we record our ultimate objective as empowering the patient and at the same time
amplifying the physician’s strength. The concept is further explored with diabetes as an example in which failure of current system and the proposed model are explained. Working of
FEVERWATCH ® , a wearable computational device, is explained and its role in the community.
It can be used in more than 15 situations. Five essential phases for success of IoT in this country are enumerated. Three ‘Is’ (3I), information, intelligent, and instant decisions, are possible through sensors. EHRs will be the backbone for such changes using IoT devices in the
country. The current problems in health information system in the country are explained.
Complex process of development in EHR is described using HELYXON ® software, which can
also be used as a mobile application by the patients. The problems with traditional software
and the advantages of INDIVO Open Source EHR are explained along with other technical
details. The various features, such as how parents use it at home, paramedicals at front desk,
and the physician in the consulting room, are explained with particular reference to symptom analysis, growth monitoring, immunization, and non-visit consultation with the physician. The scope for paramedical workers is further discussed with references. Finally the
barriers, challenges, and the road ahead for use of wearable computational devices and EHRs
are discussed and the solutions tried out in Chennai and Vellore are presented.
12.2 Objective
The main objective is to create an integrated and collaborative healthcare platform that
empowers the poor and rich, and the urban and rural population alike. The solution
addresses the core problem of severe shortage of physicians, specialists, and inadequate
healthcare delivery mechanisms. The solution should be highly secured healthcare networking portal along with the IoT sensors and mobile application that allows registered
consumers to create their profiles, upload electronic healthcare records (both live and
offline), create their own care groups, and share selected information with care groups.
It should help the end user to connect with healthcare providers and clinical laboratory
personnel, pharmaceuticals, etc. Using smart sensors, smart hardware and software,
network, and data science, all these are possible.
12.2.1 Explanation of the Core Problem with the Very Common Example: Diabetes
Complicated and expensive goods and services in their early days are beyond the reach of
the poor. IoT in general, particularly in health care, has not developed widely, meaning it
is yet to become a way of life for many people and things. Any industry in early stages is
almost always appears to be complicated. As a corollary, it becomes expensive and on the
other hand only the well-trained people can use it. Computers and photocopying machines
in their early days are everyday examples to comprehend the meaning of “only the rich can
afford it and the well-trained expert can use it.” As the years pass by, the gadgets become
cheaper, at the same time, becoming more versatile enabling even an ordinary person with
a little training to get experiences that were never thought a generation ago.