Title :
A Clinical Monitoring and Management System for Residential Aged Care Facilities
Author :
Celler, Branko G. ; Basilakis, Jim ; Budge, Marc ; Lovell, Nigel H.
Author_Institution :
Biomed. Syst. Lab., New South Wales Univ., Sydney, NSW
fDate :
Aug. 30 2006-Sept. 3 2006
Abstract :
In response to an extended user needs analysis, a home telecare system designed for the management of patients with chronic disease was adapted for use in residential aged care facilities (RACFs). The system architecture and hardware and software components are described for both the client- and server-side. The client-side includes medication dispensing, scheduled clinical measurements and questionnaire delivery. The server-side supports Web-based administrative tools for scheduling and medications management, as well as automated reporting functions. A brief discussion on a trial of the system in five different RACFs focuses on how clinical information technology can support and improve care standards and deliver better health outcomes for residents in Australian aged care homes
Keywords :
biomedical telemetry; diseases; geriatrics; health care; medical computing; medical information systems; Australian aged care homes; Web-based administrative tools; automated reporting function; chronic disease; clinical information technology; clinical monitoring; home telecare system; management system; medications management; patient management; questionnaire delivery; residential aged care facilities; scheduled clinical measurement; Aging; Australia; Biomedical monitoring; Blood pressure; Cities and towns; Clinical diagnosis; Condition monitoring; Diseases; Health information management; USA Councils;
Conference_Titel :
Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 2006. EMBS '06. 28th Annual International Conference of the IEEE
Conference_Location :
New York, NY
Print_ISBN :
1-4244-0032-5
Electronic_ISBN :
1557-170X
DOI :
10.1109/IEMBS.2006.259974
