Capstone Showcase Presentation
- 1. New Jersey Institute of Technology IT Capstone – Fall 2008
- 2. NJIT Capstone Team – Fall 2008 Sam Sinha – Project Manager George Antonious Sandeep Visveswaran
- 3. Background Poor communication in the healthcare industry can be fatal Illegible prescriptions/instructions cause 26% of all hospital errors Lack of organization of data Limited assurance of confidentiality, integrity and availability of data No electronic archiving or logging
- 4. Solution - Clinical Xpert™ Navigator Robust software with a user-friendly front end for computers and PDAs Centralization of all patient data and directives Personal devices for residents and doctors assure that the data is always at their disposal
- 5. Advantages Improves communication, and coordination of patient care Errors due to illegible instructions are eliminated The convenience of mobility Accessibility – to have all data at the residents’ disposal at all times Wireless syncing for updates
- 6. Handoff A module of the Clinical Xpert™ Navigator software Streamlines the process of resident shift changes Residents are part of a team that provide continuous care for a single patient Updated To-Do list and Problem list shared by all residents in a team Resident of the new shift is briefed easily with minimal room for error
- 7. Entity-Relationship Diagram Database Access Display Handoff Teams Team Name Date Created Members Residents Name Caregiver Role Handoff Information To Do List Problem List Medications Code Status Summary Log PDAs Desktops Patients 1………… 2………… 3………… 1………… 2………… 3………… Name Information
- 8. Our Approach Setup and Configuration of software on PDAs Distribution and Training in person Preparing a Quick User-Guide for reference Training video by Thomson Healthcare Creating a website for web based training Providing support
- 10. Gantt Chart
- 11. Risks Problems relating to syncing PDAs Residents’ willingness to adapt to the new system Learning curve of the residents Residents’ availability for meetings
- 12. Medical Departments Departments contacted: Internal Medicine Pediatrics Surgery OB/GYN Pulmonary Critical Care Cardiology
- 13. Quick User Guide - Navigator
- 14. Quick User Guide - Handoff
- 15. Training Website
- 16. Thank You!