Clinical Information Management System for Patient Monitoring

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Solution Overview

Problem

Healthcare facilities face challenges in efficiently managing patient care due to the scarcity of healthcare workers, requiring a system that can streamline tasks, provide real-time patient data, and enable timely interventions.

Innovation Solution

A clinical information management system comprising a patient sensor system, a patient monitoring system, and a clinical server that collects and processes patient data, displays vital signs, and sends alerts for timely interventions, while also allowing healthcare workers to collaborate and prioritize patient needs.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Reliability

If more healthcare workers are hired to improve patient care quality, then the quality of care improves, but the cost and resource allocation worsen

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvequality of careVSAvoidresource allocation
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSQuantity of substance

Solution Approach 1:

The system enables patients to self-monitor their vital signs through wearable sensors and automatically transmit data to healthcare providers. Patients can independently detect abnormalities and request assistance, reducing the need for continuous manual monitoring by healthcare workers while maintaining high care quality.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #25Self-service

Solution Approach 2:

Manual monitoring and assessment by healthcare workers is replaced with an automated electronic system comprising wearable sensors, mobile devices, and AI algorithms. The system automatically collects physiological data, analyzes patient status, and generates alerts, substituting human mechanical monitoring with automated technological processes.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #28Mechanics substitution (Replace mechanical system)

2Reliability

If manual monitoring of patient data is increased to detect abnormalities timely, then the reliability of detection improves, but the time and effort required worsens

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvedetection reliabilityVSAvoidtime consumption
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The system implements continuous real-time feedback by automatically monitoring vital signs and immediately alerting healthcare workers when abnormalities are detected. The mobile application provides instant notifications to both patients and providers, enabling rapid response without manual checking intervals.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #23Feedback

Solution Approach 2:

Manual data collection and analysis by healthcare workers is replaced with automated sensor-based data acquisition and AI-driven analysis. The system continuously processes physiological data streams and automatically identifies abnormalities, eliminating the time-consuming manual monitoring process while enhancing detection reliability.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #28Mechanics substitution (Replace mechanical system)

3Measurement precision

If comprehensive patient data collection is implemented to improve care accuracy, then the measurement precision improves, but the device complexity and data processing burden worsen

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvedata accuracyVSAvoidsystem complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Measurement precisionVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The comprehensive monitoring system is segmented into modular components: wearable sensors for data collection, mobile applications for transmission and initial processing, and cloud-based AI systems for advanced analysis. Each module handles specific functions independently, reducing overall system complexity while maintaining comprehensive monitoring capabilities.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The mobile device serves as an intermediary between the wearable sensors and the healthcare provider's system. It collects data from sensors, performs preliminary processing and validation, and transmits filtered information to the provider, reducing the data processing burden on the overall system while maintaining measurement precision.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

Data Source

PatentUS9984211B2Clinical information management system
Publication Date: 2018.05.29 MEDICUSTEK
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AI summary

A clinical information management system including a patient sensor system that collects data of a patient, a hospital information system that displays the data, a clinical server that processes the data from the patient sensor system and determines whether the patient is in need of assistance, and a monitoring apparatus. The clinical server transmits a message to the monitoring apparatus based on the data.