Medicine Dispensing System Using Wearable Data Verification
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional methods for medicine disposition in hospitals are prone to errors due to complex treatment situations, miscommunications, incomplete or inaccurate records, and high staff workload, which can lead to incorrect medication administration.
Innovation Solution
A system and method that utilize real-time data from wearable devices, IoT devices, and electronic health records (EHRs) to dynamically verify patient conditions and update records before dispensing medicine, incorporating blockchain for security and visual recognition to prevent errors, and using intelligent medical carts with RFID and Bluetooth communication to ensure accurate medication delivery.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If conventional methods for medicine disposition are used, then staff workload is high and communication is complex, but medication errors increase and patient safety decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges multiple data sources (EHR, wearable devices, RFID tags, digital video cameras) into a unified verification system. The computing device consolidates patient information, medicine information, and real-time health data from multiple sources to perform comprehensive verification before medicine dispensing, reducing errors while managing complexity through integration.
Solution Approach 2:
The computing device acts as an intermediary between the EHR system, wearable devices, RFID tags, digital video cameras, and the medicine dispensing system. It receives data from multiple sources, processes verification, and coordinates the dispensing action, serving as a central mediator that enhances reliability without requiring direct complex interactions between all system components.
2Reliability
If real-time verification using wearable devices and multiple data sources is implemented, then medication accuracy improves, but system complexity and data processing requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
The computing device performs multiple functions: receiving EHR data, receiving wearable device data, updating EHR records, determining health concerns, receiving digital video camera data, and coordinating medicine dispensing. This multi-functional approach consolidates complexity into a single versatile system rather than requiring separate specialized systems for each function.
Solution Approach 2:
The system performs preliminary verification actions before medicine dispensing by receiving and analyzing data from wearable devices and digital video cameras to determine current health status. This preliminary check updates the EHR and identifies potential health concerns before the actual dispensing occurs, ensuring accuracy while structuring the process to manage complexity through staged verification.
3Measurement precision
If multiple data sources including wearable devices and digital video cameras are integrated, then patient condition verification improves, but information processing time and system resources increase
Solution Approach 1:
The system continuously receives and processes data from wearable devices that monitor patient health status in real-time. This continuous data flow allows the computing device to maintain an updated view of patient condition without requiring间断性 sampling, improving verification accuracy while distributing processing over time rather than concentrating it at discrete moments.
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AI summary
Methods and systems for medicine disposition in hospitals are disclosed. A method includes: receiving, by a computing device, an electronic health record (EHR) of a patient; receiving, by the computing device, an order to dispense a medicine to the patient; receiving, by the computing device, information from a wearable device of the patient and updating the EHR of the patient based on the information from the wearable device of the patient; determining, by the computing device, that a health concern is not identified based on the information from the wearable device of the patient; and dispensing, by the computing device, the medicine to the patient in accordance with the order.