Mobile Disaster Relief App for Resident Transfer
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Solution Overview
Problem
Long-term care facilities face challenges in maintaining access to electronic medical records during natural disasters, as traditional infrastructure may be unavailable, and there is a need for portable solutions to manage resident transfers efficiently.
Innovation Solution
A mobile device and system, including a mobile response unit, that provides a network connection for accessing electronic medical records, automates resident transfer processes, and ensures compliance with regulations by locally storing records and facilitating communication between facilities.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If traditional infrastructure is used for accessing electronic medical records, then record access is maintained under normal conditions, but access is lost during natural disasters when infrastructure becomes unavailable
Solution Approach 1:
The system divides the electronic medical record access functionality into portable segments (mobile devices, portable servers) that can be deployed independently during disasters, separating the record access capability from the fixed traditional infrastructure
Solution Approach 2:
Portable servers and mobile devices act as intermediaries between the traditional infrastructure and users during disasters, enabling record access when direct access to the main system is unavailable
2Productivity
If manual transfer processes are used for resident relocation, then transfer tracking is simple, but transfer efficiency and accuracy decrease during evacuations
Solution Approach 1:
The transfer management system automatically tracks and manages resident transfers without requiring manual intervention for each transfer event, with the system self-updating records and notifying relevant parties automatically
Solution Approach 2:
The system provides automatic feedback notifications to facilities and authorities when transfers occur, enabling real-time tracking and coordination of resident evacuations
3Ease of operation
If electronic records systems are centralized, then data consistency is maintained, but portable access during evacuation is limited
Solution Approach 1:
The system pre-establishes portable access capabilities and backup infrastructure before disasters occur, enabling immediate record access during evacuation without waiting for infrastructure recovery
Solution Approach 2:
The system creates and distributes copies of electronic medical records to portable devices and alternative locations, ensuring record availability even when the central system is inaccessible
Data Source
AI summary
A mobile device including a mobile disaster relief application stored in memory, the mobile disaster relief application including instructions that, when executed by a processor of the mobile device, cause the processor to display at least one record associated with a resident of a displacing facility, receive a request to provide information associated with a receiving facility, provide the information associated with the receiving facility, receive a first indication of a transfer of the resident to the receiving facility, provide a prompt to accept the transfer of the resident to the receiving facility, receive a second indication to accept the transfer of the resident to the receiving facility.