Secure Multi-Window Patient Data Display to Reduce Bandwidth
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Solution Overview
Problem
Healthcare facilities face challenges in efficiently transferring large amounts of data between computing devices, leading to bandwidth issues and decreased patient understanding due to reduced emotional interaction, which can increase anxiety and decrease efficiency in healthcare professional-patient interactions.
Innovation Solution
A system and method that securely transfers patient data by using a display device with multiple display windows, allowing selective streaming of active application windows and implementing biometric and pattern-based security to minimize data transfer while ensuring patient data privacy.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of information
If healthcare professionals share patient data interactively using video streaming, then patient understanding and emotional interaction improve, but bandwidth consumption increases causing buffering and network congestion
Solution Approach 1:
The system creates image copies of active application windows from the EHR interface and transmits these static or semi-static images to the patient's device, rather than streaming the entire video feed. This copying approach transmits only the relevant data portions, dramatically reducing bandwidth consumption while preserving patient understanding of their medical information.
Solution Approach 2:
The system extracts and isolates only the specific portions of the EHR interface that are currently active or relevant to the patient discussion, separating these from the rest of the interface. By transmitting only these extracted active windows rather than the complete video stream, the system reduces data transmission requirements while maintaining the effectiveness of patient education.
2Loss of energy
If smaller screens are used to display patient information, then data transfer requirements decrease, but patient understanding and attention reduce due to lower neural activity
Solution Approach 1:
The EHR interface is segmented into multiple distinct application windows, each displaying specific patient information such as demographics, vitals, lab results, or imaging. The system identifies and transmits only the currently active or relevant windows to the patient's device, creating a focused, organized presentation that enhances understanding while minimizing data transmission requirements.
Solution Approach 2:
Different regions of the display are allocated different functions: the healthcare provider's full-screen EHR interface allows comprehensive data access, while the patient's device receives only the specific active windows relevant to their condition. This local quality differentiation ensures each user receives appropriately sized and focused information for their role.
3Loss of information
If all application windows are streamed to the patient device, then complete information is provided, but bandwidth consumption increases and network performance deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The system dynamically determines which application windows to transmit based on the current state of the EHR interface and the active window being viewed by the healthcare provider. As the provider navigates through different patient data sections, the system adaptively updates which windows are sent to the patient's device, ensuring information completeness for the current context while minimizing overall data transmission and maintaining network efficiency.
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AI summary
A system and method for securely displaying patient data within a plurality of display windows of a display is provided. Additionally, the system is configured to reduce the amount of data transferred between the various computing devices in order to reduce strain on a network. The system generally comprises a first computing device having a first user interface, second computing device having a second user interface, processor operably connected to said first computing device and said second computing device, display operably connected to said processor, and non-transitory computer-readable medium coupled to said processor and having instructions stored thereon. The display is configured to receive image data from the first computing device and second computing device and present said image data via a display user interface, wherein said image data pertains to a plurality of application windows of the first user interface and second user interface.