Towards Optimization of Patients’ Turnaround Time using Bluetooth Low Energy Based Solutions

Q2 Social Sciences

Australian Journal of Telecommunications and the Digital Economy Pub Date : 2022-12-28 DOI:10.18080/jtde.v10n4.615

Ganes Raj Muthu Arumugam, S. Muthaiyah, Thein Oak Kyaw Zaw

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Abstract

Smart Healthcare can use the Internet of Things (IoT) to broaden the reach of digital healthcare by collecting patient data remotely using sensors. This can reduce Patient Turnaround Time (PTAT) and enable high-quality care to be provided. PTAT is the length of time from when a patient arrives at the hospital until they are allowed to return home. Malaysia's Ministry of Health claimed in 2016 that healthcare at government hospitals continues to encounter issues in providing high-quality care to patients, particularly in terms of the PTAT of patients who receive treatment versus those who are sent home without treatment. In this paper, we propose a Bluetooth Low Energy-based solution that optimizes PTAT using low calibrated transmission power, allowing hospitals to enable Real-time Patient Localization and Patient Movement Monitoring. The RSSI value is used to calculate the distance between a wearable device and the Access Points (AP) situated throughout the facility. When a patient passes an AP, data such as the wearable device name and RSSI value are taken and saved in a database, to determine the patient's location. A proof of concept was conducted using three AP points and 8 wearable devices to gauge distance measurement.

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使用低功耗蓝牙解决方案优化患者周转时间

智能医疗保健可以使用物联网(IoT)通过使用传感器远程收集患者数据来扩大数字医疗保健的覆盖范围。这可以减少患者周转时间(PTAT)，并能够提供高质量的护理。PTAT是指从病人到达医院到允许他们回家的时间长度。马来西亚卫生部在2016年声称，政府医院的医疗保健在向患者提供高质量护理方面继续遇到问题，特别是在接受治疗的患者与未接受治疗的患者的PTAT方面。在本文中，我们提出了一种基于低功耗蓝牙的解决方案，该解决方案使用低校准传输功率优化PTAT，使医院能够实现实时患者定位和患者运动监测。RSSI值用于计算可穿戴设备与位于整个设施的接入点(AP)之间的距离。当患者通过AP时，可穿戴设备名称和RSSI值等数据将被获取并保存在数据库中，以确定患者的位置。使用三个AP点和8个可穿戴设备进行了概念验证，以测量距离测量。

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Australian Journal of Telecommunications and the Digital Economy Social Sciences-Communication

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