Primary Health Care
Primary Health Care is essential health care based on practical, scientifically sound and socially acceptable methods and technology that are universally accessible to individuals and families in the community through their full participation and at a cost that the community and the country can afford to maintain at every stage of their development in the spirit of self-determination.
In the past, many organizations have failed to create a global health informatics solution that could help to improve the process. For instance, many Canadians may remember the eHealth Ontario scandal, where $1 billion in taxpayer money was wasted. The project has been plagued by delays that will not help us reach the mandate to create electronic health records for all patients in the province by 2015 [1].
Kailog attempts to succeed where both public and private organizations have failed; although past solutions have been both expensive and difficult to use, Kailog will incorporate an intuitive and functional interface with an unintrusive body vital monitoring system to create a free electronic health system.
Needs Assessment
Based on the information discussed above, it is obvious that there is an urgent need to improve health and quality of life. The following areas are specifically noted as requiring improvement:
- Medical professionals need to be able to monitor a patient's health over time to provide more accurate diagnosis and ensure treatment is effective
- Wait times at hospitals and clinics must be shortened to provide more timely service and to reduce impact on patients' work and personal lives
- Patients must have quick and easy access to medical advice and care, with specific improvements in rural locations
- The risk of contamination and infection in medical environments must be reduced for both patients and medical professionals
- Individual patient records must be stored in a single location to reduce the incidence of misdiagnoses and medical history oversights (e.g. drug allergies)
Objective:
Design a web-based interface and wearable medical device that utilizes existing sensors to communicate patient vitals to medical networks via wireless technology.
References
[1] CBC News, EHealth Scandal a $1B Waste: Auditor. October 7, 2009.