Introduction Estimated Resources and Schedule Closing Summary Project Requirements Solution Approach May Team Information Prof. Clive Woods Senior Design Project website: This project will help alleviate miscommunications between doctors and patients. Specifically, it will give patients an alternate means of obtaining information they may have missed or forgotten during their visit to the doctor’s office. This will be possible without returning to the doctor’s office or taking away from the doctor’s time. Two solutions were designed such that the largest possible base of patients will be able to access and benefit from the system. Faculty AdvisorTeam Members Adam Oberhaus, Cpr E Srdjan Pudar, Cpr E Kevin Schmidt, Cpr E Saalini Sekar, Cpr E / E E Client Studies show that patients often miss important information during doctor visits or forget this information after leaving the doctor’s office. This project suggests ways in which patients could retrieve important information without the need of contacting the doctor, or using more of the doctor’s time. The project focuses on prescription information for McFarland Clinic in Ames and ways to get this information to the patients. The solutions that were devised include an automated phone system and a touch screen kiosk that would be located in pharmacies/drug stores. Prof. Clive Woods Dr. John Lamont Prof. Ralph Patterson III Ms. Mary Ness of McFarland Clinic, Ames, IA Item DescriptionCost Poster$ 60 RFID Evaluation Kit$ 0 (Donated) Labor$ 5,990 Other Resources$ 0 Total:$ 6,050 Abstract Acknowledgements Estimated ResourcesPersonnel Efforts Project Schedule Intended Users and Uses Users Prescription medication users Uses Review prescription information from outside doctor’s office Kiosk Pharmacy/drug stores Controlled temperature 50-80°F High traffic area Phone System Controlled central location Controlled temperature Limited physical access Functional Requirements Design Objectives Operating Environment Design Constraints Measurable Milestones Must be affordable for pharmacies to purchase Simple to use Easy to use by ill and elderly patients Accessible from multiple locations Project plan documentation RFID PoC design, testing, demonstration, and documentation IVR specification documentation Present relevant information to customers Users must authenticate themselves Capable of connecting to EMR databases Results should be printable Provide security against unauthorized access Cost must be minimal for patients Prescription bottles must remain compact Support different EMR databases Assumptions Limitations EMR database available RFID reader/tags available Some form of authentication required Kiosk/Phone system able to communicate with EMR Actual patient medical records unavailable Access must be quick and easy for patients and doctors Cost must be minimal to patient Prescription bottles must remain compact Problem Statement Studies have shown that, on average, patients understand and retain less than 40% of the information and instructions provided to them by the doctor during an office visit. General Solution By focusing on one clinic and specifically prescription information, the team hopes to improve patients’ understanding of their medical treatment and avoid dangerous misunderstandings. End Product Documentation Proof-of-concept (PoC) of RFID kiosk Specifications and requirements for automated phone system Approach Testing Considerations Technology Considerations Software languages Java C# Scanning technologies Barcode RFID Automated phone systems Interactive voice response (IVR) Research current medical practices Research solutions in place at one clinic Create systems for remote information access for a wide range of patients Figure 5. Estimated schedule GUI appearance and usability Navigation of system RFID reader connection to remote database Figure 1. Phone system block diagramFigure 2. RFID system block diagram Figure 3. Example RFID transpondersFigure 4. RFID Evaluation Kit Kevin Schmidt Adam Oberhaus Srdjan Pudar Saalini Sekar Figures 3 and 4 courtesy of ti.com