1. Huy Nguyen, George Huang
Update Presentation
Designer
Lauren Saint
Implementers
Huy Nguyen, George Huang

2. Improve the management by:
Basic Concept
Improve the management by:
Increasing connectivity
Improving data management
Hospitals more effective and efficient

4. Overview
3 Main Components
Server
802.11
iPaq
Serial Port
RFID Reader

6. Architecture

7. Minimum functionality:
Expected Efforts
Minimum functionality:
Connectivity between all of the devices
Basic UI for both server and iPaq
Future development:
Improve job / patient management
More compact device
Support managing patient data/charts

8. Unknown
Interfacing Serial I/O CF card with Java
Javax.comm doesn’t recognize ports …
Using the Java AWT package on iPaq
AWT package may not work ...

9. Automating Patient Records Management
Related Work
Automating Patient Records Management
Swedish Medical, Ernst & Young
Give emergency room staff tablet PCs to
manage and share patient data over
wireless network
Similarities
Operate over wireless networks with
handhelds
Increase productivity of hospital staff
Differences
Manage tasks rather than patient information

10. Burning Questions
Can we get the Serial I/O CF card working?
Can we get Java to communicate with all of the devices?
Can we get the UI working?

11. Evaluate project completion
Evaluation
Evaluate project completion
Want to be able to run the basic scenario
Performance tests
Usefulness in practice
Stability/reliability
User studies
Improvement in efficiency
Transparent to user
Learning curve