Interview with the Superintendent of Taipei Medical University Hospital - The 3 Vital integrated Data Contents for the Negative Pressure Isolation Ward
Source:Service Industry Promotion Center
From:Service Industry Promotion Section 1
Update Time:2020/06/03
Dr. Chen, Ray Jade Photo by Li Jianliang
According to Chen, Ray Jade, the superintendent of the Taipei Medical University Hospital, a clear definition of the field’s core needs from top to bottom, and the understanding of medical care concepts, can make the application of technology more flexible.
How does technology assist with medical care? Many smart medical practitioners are thinking about this problem. For this, Dr. Chen said that "defining what is needed in the medical field" will greatly assist technology manufacturers to provide appropriate solutions and imagine further applications. Through this analysis, the main needs for combatting COVID-19 include the negative pressure isolation ward, which aids in understanding the patient’s data such as breathing, heartbeat, body temperature, , these 3 major indicators, and blood pressure, etc. For nurses, doctors, and hospital administrators, integrated digital data is very important.
Disease Control Compares Your Own data with Your Base Period
Regarding the care of patients in negative pressure isolation wards, Dr. Chen shared that for most, the physiological data difference will not be too huge. Therefore, the purpose and process of care is mainly to "compare the data collected on you to yourself." For example, a patient's usual heartbeat is about 70 beats per minute, but the measurement is 80 bpm when measured with more innovative equipment. Even if the base period is different, due to field requirements, it is necessary to maintain a long-term stable measurement. Under certain circumstances, there will not be much impact; if necessary, you can use the most accurate medical-grade instruments to measure, but a little flexibility can greatly improve the efficiency of the medical field and the safety of nursing staff, as well as the patient’s health.
Innovation may require constant mistakes, but with rapid correction and adjustment. Regarding the installation methods and application requirements of negative pressure isolation wards or quasi-negative pressure isolation wards, Dr. Chen shared that the measurement distance of physiological data should be improved again in the future, from the current 1.5 meters, to 3 to 5 meters. The measurement will still be very accurate; in addition, the privacy issues that have always been important are also taking steps forward. At present, there are still some privacy disputes in the detection of lens images, but in the future, it is hoped that there will be more privacy and solutions which can also be integrated into the system.
The Service that Can Help the Most is Expected to Break the Limitations of Cost-Effectiveness
At present, Taipei Medical University Hospital along with the Industrial Technology Research Institution (ITRI) and other third-party manufacturers are collaborating on a zero-touch anti-epidemic technology platform. The data collected is also combined with the technical knowledge from the biomedical start-up Radica Health. At the same time, it also integrates the past medical history, chronic diseases, comorbidities, etc. The cooperation model between Taipei Medical University Hospital, ITRI, and third-party manufacturers is currently based on trials and field verification. It is also hoped that in the future, from the Ministry of Economic Affairs, the Ministry of Science and Technology and other ministries, we will strive for a budget which will allow for more opportunities for medical technology to be truly introduced into the field.
Dr. Chen, Ray Jade, who has carefully observed many new services of biomedicine, admitted that many are single technologies to solve single point problems. If they can be more integrated, and improved through the use of scenarios, tests, personnel, etc., there will be more opportunities to enhance market competition. At the same time, it is also reminded that instead of working towards the most demanding, fastest, latest or most complete tools, it is better to say that the medical field needs a service that is "most able to help". Under such a concept, cost-effectiveness is also more likely to be achieved in a more suitable balance.