Remote Access to Medical Specialists (RAMS) - Remote Patient Care Monitoring Test Bed

Abstract

The purpose of this program is to demonstrate the applicability of advanced digital medicine techniques to military medicine. It consists of two parts: Critical Care and Chronic Care. The Critical Care portion of this program enables a doctor at Tripler Army Medical Center (TAMC) to view patients and data from patients in the ICU at USNH Guam. This portion of the program was subcontracted to VISICU, a company which has installed --somewhat similar systems in the past. The Chronic Care portion is intended to enable a physician to monitor blood glucose and blood pressure taken by patients in their homes form the physician's office. The hardware and software components for the Chronic Care portion are largely complete. The components work in a test setting, but due to difficulties obtaining approvals form IRB and other relevant groups, the hardware and software have not been tested in a doctor/patient setting during this program.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 2003
Accession Number
ADA418365

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  • Peter J. Martin

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  • Biomedical

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  • Biomedical Research
  • Combat Casualty Care
  • Contractors
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  • Employment
  • Health Services
  • Institutional Review Board
  • Intensive Care Units
  • Medical Personnel
  • Monitoring
  • Patient Care
  • Personnel Management
  • Physicians
  • Specialists
  • Systems Engineering
  • Test Beds
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  • Medicine

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