Smart Notification System for Hospital Discharge Process and Bed Management

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Malcolm LOW    
Associate Professor

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Avatar for Neelakantam V. VENKATARAYALU
Neelakantam V. VENKATARAYALU    
Associate Professor

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PHUA Wei JIE    
Researcher

A Smart Notification System for hospital discharge and bed management is a digital solution that automates communication and coordination between hospital staff to optimise patient discharge and bed availability. 

Research Problem and Motivation
  • Long turnaround time of hospital beds due to a lengthy discharge process
  • Manual sending of instant messages is required to inform housekeepers which beds have been discharged and require cleaning

 

Aim and Deliverables
  • Developed a Raspberry Pi-based RFID Smart Notification System for the hospital discharge process and bed management
  • Developed a mobile app with Telegram integration for nurses, housekeepers and the admission office to monitor status of beds, clean them and allocate beds efficiently
  • The system alerts doctors, nurses, and housekeeping staff when a patient is ready for discharge.
A wall-mounted hospital station featuring a pink box for "Discharge Card" collection, an instructional sign titled "How to handrub?" with diagrams on proper sanitization techniques, and an automatic Purell hand sanitizer dispenser.

 

A flowchart titled "Discharge Process (After)" illustrating an optimized patient discharge workflow. The process features new steps including the assignment of discharge cards and the use of a digital app and Telegram to provide real-time updates for tracking discharges, bed cleaning, and status readiness.

 

A flowchart titled "Discharge Process (Before)" depicting the manual patient discharge workflow. It shows a series of icons representing ward staff, admissions, and housekeeping, noting challenges like short patient length-of-stay and the need for frequent manual communication and bed status checks.