VHA Organization
Transcript of VHA Organization
VHA OrganizationLargest direct care healthcare system in U.S.
q 8.3M+ Veterans cared for each year
q 170+ Medical Centers
q 1400 Other Facilities
q $5.6B+ of Medical Technology
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RTLS OverloadA Theoretical Deployment Example
Solutions◦ Mobile Assets – Active Wi-Fi + IR◦ Immobile Assets – Passive UHF◦ Cath Lab Supplies - Passive HF◦ Instruments - 2D Barcodes◦ OR Staff/Patients – Active 900MHz + Ultrasound◦ Hand Hygiene Staff – Active 433MHz + LF◦ Long Term Care – Ultra Wide Band
Issues◦ Redundant◦ Costly◦ Interactions difficult
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Lack of Interoperability
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EXAMPLE Conceptual Model
Hand Hygiene Staff Tags IR / 433MHz Hand Hygiene Application
& Location Engine
Purchase #1: Vendor A RTLS Hand Hygiene Niche
Clinical Workflow
Tags
IR / 900MHz
Location Engine Clinical Workflow Application
Purchase #2: Vendor B RTLS Clinical Workflow
VA High-Level Technical GoalsBest Laid Plans
1. Same system nationwide
2. Single comprehensive system for all use cases
3. Leverage existing infrastructure when possible
4. Open standards
5. Modular architecture
6. Allow for innovation
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Applications
RTLS Active Tag
Here it is!
Base Asset Tracking (AT) Cath Lab Supply Management (CL)
Temperature Monitoring (TM)
Sterile Processing
Workflow (SPW)
Developing Emergency Dept Workflow (EDW) Hand Hygiene (HH)
Patient Elopement and Wandering
(PEW) Surgical
Workflow (SW)
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VA RTLS OverviewRTLS Infrastructure VA-wide Dec 2012 – Dec 2017
Location, Location, Location… Status?
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Pump
Patient Room Dirty UtilityClean UtilityPump RTLS Status
Available
In Use
Dirty
A101 A102 A103
IEEE Location Services for Healthcare
1. Create Common Framework§ Conceptual Information Model§ Formal and Systematic Terminology
2. Build Standards on the Framework§ Embedded LS into Medical Devices§ Hospital Infrastructure Coverage§ Hardware Management§ Etc.
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Common
Framework
Std A
Std B
Std C
Std D
Std E
Std F