A platform for inpatient safety management based on IoT technology
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Arrieta Rodriguez, Eugenia; Murillo Fernandez, Luis Fernando; Castañez Orta, Gustavo Adolfo; Rivas Horta, Ana Milena; Baldovino Barco, Carlos; [et al.]Date
2022-12-07Abstract
There is a need to integrate advancements in biomedical, information, and communication technologies with care processes within the framework of the inpatient safety program to support effective risk management of adverse events occurring in the hospital environment and to improve inpatient safety. In this respect, this work presents the development of a software platform using the Scrum methodology and the integrated technology of the Internet of Things for monitoring and managing inpatient safety. A modular solution is developed under a hexagonal architecture, using PHP as the backend language through the Laravel framework. A MySQL database was used for the data layer, and Vue.js was used for the user interface. This work implemented an RFID-based nurse call system using Internet of Things (IoT) concepts. The system enables nurses to respond to each inpatient within a given time limit and without the inpatient or a family member having to approach the nursing station. The system also...
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inpatient safety
IoT
adverse event
hexagonal architecture