TAP.NET: a windows messaging service for nursing staff

Area of Science:

• Healthcare communication systems
• Information technology in nursing

Background:

• Effective communication is vital for timely patient care.
• Pager systems are integral to hospital communication networks for directing nurses.
• Current systems may have limitations in accessibility and integration.

Purpose of the Study:

• To design a robust system for transmitting pager messages to nurses.
• To enhance the efficiency of hospital communication by leveraging internet connectivity.
• To introduce a method for assessing the performance of the new messaging service.

Main Methods:

• Development of a Windows messaging service (TAP.NET) utilizing the Telocator Alphanumeric Protocol (TAP).
• Implementation of a web application enabling remote transmission of page requests.
• Integration of a logging scheme for performance evaluation.

Main Results:

• Successful creation of TAP.NET, a service connecting to data paging systems via TAP.
• A web application allows sending pager messages from any internet-connected computer on the hospital network.
• A logging mechanism is in place to monitor and analyze TAP.NET performance.

Conclusions:

• The proposed system enhances the ability to send pager messages efficiently across the hospital network.
• This technological integration supports improved response times for nursing care.
• The developed logging scheme provides a basis for future performance optimization.