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Published on: August 25, 2014
Next generation neonatal health informatics with Artemis
Carolyn McGregor1, Christina Catley, Andrew James
1University of Ontario Institute of Technology, Oshawa, ON, Canada. c.mcgregor@ieee.org
We deployed Artemis, a platform for processing high-frequency medical data in neonatal intensive care units. This enables real-time clinical knowledge enactment and advanced data analysis without impacting patient care.
Area of Science:
- Biomedical Informatics
- Medical Device Data Processing
- Neonatal Intensive Care
Background:
- Current neonatal intensive care units (NICUs) face challenges processing high-frequency, high-fidelity medical device data.
- A need exists for advanced informatics solutions to support next-generation NICU care.
- Existing platforms may not adequately support real-time clinical knowledge enactment and multidimensional data analysis.
Purpose of the Study:
- To describe the deployment and capabilities of the Artemis platform.
- To demonstrate Artemis's ability to process uncharted medical device data in real-time.
- To validate Artemis's utility in neonatal intensive care settings.
Main Methods:
- Deployment of the Artemis platform in two distinct neonatal intensive care units.
- Real-time enactment of clinical knowledge integrated with multidimensional data analysis.
- Utilizing cloud computing for the distribution of critical care services.
- Validation of platform functionality using current technology.
Main Results:
- Successful instantiation of clinical rules within the Artemis platform.
- Demonstrated capability for multidimensional data analysis of synchronous medical device data.
- Effective distribution of critical care services via cloud computing.
- Confirmation that Artemis deployment did not negatively impact patient care.
Conclusions:
- The Artemis platform enables real-time processing of high-frequency medical data for neonatal intensive care.
- Artemis supports advanced clinical informatics solutions, including rule instantiation and multidimensional analysis.
- Cloud-based service distribution is feasible and effective for critical care with Artemis.
- The platform integrates seamlessly with current technology without compromising patient safety or care quality.
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