An ICT-Based Platform to Monitor Protocols in the Healthcare Environment

Area of Science:

• Healthcare Informatics
• Quality Management Systems
• Clinical Process Standardization

Background:

• Healthcare procedures carry inherent risks to patient safety.
• Standardization and quality control are crucial for minimizing hazards in clinical practice.
• Existing methods for process control may lack efficiency and simplicity.

Purpose of the Study:

• To provide an Information and Communication Technology (ICT)-based solution for simple and effective control of healthcare procedures.
• To design and implement a holistic platform for process traceability and control.
• To leverage semantic tools and HACCP methodology for enhanced quality assurance.

Main Methods:

• Development of a holistic service platform integrating ICT, HACCP, and semantic tools.
• Implementation of a paradigm based on Control Points for generating process traces.
• Utilization of observations and measures at Control Points for data collection.

Main Results:

• A functional platform for traceability and control of healthcare processes has been designed and implemented.
• The system enables advanced querying and knowledge inference based on collected process data.
• The solution is cost-effective and easily replicable due to its reliance on standard mobile devices.

Conclusions:

• The developed ICT platform offers a robust solution for quality control in healthcare.
• Semantic tools and HACCP integration enhance the traceability and safety of clinical procedures.
• The use of mobile technology makes the system accessible and scalable for widespread adoption.