TY - GEN
T1 - Smart connect
T2 - 4th ACM Workshop on Networked Systems for Developing Regions, NSDR'10
AU - Anderson, Richard
AU - Blantz, Eric
AU - Lubinski, David
AU - O'Rourke, Eleanor
AU - Summer, Mark
AU - Yousoufian, Krysta
PY - 2010
Y1 - 2010
N2 - In this paper we address the problem of providing data connection to the periphery of the health system by presenting Smart Connect. Smart Connect is a custom device that uses the cell phone network to provide limited data connectivity between a rural health facility and a server connected to the Internet. Through an analysis of the health systems in Nicaragua and Vietnam, we have identified a variety of processes that could be improved with this device. These include filing incidence reports on diseases, receiving results of diagnostic test, and providing automatic monitoring of vaccine refrigeration equipment. The main contributions of this work include a presentation of the Smart Connect requirements derived from the health care systems of Nicaragua and Vietnam, an argument in favor of facility based communication devices, and a brief discussion of the design for the Smart Connect device.
AB - In this paper we address the problem of providing data connection to the periphery of the health system by presenting Smart Connect. Smart Connect is a custom device that uses the cell phone network to provide limited data connectivity between a rural health facility and a server connected to the Internet. Through an analysis of the health systems in Nicaragua and Vietnam, we have identified a variety of processes that could be improved with this device. These include filing incidence reports on diseases, receiving results of diagnostic test, and providing automatic monitoring of vaccine refrigeration equipment. The main contributions of this work include a presentation of the Smart Connect requirements derived from the health care systems of Nicaragua and Vietnam, an argument in favor of facility based communication devices, and a brief discussion of the design for the Smart Connect device.
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U2 - 10.1145/1836001.1836006
DO - 10.1145/1836001.1836006
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:77956026270
SN - 9781450301930
T3 - Proceedings of the 4th ACM Workshop on Networked Systems for Developing Regions, NSDR '10
BT - Proceedings of the 4th ACM Workshop on Networked Systems for Developing Regions, NSDR '10
Y2 - 15 June 2010 through 15 June 2010
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