my patients | concept patient tracking ui design for health professionals
DESCRIPTION
This is a personal design project I created to help patient tracking abilities for health professionals. Based on research and feedback from a 20+ year Professor in nursing.TRANSCRIPT
My PatientsUSER INTERFACE GUIDELINES
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Table of Contents1.0 Introduction 31.1 UI Overview 41.2 Security 51.3 The Device 6
2.1 Signing in to the Application 72.2 Access the Patient Information Page 82.3 The Patient Information Page 92.4 The Tracker Tab 102.5 The Vitals Tab 112.6 The Allergies Tab 12
3.0 The Cloud 13
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1.0 | Introduction
My Patients is an application for doctor’s and nurses who need to be able to constantly keep track of theirpatients, even when they need to step away from their desk. The application relys on a connected serversystem that contains a patient’s full medical history including items up until the last few minutes. The systemupdates in real time, giving the nurse or doctor immediate feedback when lab results are in or if a differentdepartment has issued orders.
This application is also a portal for nurses to enter routine tasks like medicine delivery, taking notes of exactdosages given and any observations of the patients. The system automatically saves the data and uploadsthe entry to the server so it is accessible by anyone on the system.
The overall user interface of this application is purposely limitedin terms of how deep the user is able to go. For example, allpertinent information that the doctor or nurse will need isplaced on the main patient page, where they canquickly and easily look at the patients recent historyto help them make an informed decision about theirmedical needs.
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1.1 | UI Overview
Patient 1
Tracker
Vitals
Allergies
Patient 2
Patient X
Tracker
Vitals
Allergies
Sign In Page List OfPatients
Patient privacy and security is a major concern. This system will use multiple features to help ensure thatsecurity issues never become an issue. Below is a list of features that will be in place:
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1.2 | Security
Remote Device WipeIf it is detected that a device has been stolen,the device can be remotely wiped clean of allinformation.
GPS Device TrackingIf a device is lost but not believed to be stolen,it can be tracked via the onboard GPS chip.
Frequent Password Updates & Limited RetriesA user will be required to update their passwordfrequently to prevent misuse of their sign in information.Also, repeated incorrect passwords will lock the device.
Lockscreen OptionsA user will be able to use a variety of lockingmechanisms to secure their device. In addition toa normal password, the user can choose to usea pattern lock, a pin lock or a combination ofpassword and social security number.
The application is designed to work on mobile phones, desktop computers and laptops. However, itwill be specifically designed to work on a tablet device. The tablet will have the below features:
multi-touch capablecapacity screenUSB interfaceGPSWiFiVolume ControlHeadphone InputBack Hard KeyPower Hard KeyHome Hard KeyMenu Hard Key
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1.3 | The Device
PRESSENTER
(SUCCESS)
PRESSSIGN OUT
My Patients
SIGNED IN AS:
Nick Yarsulik
Nancy MeyerRoom 304
Ron SmithRoom 310
Mark RennerRoom 311
Sign Out
My Patients
Dr. Nick Yarsulik
Enter Password
My Patients
Dr. Nick Yarsulik
Change User
Enter Password
Notes for Screen 1In this example, the user has previouslysigned on. The IT department will setupuser accounts prior to delivery to the user.This will help prevent unauthorized use.
Notes for Screen 2The user is given a qwerty keyboard to typein their password. If the password is enteredsucessfully then the user will be brought toscreen 3. If the password is incorrect, the userwill remain on screen 2.
Notes for Screen 3The user able to quickly see all patientsthey are currently watching, as well astheir room numbers. The user is alsocapable of adding more patientsto this page.
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2.1 | Signing in to the Application
PRESSBACK
PRESSTEXT ENTRY
FIELD
The user haspressed thePower Hard Key
1 2 3
QWERTYKEYBOARD
My Patients
SIGNED IN AS:
Nick Yarsulik
Nancy MeyerRoom 304
Ron SmithRoom 310
Mark RennerRoom 311
Sign Out
Notes for Screen 2The Patient Information Page is discussedin the next use case.
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2.2 | Access the Patient Information Page
PRESSBACK
PRESSPATIENT
ICON
The user hasaccessed theMy Patients list
1 2
PATIENTINFORMATION
PAGE
PRESSVITALS
TAB
PRESSTRACKER
TAB
PRESSTRACKER
TAB
PRESSALLERGIES
TAB
PRESSALLERGIES
TAB
PRESSVITALS
TAB
STATUS:
Results InLabwork9:54 am10/1/2011
STATUS:
ProcessingRadiology9:01 am10/1/2011
STATUS:
DoneMedicine Administration9:01 am10/1/2011
STATUS:
DoneNurse’s Check6:05 am10/1/2011
STATUS:
ProcessingLabwork5:02 am10/1/2011
STATUS:
DoneEmergency Room Check In4:13 am10/1/2011
Today
Yesterday
Nancy Meyer
Tracker Vitals Allergies
SYMPTOMS:
Stomach Pain
Room 304
DOCTOR:
Dr. Montgomery
Food Allergies
Nancy Meyer
None
Medicine Allergies
Penicillin
Other Allergies
Bee StingsAnt Bites
Tracker Vitals Allergies
SYMPTOMS:
Stomach PainDOCTOR:
Dr. Montgomery
Room 304Nancy Meyer
Blood Pressure140/90Temperature98.5°Heart Rate
Tracker Vitals Allergies
SYMPTOMS:
Stomach Pain
Room 304
DOCTOR:
Dr. Montgomery
Notes for Back ButtonPressing Back on any of these tabs will bringthe user back to the “My Patients” page.
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2.3 | The Patient Information Page
The user hasaccessed thePatients InformationPage
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STATUS:
Results InLabwork9:54 am10/1/2011
STATUS:
ProcessingRadiology9:01 am10/1/2011
STATUS:
DoneMedicine Administration9:01 am10/1/2011
STATUS:
DoneNurse’s Check6:05 am10/1/2011
STATUS:
ProcessingLabwork5:02 am10/1/2011
STATUS:
DoneEmergency Room Check In4:13 am10/1/2011
Today
Yesterday
Nancy Meyer
Tracker Vitals Allergies
SYMPTOMS:
Stomach Pain
Room 304
DOCTOR:
Dr. Montgomery
LAB RESULTSUpdated lab results are available once received.
PATIENT INFOPertinent information about the patient is displayed inthis area. For example, the room number, current doctor,current symptoms, etc, will all be displayed here. Dependingon the situation, this information can be altered to betterfit the current situation.
OVERVIEWThe Tracker Tab will display the entire medical history of the patientin chronological order, including items that are currently still processingor in the process of being entered into the system. This list is sortableand searchable via the Menu Button.
RADIOLOGY PROCESSINGAlthough not yet available, the user will know thatx-rays are currently being processed.
NURSES NOTESIn this example, medicine was administered at 9:01 am.
CHECK INIn this example, we show the check in information for thecurrent visit to the hospital.
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2.4 | The Tracker Tab
1
Nancy Meyer
Blood Pressure140/90Temperature98.5°Heart Rate
Tracker Vitals Allergies
SYMPTOMS:
Stomach Pain
Room 304
DOCTOR:
Dr. Montgomery
VITALSAny information currently vital to the patients stay can beshown in this area.
OVERVIEWThe Vitals Tab will display all vital information of the currentlyselected patient.
HEART RATEReal time readings of a patient’s heart rate can be shown.
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2.5 | The Vitals Tab
1
Food Allergies
Nancy Meyer
None
Medicine Allergies
Penicillin
Other Allergies
Bee StingsAnt Bites
Tracker Vitals Allergies
SYMPTOMS:
Stomach PainDOCTOR:
Dr. Montgomery
Room 304
FOOD ALLERGIESAny known food allergies will be displayed here.
OVERVIEWThe Allergies Tab will display all known allergiesfor the currently selected patient.
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2.6 | The Allergies Tab
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MEDICINE ALLERGIESAny known medicinal allergies will be displayed here.
OTHER ALLERGIESAll known allergies that do not fall into the food ormedicine group will be displayed here.
The success of this system relies heavily on the integration of all patient medical records into one singlelocation. In an ideal situation, this integration would be similar to the design below. Not only will departmentswithin a single hospital need to have all of their medical records integrated and in the cloud, all otherhospitals that hold records for the patient will also need to be integrated. The application will then retrievethe information from the cloud and display it accordingly.
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3.0 | The CloudH
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Radiology
Sonography
FamilyDoctor
Lab
Hematology
DepartmentX & Y
Radiology
Sonography
FamilyDoctor
Lab
Hematology
DepartmentX & Y
TheCloud
My PatientApplication