carehandle

Describe the problem your solution addresses? (150-word limit)

We chose the Health track and thought about pain points for patients, healthcare workers, and their family members. Using the Design Thinking workshop approach, we narrowed down our focus: that due to the current circumstances of the pandemic, family members are unable to physically visit their loved ones in the hospital. Unable to be by the side of their loved ones places emotional stress on the family members as well as the healthcare workers who would have to accommodate various phone call updates. And this is true even in situations of other infectious diseases or when families are miles apart, in different countries or family members who are burdened by other work commitments. To alleviate this pressure, we asked ourselves “How might we create a two-way communication interface that provides emotional support to family members while also giving them access to their loved ones’ health status in the hospital?”

Why did you pick this solution and how does it address the problem? (150-word limit)

Our solution is a mobile interface for the patients’ status updates, medical reports, emergency hospital contact, and most importantly, a live monitor for family members to see and talk to their loved ones. We picked this solution to recreate the experience a family member would have by being at the bedside of the patient. By being in the same room as the patient, the family member can know how the patient looks, feels, and can read various vital signs on the monitor - heart rate, temperature, etc. Through this interface, families will receive periodical updates of their loved ones alleviating the burden from nurses and doctors constantly having to answer phone calls. The highlight of the interface is the live streaming of the patient’s bedside view, where family members can send virtual love to patients and view the patients’ vitals, and using VR mode they can hug patients virtually.

Team Members - Athena Tang, Dhwani Parekh, Neha Lingareddy, Valeriya Gorelova

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