I-Corps: Remote Virtual Physical Examination

远程医疗使医疗保健提供者能够与患者进行远距离联系，而电子健康记录则增强了患者病史的便携性和可访问性。 远程医疗被认为是一种降低成本，同时提高效率，护理质量和患者满意度的方法。远程医疗的使用在过去十年中迅速普及，现在正在融入医疗保健行业的几个部门，包括医院，专业部门，家庭保健机构，私人医生办公室以及消费者的家庭和工作场所。尽管当今远程医疗市场上有许多创新产品，但仍然存在重大障碍，包括医生的接受程度、成本以及与健康服务的整合。 在该提案中，该团队提议开发一种完全远程的虚拟体检（VPE）系统，这是一种远程医疗平台。 拟议的VPE平台是一种创新工具，可获取和收集患者的视频和音频以及心脏检查数据，并将其安全地传输到数据库中以供将来访问。 VPE应用程序可以分发给多个技术人员，包括护士，助手，家庭成员，或初级保健提供者，创造了丰富的机会网络，参与远程医疗与改进的质量护理集成。拟议的VPE提供方便和成本效益的护理交付在不同的环境中打开新的病人市场，提高病人的满意度。新的软件解决方案还将扩大护理提供者对服务不足社区的访问。该系统包括连接到计算机网络的数字处理设备，该计算机网络包括计算机可读存储设备和被配置为执行可执行指令的操作系统。该原型已经开发和优化，可在各种Android设备上运行。计算机程序提供可执行指令以创建远程VPE系统。该软件模块有效地指导技术人员以逐步的方式电子地记录完整的身体检查，该方式可以是全面的或由健康护理专业人员集中的。Android应用程序为技术人员提供了完整的视觉和听觉说明，说明如何根据解剖标志正确执行VPE，并可以结合检查操作。

Telemedicine allows healthcare providers to connect with patients across distances while electronic health records enhance the portability and accessibility of patients' medical histories. Telemedicine is recognized as a method to drive down cost while improving efficiency, quality of care, and patient satisfaction. The use of telemedicine has spread rapidly in the past decade and is now becoming integrated into several sectors of healthcare industry including hospitals, specialty departments, home health agencies, private physician offices as well as consumers' homes and workplaces. Despite all of the innovative products within the telemedicine market today, significant barriers remain including physician acceptance, cost, and integration into health delivery. In this proposal, the team is proposing the development of a completely remote Virtual Physical Examination (VPE) system, a type of telemedicine platform. The proposed VPE platform is an innovative tool that acquires and collects the visual and audio as well as the cardiac examination data of the patients and transfers it securely to a database to be stored for future access. The VPE app can be distributed to multiple technicians including nurses, aides, family members, or primary care providers, creating a rich network of opportunities to participate in telemedicine with improved integration of quality care.The proposed VPE offers convenient and cost effective delivery of care in diverse environments opening new patient markets and enhancing patient satisfaction. The novel software solution will also expand access of care providers to underserved communities. The system is comprised of a digital processing device connected to a computer network comprised of a computer readable storage device and an operating system configured to perform executable instructions. The prototype has been developed and optimized to function on diverse Android devices. The computer program provides executable instructions to create a remote VPE system. The software module efficiently directs a technician to electronically record a complete physical examination in a stepwise fashion that can be comprehensive or focused by a health care professional. The Android app provides technicians with complete visual and auditory instructions on how to properly perform the VPE based upon anatomic landmarks and can incorporate exam maneuvers.