VitalVis – Re-Imagining The Observation Chart For The Digital Age [NHS Hackday 4 - London Edition]

Staff Writer | Wai2k - Digital Doctor | May 26, 2013

For NHS Hackday 4 – London Edition. I wanted to work on a design hack to solve the following challenge.

How to display 5 days worth of patient bedside observation data on a small smartphone sized screen.

Digital collection of routine observations (Blood pressure, Heart Rate, Respiratory Rate, Oxygen Saturations and Temperature) is becoming more common place in the acute hospital setting. The advantages of automated calculation of Early Warning Scores (EWS) and automated notifications to the clinical team and Patient At Risk Team (and related early intervention teams) are undeniable.