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March 17, 2004March 17, 2004 11
Daniel TubbsDaniel Tubbs
Francis DoligosaFrancis Doligosa
Brian EastonBrian Easton
Jason SadlerJason Sadler
Latricia Simon Latricia Simon
Joseph WilliamsJoseph Williams
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The STATag
Solutions for
Real-Time Equipment Tracking
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Problem
Hospitals need to reduce costs to increase profitability
– From 1997 to 2001, spending on hospital care increased by $83.6 Billion
– Hospital gross margins have declined annually every year since 1997
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Solution
The use of Real-Time Equipment Tracking (RTET) with STATags will:
Reduce man hours searching for needed equipment
Increase staff efficiency
Improve equipment utilization
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Market AnalysisOur target market is US hospitals:
Hospitals: 5,794
Total Registered Beds: 975,962
Estimated mobile medical equipment in US: Approximately 5 Million
Potential future market: International hospitals
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Market Analysis (continued)
Hospital equipment is very expensive and highly mobile
Equipment tracking is a large problem that causes:– Time consuming equipment searches– Unnecessary equipment purchases
Initial target price: < $20.00 per tag
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Objective
Create a Real-Time Equipment Tracking system that increases staff efficiency and allows hospitals to reduce operating costs
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STATag Cons
More expensive setup than RFID or Barcode
Requires periodic battery replacement and calibration
Accuracy degrades slowly over time
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STATag Pros
Less expensive than Real-Time Locating System
Eliminates labor intensive and error prone manual inventories
Instantly locates any tagged equipment
Detects tag removal, minimizing theft
Versatile report generation
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STATags will:
Use “Dead Reckoning” to determine current location
Use network security
Self-discover & self-configure network
Handle large quantities of equipment
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STATags will (continued):
Activate Alarms
Store historical location and usage data
Run without intervention for long periods– Battery lasts 5-7 years– Need calibration only when battery is changed
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STATags will not:
Prevent theft
Collect or transmit personally identifiable health information (covered under HIPAA)
Communicate further than 100 feet between STATags
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Individual STATagIndividual STATag
Microcontoller
802.15.4 Module
Flash RAM (1MB)
Usage Module(In use switch)
Gyroscopes(Angle Rate Sensors)
Tamper Detection Module(Tag Removed Switch)
Battery
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DB ServerNetwork Coordinator
User
Internal Webserver
Database
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Web Browser
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STATag NetworkSTATag Network
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Technical Issues
Component Selection– Size/Cost inverse relationship – Battery life and low power consuming
components– Balance between accuracy and cost
Simplify design
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Resource Issues
Need an electrical engineer for final design
Outsource manufacturing
In-house software development– Data collection/Database– Web based user Interface
Startup capital
Prototype testing
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Management Issues
This technology has great potential
Conducted interviews that represent:– Hospital staff and hospital management– Civilian and Naval hospitals– Technical project manager with NASA and
Lockheed Martin experience
Currently pursuing contacts with additional hospitals and Harris Communications
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Team DistributionTeam Distribution
ProjectLead
Daniel Tubbs
Manufacturing Director
Francis Doligosa
Research & Development
Latricia Simon
FinancialDirector
Brian Easton
Marketing & Web Development
Jason Sadler
PersonnelDirector
Joseph Williams
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Major Risks
Interference with hospital monitoring equipment
Conflicts with other 2.4 GHz networks
802.15.4 and ZigBee are new standards and therefore there maybe unknown issues
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ConclusionConclusion
Hospitals are doing more business, but Hospitals are doing more business, but making less profitmaking less profit
STATag use allows hospitals to lower STATag use allows hospitals to lower costs by:costs by:– Freeing staff to treat patients Freeing staff to treat patients – Minimizing unnecessary equipment purchasesMinimizing unnecessary equipment purchases
Hospitals need STATagsHospitals need STATags