Meds Support Solution: 6-1 Video/Audio Interaction

 

The Project:  I am working with a Psychologist at major University Medical Center to develop a web-based solution to provide medication compliance support to adolescents with HIV.  We are exploring the use of webcam technology with audio interface to link 5 remote patients with a staff member at the hospital for 2 times a day support sessions.  Please see the enclosed schematic to show a basic configuration.  We need to record the sessions for research and documentation. 

The Scope:  Attached is a diagram of the Scope of the Project and the Interface we need between audio, video, and recording ability for documentation and research.

 

Technical Specifications for Med Support Project

To: (name removed for privacy), Assistant Professor of Pediatrics

Fr: Steve Cook.

Analysis of the Project

 

 

Challenge:

Medication regimen for children with HIV is burdensome in frequency, quantity, and size.

 

Non-adherent compliance is unforgiving in consequences. 

Solution:

Enhanced interactive communication between patients, physician, staff through Webcam Technology

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

HIV Patient Meds Regimen

Parameters

 

 

Ages 10-21

 

 

2 x Daily

 

 

Video:  6 Frames: 5 patients remote and 1 staff member from hospital or home

 

 

Web Site Host:  Real-time Interaction - Community building

 

 

Audio:  Voice interaction - Non-invasive compliance check

 

 

 

 

Colleague Interaction

 

 

 

Shared research/evaluation

 

 

Technique management

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Recorded Sessions for Research and Analysis

 

 

Institutional Review Board evaluation

 

 

Research Funding

 

 

Research

 

 

 

321CAM  will provide a custom 6-in-1 video solution within the $18,000 budget for ….. University Medical Center

based on the following specifications:

 
  • Custom Interface programming of 6 video screens that will fit within a 800X600 section of any monitor.

 
  • Each of the six video screens will have separate staff and patient Graphical User Interface (GUI)'s.

              - Staff GUI will have a still visual of the patient, a status of that patient's camera is available to

connect to, a connect button and when the connection is live, a green light indicates that patient is on-line    for check-in. 

Future releases can contain an On-Off Speaker and On-Off Microphone for each connection.

              - Patient GUI will have a picture of the doctor and a connect button.  Audio and Microphone are

              always on and non-adjustable so they cannot turn down the doctor audio.

 
  • The system will be security enabled so that only administrators with passwords can access the

               system and a password will be required to turn on each system.

 
  • 321Cam will ensure that a system allocates the proper bandwidth for each system so that each

               patient will be able to connect to the doctor and the doctor to each patient.  If bandwidth is low

               due to Internet or connectivity conditions, then a warning will be given to the doctor and patient. 

               Future enhancements and versions can add the ability to dynamically allocate bandwidth by staff 

               commands so that priority can be given to certain patients.

 
  • Options and future releases:
    • On-Off Speaker and On-Off Microphone for each connection
    • Add the ability to dynamically allocate bandwidth by staff commands to that priority can be

Given to certain patients.

 

 
  • Steve Cook will fly out to do the install and training at no charge.  Hotel, car rental, taxi extra.

 
  • Recorded Sessions for Research and Analysis Solution:

               Easily record nearly anything on the Windows Desktop, turning it into an AVI (video) file, which can be

               played  back on nearly any computer operating system, including all versions of Windows (using

               Windows Media Player) or Mac (using QuickTime Player).   Records voice simultaneously as well via 

               Microphone.  This records at about .6 megs of video only at 1 frame a second.   1.3megs of video and

               audio at 1 frame a second. This tool also allows you to set the refresh rate to record.  From a fast several

               frames a second to a slow one frame a minute.

 
  • Free Tech Support :  24/7   Telephone, E-mail, Fax.   Normally this is a fee-based service.

               Try our new Inquiry Handler at http://www.321cam.com/cgi-bin/ih/inputform.htm

 

Options:
  • Microphone and Speaker controls all six session with individual controls: $3000 
    • On-Off Speaker and On-Off Microphone for each connection
  • Dynamic Bandwidth controls: $6000
    • Add the ability to dynamically allocate bandwidth by staff commands to that priority can be

Given to certain patients.
  • Doctor GUI Changing on the fly- Drag and Drop images to different positions and expand single image to full screen- $12,000
  • Build in the recording into the 6-1 Med Solution:  Saving session to local file- $6,000
  • Reporting: Custom Reporting on sessions- $7000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Service

Technical Specs

1 x Cost

Monthly

Yearly

 

 

6 users

Monthly Subscription Webcam at 321Cam.com

Refresh Rate @ 1/second

 

$150

 

 

 

 

Includes: 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Programming to link 6 pcs (5 remote/1 staff and/or hospital) on Monitor Screen (6 Frames

 

$18,000

 

 

 

 

 

Bandwidth Recommendation

 

 

$100

$8,400

 

 

6 cams

Cameras

 

$720

 

 

 

 

 

Video

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Audio

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Recording

 

0

 

 

 

 

 

Tech Support 24/7

 

0

 

 

 

 

 

Project Direction

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Consulting

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Set up and Installation

 

$750

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  • Configuration of the proposed set up for webcam communication. 

 

 

Or, click on the following link to see the configuration online. 

 

http://www.321cam.com/misc/MedsSupportSolution/MedsSupportSolution.htm

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The Technical Project Team

Consultant, Project Manager and

Lead Technical Programmer                 Steve Cook                              321Cam.com

 

 

Client’s Project WebRepresentative

321Cam.com

Name: Steven Cook

Company:
321Cam.com

Phone: (651) 766-6231 Direct

              (651) 493-1601 Office

Fax: (435) 518-3588

E-mail: stevecook@321cam.com  

Address: 1138 Hunters Ct.

                  St. Paul, MN  55112-3710

 

Steve Cooks BIO:
  • Mainframe Computer Programmer since 1983 and started programming websites in 2000
  • Air Force Veteran SSGT

 

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