Authors:
Ita Richardson
1
;
Ahmed AbuBaker
1
;
Patrick O'Connor
2
;
Jerry O'Mahony
2
and
Pádraig O'Leary
3
Affiliations:
1
University of Limerick, Ireland
;
2
ADA-Security Ltd., Ireland
;
3
Emergent Research Ltd., Ireland
Keyword(s):
Connected Health, Innovation, Risks, Mitigation, Malnutrition, Software System.
Related
Ontology
Subjects/Areas/Topics:
Biomedical Engineering
;
Cloud Computing
;
Distributed and Mobile Software Systems
;
e-Health
;
Evaluation and Use of Healthcare IT
;
Health Engineering and Technology Applications
;
Health Information Systems
;
Healthcare Management Systems
;
Mobile Technologies
;
Mobile Technologies for Healthcare Applications
;
Neural Rehabilitation
;
Neurotechnology, Electronics and Informatics
;
Platforms and Applications
;
Software Engineering
;
Telemedicine
Abstract:
Connected Health innovation can be an opportunity for companies to develop and grow, if they take
opportunity to develop solutions for healthcare. In this paper, we discuss a case study where a very small
company in Ireland developed a connected health solution, but in doing this, discovered a number of risks
which they faced. Working with a research from the University of Limerick (author 1), they developed
mitigation strategies to avoid these risks, and subsequently developed an updated version of their initial
connected health solution. This software, Global-MN, has been implemented by a charity in India, Varanasi
Children’s Hospital. We present information about both the initial and updated product, illustrating how
overcoming the risks has resulted in the company redesigning their product for a global market. Data entered
via this software is now providing Varanasi Children’s Hospital with information and analysis, which, in turn,
is allowing them to provide a better service and
improve the nourishment of children in India.
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