AR Medical Bracelet
Closing the Information Gap: Revolutionizing Healthcare with AR for Enhanced Transparency, Accessibility, and Patient Engagement
Lack of Transparency:
Hospitals often use medical jargon that's hard for laypeople to understand, creating an information gap.
Accessibility:
Not all necessary information is readily available or easy to access, particularly when the medical staff is not present.
Patient Engagement:
Patients often find themselves in a passive role during their healthcare journey.
To design an AR-enabled medical bracelet that acts as an interactive interface between the patient and their medical information.
The Prototype
Phase 1: Ideation
As I laid there waiting for updates, I jotted down ideas and sketches, considering elements like UI/UX design, accessibility, and information hierarchy.
Phase 2: Technology Selection
I opted for AR, as it doesn't require the user to diverge from their existing environment—ideal for a hospital setting.
Phase 3: Creating the Prototype
Using Sketch, After Effects, and Principle, I created a prototype focusing on the medical bracelet. When scanned by an AR app, it would display:
- Basic Patient Info: Name, age, room number, etc.
- Medical History: Quick icons representing past medical issues or surgeries.
- Current Status: Vital signs, recovery progress, next steps in treatment.
- Interactive Features: Option to call a nurse, view surgery notes, and so on.
Prototyping a Future of Healthcare
Results
Even though this was an initial prototype, it showcased the potential for:
- Increased Transparency: The AR app decodes medical jargon into understandable language.
- Enhanced Accessibility: All essential information is now a scan away.
- Empowered Patients: Allows patients to take an active role in their healthcare journey.
Future Scope
The possibilities are numerous:
- Expanding the view to include the patient's entire medical card.
- Incorporating animations that guide the patient through their treatment process.
- Adding data points that can be interactively explored for deeper insights.
Conclusion
The experience of going through emergency surgery underlined the glaring need for more user-centric designs in healthcare settings. While this AR-enabled medical bracelet is only a prototype, it opened my mind to the possibilities of bridging the physical with the digital in profound ways — It feels like the future.
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