Laboratory Environment Monitoring: Implementation Experience and Field Study in a Tertiary General Hospital

• Published in: Healthcare informatics research Vol. 24; no. 4; pp. 371 - 375
• Main Authors: Kang, Seungjin, Baek, Hyunyoung, Jun, Sunhee, Choi, Soonhee, Hwang, Hee, Yoo, Sooyoung
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Korea (South) Korean Society of Medical Informatics 01.10.2018; The Korean Society of Medical Informatics; 대한의료정보학회
• Subjects: Case Report; environmental monitoring; internet of things; laboratory; temperature; 예방의학; Environmental Monitoring; Temperature; Laboratory; Internet of Things
• ISSN: 2093-3681; 2093-369X
• DOI: 10.4258/hir.2018.24.4.371

To successfully introduce an Internet of Things (IoT) system in the hospital environment, this study aimed to identify issues that should be considered while implementing an IoT based on a user demand survey and practical experiences in implementing IoT environment monitoring systems. In a field test, two types of IoT monitoring systems (on-premises and cloud) were used in Department of Laboratory Medicine and tested for approximately 10 months from June 16, 2016 to April 30, 2017. Information was collected regarding the issues that arose during the implementation process. A total of five issues were identified: sensing and measuring, transmission method, power supply, sensor module shape, and accessibility. It is expected that, with sufficient consideration of the various issues derived from this study, IoT monitoring systems can be applied to other areas, such as device interconnection, remote patient monitoring, and equipment/environmental monitoring.