Project Brief
The Pre-Clinical Assessment Program (PCAP) is a comprehensive portal designed to enhance the communication and coordination between patients and doctors, particularly for those preparing for and recovering from surgical procedures. This is a portal that allows users to fill in their medical conditions, upload photos, upload X-rays, UltraSound, MRI, CT-Scan, etc. (DICOM Files). It will enable the Doctor to evaluate the state of the patient. The Doctor can view the DICOM files using DOCOM Viewer inside the website/web app.
Doctors in turn can use these portals to evaluate a patient’s medical state, provide comments and recommendations on uploaded files, and suggest potential surgeries or other medical procedures. The portal also enables seamless communication regarding pre- and post-operative care, flight details, and travel arrangements for patients.
Challenge
The challenge lies to simplify this process, especially for patients who require surgical treatment. Main focus is to facilitate a smooth journey for patients through pre-assessments, personalized medical recommendation and post-operative care. Challenges include;
- Efficiently managing and sharing medical information and files such as DICOM images between patients and doctors.
- Providing a platform for comprehensive pre-operative assessment and post-operative care instructions.
- Maintaining secure, confidential communication and data storage.
- Creating an easy-to-use interface for both patients and doctors.
Solution
The PCAP portal offers a centralized, secure, and user-friendly platform to address these challenges:
- Medical Information : Patients can fill in medical conditions and upload relevant medical images and DICOM files. Doctors can access and review these files using the built-in DICOM Viewer.
- Doctor-Patient Communication: Doctors can provide comments on medical files with recommended surgeries or other medical procedures, and can offer pre-op and post-op instructions.
- Questionnaires and Recommendations: The portal offers pre-op and post-op questionnaires for patients to fill out through which Doctors can offer personalized guidance on steps to take before and after surgery.
- Travel Cooperation: Patients can share their travel details and flight details on the portal, ensuring doctors are informed of their movements and can coordinate accordingly.
- Reporting and Tracking: Both patients and doctors can access reports and track progress, providing insight into medical conditions, treatment plans, and recovery.
Result
The introduction of PCAP improves the experience for everyone involved in medical care. It smooths out procedures and exchanges:
- Improved Experience– They get clear instructions from doctors. This helps them get ready properly before their surgery and recover well after.
- Enhanced Doctor-Patient Communication: Doctors and patients can chat securely and directly. Medical details flow more smoothly between them.
- Treatment Planning: Doctors review files and scans efficiently, getting all the information they need. This allows smarter decisions about treatments.
- Secure Data : The portal ensures that all patient data, including medical files and personal information, is handled securely and confidentially.
Comprehensive Care: PCAP covers the whole process thoroughly. From pre-op preparations to post-op recovery, it boosts healthcare quality and outcomes overall.
The portal also offers different reports to doctors and Patients.
Orthanc Server – https://www.orthanc-server.com/
OHIF DICOM Viewer – https://ohif.org/
