Medical dashboard for care home workers
The Goal
Remote patient monitoring has become a crucial tool in Canadian healthcare, with 93% of Canadian physicians currently using some form of virtual care, and 64% planning to maintain or increase their use even after the pandemic. This approach offers a more efficient and transparent way to monitor patients' health, providing easy access to vital information from any location. As retirement homes face growing demands to deliver high-quality care with limited resources, adopting a robust remote patient monitoring solution can significantly improve care outcomes and operational efficiency.
The goal of this project was to design and deliver an MVP of an analytics dashboard that enables retirement homes staff to view and analyze fitness and activity levels for informed decision-making. Salyx aimed for a highly polished MVP to attract funding and conduct future demo tests.
Limitation of the research
During the ideation phase of the dashboard, accessing and previewing existing monitoring and patient tracking platforms proved challenging, as most were only available through purchasing and using the products themselves. Traditional ECG machines, commonly used in hospitals, have their own integrated systems for recording and delivering results to medical professionals.
To develop this dashboard, I drew insights from the promotional materials of modern vital and glucose tracking devices and, with input from our medical physician, Shaira Espana, I incorporated feedback from retirement homes in British Columbia to address their specific challenges.
Understanding the purpose
For this initial MVP, our priority was to display as much user information as possible on a single desktop screen. Conversations with Shaira revealed the need for details such as resident names and vital status at a glance. Given the high burnout rates among caregivers, we aimed to simplify resident management by providing a quick overview that answers key questions: "Who needs help?" and "What is wrong?"
First MVP iteration
1. Contacts
The dashboard features a "Contacts" section that provides a real-time list of all users, displaying their vitals and indicating whether they are within or out of the normal range.
2. Insights
The "Insights" section provides a daily summary of key metrics, including the number of patients with out-of-range vitals, the count of disconnected devices, and other important updates. This concise view helps staff quickly identify and address critical issues throughout the day.
3. Alerts
And finally the "Alerts" section acts as a daily logbook, allowing staff to track residents who needed assistance, view whether issues are resolved or unresolved, and read notes from staff members detailing the situation and its resolution.
Style and Consistency
The dashboard needed to maintain brand consistency with the Salyx app, so I based its design on the Material Design UI and the style guide developed for the Salyx mobile and web apps. For more information about the Salyx app, click here.
What's next
The first MVP will enter a phase of user testing and feedback collection, primarily with staff members from retirement homes and key stakeholders within the Salyx team. This phase will help us validate our initial assumptions, uncover usability issues, and gather insights to enhance the dashboard's functionality and user experience. The MVP will also serve as a critical tool for securing funding by showcasing our vision and progress during meetings with investors.
