We are pleased to announce that we have changed the name of our disaster crisis management system for medical institutions, "Smart:DR" (patent number: Patent No. 6166114), to "respon:sum". This means that along with the development and addition of functions to COVI-CO Covid-19 Coordination Powered by Smart:DR, a support system for hospitalization coordination of patients infected with Covid-19, we have upgraded the system to a system that can support the business continuity of medical institutions not only in times of disaster but also in normal times.
In March 2015, Smart119 Inc. started to provide a disaster crisis management system enhancement service, which was developed to prevent medical institutions from malfunctioning in the event of a disaster, support "medical business continuity" (*) in affected areas, and speed up the rescue of injured and sick patients. In the wake of the spread of Covid-19, we evolved the system into "respon:sum," a system that supports the continuity of medical business in all aspects, including disasters, that medical institutions face.
**The system complies with business continuity planning (BCP), which is required to be formulated by medical institutions nationwide.
The spread of Covid-19 since March 2020 has been perceived as a "disaster" by medical institutions, prompting them to reform their treatment systems. This system has been actively used by medical institutions to prevent "health care collapse". However, due to the fear of "health care collapse" caused by the rapid changes in the situation of Covid-19 (rapid increase in the number of hospitalized patients, increased risk of infection among hospital staff, emergence of unknown mutant strains), as well as the start of vaccination of medical personnel, there have been requests for additional functions to this system.
In August of this year, Chiba Prefecture experienced a tragic incident in which a pregnant woman with Covid-19 was unable to find emergency transport, resulting in the death of her newborn baby. In response to the prefectural government's request, the COVI-CO Covid-19 Coordination Powered by Smart:DR has been introduced to Chiba Prefecture and the Chiba Perinatal Center to provide support for coordinating the admission of pregnant and nursing women infected with the new coronavirus, as well as the admission and transfer of severely infected patients.
[Additional functions due to the pandemic]
Third wave: October 2020 - February 2009
December 2020 Staff health management function
［Objective] To prevent clusters in hospitals
4th wave: March to June 2021
March 2021 Post-vaccination staff health management function
［Objective] Management of adverse reactions after vaccination of healthcare workers
June: Bulletin board function
[Objective] Consolidate knowledge on treatment and prevention measures due to the emergence of delta strains
July: Release of application for digital devices
［Objective] To promote the use of digital terminals by medical staff and to provide remote support for home nursing, etc.
5th wave June to September 2021
September: Function of assigned departments
［Objective] To support organized disaster medical activities
September Maternal delivery and hospitalization coordination functions
［Objective] To resolve difficulties in bringing in pregnant women with infectious diseases
Functions that contribute to a healthy medical system have been developed and implemented as a result of the pandemic. The system has been upgraded to support the continuation of medical services not only in times of disaster, but also in normal times.
This ICT-based system is designed based on the concepts of "transmission and response confirmation," "information sharing," "aggregation," and "summarizing". In addition, the system has been developed on the assumption of "unprecedented disasters," allowing for the flexible addition of functions. As a system that supports a healthy medical system in all aspects, "respon:sum" will continue to evolve and strive to strengthen regional medical care.
◆Explanation about the new name "respon:sum"
1) Meaning "response" in Latin
2) It is a response plus sum (SUM).
3) SUM is also an abbreviation for Summary (the administrator summarizes the results).
◆Features of respon:sum
-Emergency contact to staff, safety confirmation
-Real-time grasp of the status of emergency assemblies, and support for optimal staffing
-Automatic aggregation of health management information based on medical point of view
-Replies can be completed with a single click, and no login is required.
-The system has a bulletin board function that can be used even during normal times.
-Maternal delivery and hospitalization coordination
-The application version is available for use with digital terminals (smartphones and tablets).
◆Installation Results
-Chiba University Hospital (Chiba City, Chiba Prefecture)
-Osaka Prefectural Hospital Organization Osaka General Medical Center (Osaka City, Osaka Prefecture)
-Rinku General Medical Center (Izumisano City, Osaka)
-Shimane University Hospital (Izumo City, Shimane Prefecture)
-Sakuragawa Regional Medical Center (Sakuragawa City, Ibaraki Prefecture)
-Medical Corporation Kyowakai (Kawanishi City, Hyogo Prefecture)
◆respon:sum website
https://smart119.biz/dr/