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MediNet Healthcare Management System

last updated Feb 14, 2012

Overview

Implementing organization: 
University of the West Indies
Legal Status: 
Private (not-for-profit)
Year Launched: 
2009
Stage: 
Pilot/startup stage
Income Level of Target Population: 
All income levels

Funding

Primary Source of Funding: 
Donor
Funders: 
Microsoft Research

Technology

Technology Used: 
Computer › Apps/Software, Phones › SMS/MMS (Text Message), Remote Diagnostic Tool
Technology Purpose: 
Extending Geographic Access, Facilitating Patient Communications
Summary: 

Microsoft Research has provided a grant to professors at the University of the West Indies to create a mobile phone-based healthcare management system, to be deployed first in Trinidad and Tobago, followed by a broader regional rollout. The long-term goal is to build a network that integrates medical resources and promotes the sharing of medical information and expertise.

Key program components: 

The Caribbean is a region with very poor healthcare facilities, but a comparatively strong cellular phone infrastructure. The healthcare management system, ‘MediNet,’ will target diabetes and cardiovascular disease. The system is designed to relay information from patient monitoring devices to a central server via a cellular network. At the server, a data reasoning engine extracts all relevant information and alerts medical officers about severe cases. It also recommends appropriate responses such as a follow-up visit or phone call. The system can also send suggestions directly to patients via SMS message or pre-recorded voicemail.

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