4.0 technologies in the hospital smart room environment

Project name

4.0 technologies in the hospital smart room environment

Execution period

01/08/2017 – 31/03/2018

File number: AEI-010600-2017-34

The project

The objective of this study is to perform an analysis of the feasibility of adopting and deploying Industry 4.0 technologies related to traceability and indoor location in the smart room environment, aligned to the real needs of healthcare facilities and residences. This feasibility study will be developed through a pilot demonstration (Living Lab) with the support of the Hospital San Juan de Dios de Zaragoza, as well as with the Fundación Ardid This is a more advanced and innovative approach focused on:

• capture real-time information not only from the patient but also from healthcare personnel, equipment, mobile and static, and people present in the room.
• analyze information and provide decision support systems for decisions by healthcare personnel aimed at improving the patient experience and delivering quality healthcare services to the greatest number of people.
• automate processes to increase staff efficiency and improve the productivity of resources and unique equipment, while offering healthcare services and minimizing operating costs. Innovative Business Clusters

This project has received a grant under the program to support Innovative Business Groups (AEIs). This program to support the strengthening of innovation clusters is inserted in the European strategy to improve competitiveness for the innovation.

The clusters that can benefit from the program’s grants are those entities whose innovative potential and critical mass have been recognized by the Ministry of Economy, Industry and Competitiveness (MINECO) through their registration in the Register of Innovative Business Clusters.

Project objectives

Technical information on the project and its objectives:

The secondary objectives pursued are to identify which technologies allow to cover with a holistic approach the concept of smart room before tackling any development project technology:

• Operational Vision: to know what are the main needs of hospitals, bottlenecks, problems and inefficiencies that should be addressed and to which the technologies and the smart room concept should provide answers.
• Legal overview: regulations and industry certifications related to the deployment of technology products
• Vision Technology: state of the art and maturity of the different key technologies as well as what other set of technologies (enablers) are necessary for the deployment of the key technologies.
• Vision of the Return on Investment: The returns of the deployment of these technologies will be analyzed in terms of indicators related to time savings, increase in the quality of the services provided and/or economic savings.
• Disseminate the project and the results achieved. The project includes the following five work packages:
  • PT1 – Definition of the baseline needs of hospitals in relation to the smart room.
  • PT2 – Documentation and review of the legal state of the art about the information, data and its treatment, as well as the implications on regarding product certifications.
  • WP3 – Documentation and status review of selected technologies.
  • PT4 – Living Lab: Demonstration pilot and analysis of the technical and economic feasibility of the deployment.
  • WP5 – Dissemination and project management.

Participating entities:

• Arahealth (Coordinator)
• ITAINNOVA
• Ibernex Ingeniería S.L.

In addition, the project has the explicit support and active collaboration of the Hospital San Juan de Dios.

Call to which the project belongs

Innovative Business Clusters

This project has received a grant under the program to support Innovative Business Groups (AEIs). This program to support the strengthening of innovation clusters is inserted in the European strategy to improve competitiveness for the innovation.

The clusters that can benefit from the program’s grants are those entities whose innovative potential and critical mass have been recognized by the Ministry of Economy, Industry and Competitiveness (MINECO) through their registration in the Register of Innovative Business Clusters.

Budget: 48,356

Financing: 28,279