Advanced Point-of-Care System for Integrated Healthcare Enterprise Management

The Battlefield Medical Information System—Tactical (BMIST) was developed by the US Army’s Telemedicine & Advanced Technology Research Center. BMIST was initially developed for Special Forces medics and other first responders. BMIST provides a point-of-care handheld assistant that enables healthcare providers to record, store, retrieve, and transmit the elements of clinical encounters in an operational setting. Over 1000 units have been deployed within the US government including the US Special Operations Command and the White House Medical Unit. Key Advantages • Allows rapid, accurate, data entry of clinical encounters by first responders, medics and doctors • Provides comprehensive point-of-care reference materials and diagnostic and treatment aids • Development could allow BMIST to incorporate advanced healthcare management applications including automated prescription drug management and automated patient billing • BMIST directly interfaces with handheld PC based medical instruments like a pulse oximeter, for integrated patient diagnosis, monitoring, and record keeping • BMIST operates on commercially available computer and communication hardware like Pocket PCs with Wi-Fi wireless connectivity BMIST is a fully functional software program for use with Pocket PCs. The invention is protected by a patent application. The Army will convey as part of a patent license agreement, commercial rights to the invention, as well as the source code. Collaborative research and development is a possibility. The US Army seeks industry partners to license and commercialize an advanced point-of-care system optimized for integration within an overall enterprise management system for the healthcare market.