Devika Rajan

MIA, known as the Medical Illustration Aid, is a voice activated “smart board” that presents a 3D rotatable image used to illustrate diagnoses and procedures. The board is a screen mounted onto the wall in the clinic room and includes a stylus with a microphone on one side for the clinician to communicate with the device. The clinician will verbally command the screen to display a certain picture of a structure in the body, such as the heart, and the device will follow through with an image much like a chatbot. Physicians can implement a drawing mode that allows them to label and highlight different parts of the body as a 2D image. The drawing tool also enables clinicians to more thoroughly explain the process of different procedures by emphasizing the placement or excision of specific structures and/or implants that are involved in that surgery. Clinicians can ask MIA to display images as a hologram so they can rotate it as a 3D object. MIA incorporates Artificial Intelligence as it will refine what images physicians prefer to use over time through machine learning. In addition to anatomical images and diagrams from textbooks and other sources, MIA will be connected to a patient’s EMR in order to present lab results and workups of the patient to be annotated on the screen. MIA can display average scans next to that of the patients to highlight the differences through side by side comparison. For reference, MIA has the ability to record the audio and illustration process to be sent to the patient after the visit for future reference. Through a simple command, MIA shifts the focus of patient appointments on sufficient communication to enhance patient safety and quality of care by completing the more time-consuming tasks in a matter of seconds.2019-11-21 18:22:56 (GMT) The process of introducing diagnosis and treatment plans, including surgical procedures, to a patient and their family can be overwhelming. During this time there is always the possibility of misunderstanding the explanations clinicians provide concerning future steps and recommendations. Technology can strengthen the individualization of healthcare delivery in outpatient clinics by implementing a specialized visual aid when communicating specificities with patients and their families.

MIA, or the Medical Illustration Aid, is a voice activated “smart board” that presents a 3D rotatable image used to illustrate diagnoses and procedures. The clinician will verbally command the screen to display a certain picture of a structure in the body, such as the heart, and the device will follow through with an image much like a chatbot. Physicians can implement a drawing mode that allows them to label and highlight different parts of the body as a 2D image by utilizing a drawing tool to emphasize the placement or excision of specific structures that are involved in that surgery. MIA can also project holographic images to be rotated in space. MIA incorporates Artificial Intelligence as it will refine what images physicians prefer to use over time through machine learning. In addition, MIA will be connected to a patient’s EMR in order to present lab results and workups of the patient to be annotated on the screen. MIA can display average scans next to that of the patient’s to highlight the differences through side by side comparison. For reference, MIA has the ability to record the audio and illustration process to be sent to the patient after the visit for future reference. Through a simple command, MIA shifts the focus of patient appointments on sufficient communication to enhance patient safety and quality of care by completing the more time-consuming tasks in a matter of seconds.