COVIDCrisisHack is a virtual hackathon for online communities to gather around and lean-in to help develop tech-augmented, citizen-centric responses to the unfolding pandemic.
As hospitals and test facilities start to become subject to pandemic surge demand, visibility of load would be helpful ahead of individual decisions to present to the facility, in order to prevent further saturation. https://twitter.com/laughingmind/status/1238607756996661250
Whilst there is a push for closure of schools and childcare centres, there will be severe workforce impacts for healthcare staff, emergency responders and other critical service industries if they need to care for children at home. What interim options exist for those who cannot work from home and are essential workforce to flatten the pandemic curve? https://twitter.com/Jess_Rudd/status/1239307724950654976
COVID-19 affects lung function, with progressive deterioration of dyspnoea (shortness of breath) which will be reflect in SpO2 values. By the time someone is intubated, they are already experiencing Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) and seriously unwell.
Need models that allow for remote SpO2 monitoring, trigger thresholds for stepped care from home>MASH tent>ICU which could alert to remote condition monitoring values for inbound care planning.