%0 Journal Article
%@ 2561-326X
%I JMIR Publications
%V 6
%N 3
%P e31342
%T Notes From the Field: A Voice-Activated Video Communication System for Nurses to Communicate With Inpatients With COVID-19
%A Dunn,Mimi
%A Landman,Adam
%A Cartright,Jennifer
%A Bane,Anne
%A Brogan,Anne
%A Coy,Caroline
%A Zhang,Haipeng
%+ Brigham Digital Innovation Hub, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Mass General Brigham, 60 Fenwood Road, Boston, MA, 02115, United States, 1 8573075995, mdunn15@bwh.harvard.edu
%K Internet of Things
%K IoT
%K voice assistant
%K telehealth
%K hospital systems
%K COVID-19
%K nurses
%K nursing
%K public health
%K virtual care
%D 2022
%7 28.3.2022
%9 Notes From the Field
%J JMIR Form Res
%G English
%X With the relaxing of telehealth regulations through the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) waiver notification for Telehealth Remote Communications during the COVID-19 Nationwide Public Health Emergency, our organization had the opportunity to pilot an innovative virtual care solution using a modified consumer-grade voice-activated video communication system (Amazon Echo Show 8) within one inpatient COVID-19 unit. In this brief report, we describe our experiences with implementing the system and general feedback from clinicians, and discuss areas for future development required to enable future scaling of this solution. Our pilot demonstrates the feasibility of deploying a consumer-grade voice assistant device in COVID-19 patient rooms. We found the devices engaging due to the voice technologies and Alexa functionalities for both clinician and patient entertainment. To enable future deployment at scale, enhancements to the Echo Show and data analytics will need to be further explored.
%M 35156929
%R 10.2196/31342
%U https://formative.jmir.org/2022/3/e31342
%U https://doi.org/10.2196/31342
%U http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35156929