Software development for emergency bed management.

Authors :: Oliveira IS
Lima EFA
Silva RICD
Figueiredo KC
Dias ICB
Primo CC
Source :: Revista brasileira de enfermagem [Rev Bras Enferm] 2021 Mar 15; Vol. 74Suppl 5 (Suppl 5), pp. e20200055. Date of Electronic Publication: 2021 Mar 15 (Print Publication: 2021).
Publication Year :: 2021
Abstract: Objective: to describe the process of developing a software for emergency bed management.<br />Methods: a participatory research based on User-Centered Design in four stages: 1) definition of requirements and structure elaboration; 2) generation of alternatives and prototyping; 3) tests; 4) implementation. Seminars were held with health professionals between May 21, 2018 and May 31, 2019 for the preparation and assessment of software content.<br />Results: the software CuidarTech KRONOS was developed for emergency bed management using the kanban methodology.<br />Final Considerations: this software will assist professionals' and managers' decision-making providing more reliable data to enable the improvement of work processes and the quality of patient care. Developing a bed management software is innovative in the health field, and no articles were found describing this methodology.