Mobile Diagnosis System with Emergency Telecare in Thailand (MOD-SET)

This paper presents a Mobile Diagnosis System with Emergency Telecare functionality applied in Community Health Centers and hospitals in Thailand. The system results from an integration of two previously released applications: a tele-diagnosis system (TEDIST) and a smartphone based emergency report system (SPEARS). The functionality of these separate systems have been integrated and enhanced with a speech-to-text function, which users (or potential patients) apply to communicate with the system by speaking into their phones. A rule-based expert system is controlled by medical professionals regarding the automated diagnosis results. The emergency response component can communicate with local emergency services from hospitals and other organizations in order to find the nearest facility for help and support in case of emergency. Tests of the user interface and system tests have been carried out and have shown encouraging results.