The BEST Path for Blood Management Software: From Idea to Prototype to a Deployable Solution

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Abstract:

A Global Profile Database for Blood Donors Identity, Health, and Travel History in its working version labelled the Blue Evaluation Software or BEST prototype has been designed to meet specifications for US Air Force, US Navy, and US Army. BEST provides a working deployable interface between military needs and Commercial-Off-The-Shelf COTS blood software. Originally developed to work with one industry leading COTS, BEST can be customized to fit any leading compliant blood system COTS. BEST will be easy and flexible to deploy in the field and can be embraced by other civilian blood donor facilities, national security, emergency response national forces, and NATO allies. The analytical basic design for this prototype s construction and customization includes specific data interfaces, electronic option donor questionnaires, identification barcode cards with local, remote, and global tasks related capabilities. This global profile software technology solution represents a clear innovation to the Armed Services Blood Program ASBP global profile database of blood donors and will be able to provide continuous and universal access to donors information in a secure setting, to help ensure data integrity, reliability and proper records management. BEST will assure the data are filed continually with each donor visit, each blood collection, each infectious disease test, each component manufactured from every donation and the final disposition of every blood component, and others. Started as an idea to overcome day-to- day functionality shortcomings, and developed under a U.S. Air Force funded Small Business Innovation and Research SBIR project, BEST represents an innovative approach within real constraints to global profile software technology with both local and global field deployment potential capabilities.

Author(s):
Hauge, Ileana ; Trujillo, Maria F.
Author Organization(s):
ARMED FORCES RADIOBIOLOGY RESEARCH INST BETHESDA MD
Supplementary Note:
See also ADA564622. Use of Advanced Technologies and New Procedures in Medical Field Operations (Utilisation de technologies avancees et de procedures nouvelles dans les operations sanitaires). RTO-MP-HFM-182. Prepared in cooperation with CAMRIS International, Bethesda, MD.
Pagination:
0013

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DOCUMENT & CONTEXTUAL SUMMARY

Distribution:
Approved For Public Release, Nato
Distribution Statement:
Approved For Public Release; Distribution Is Unlimited. Nato.

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Collection: TR
Identifying Numbers
Monitor Series:
NATO
 Subject Terms
Joint Capability Areas:
JCA_4.2_Supply; JCA_4.2.2_Inventory Management; JCA_4.2.1_Manage Supplies and Equipment; JCA_4.5_Operational Contract Support; JCA_4.5.1_Contract Support Integration; JCA_6.4.1_Secure Information Exchange; JCA_6_Net Centric; JCA_6.4_Information Assurance; JCA_5_Command and Control; JCA_1.4.1_Force Health Protection; JCA_1.4_Force Support; JCA_5.3_Planning; JCA_1_Force Support; JCA_4.1_Deployment and Distribution; JCA_8_Building Partnerships; JCA_3.2_Engagement; JCA_3_Force Application; JCA_3.2.2_Non-Kinetic Means; JCA_8.2_Shape; JCA_1.2_Force Preparation; JCA_6.2.3_Core Enterprise Services
Communities of Interest:
Biomedical
Descriptor(s):
*BLOOD, *COMPUTER PROGRAMS, *MILITARY MEDICINE, BLOOD DONORS, INFORMATION SYSTEMS
Field(s)/Group(s):
Medicine and Medical Research, Computer Programming and Software
Keyword(s):
SBIR(SMALL BUSINESS INNOVATION RESEARCH), BLOOD SOFTWARE, ASBP(ARMED SERVICES BLOOD PROGRAM), SOP(STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES), COTS(COMMERCIAL OFF THE SHELF), CRYOVIAL SHIPMENTS
Report Date:
2010 Apr 01
Creation Date:
2013 Aug 26