Telenursing system (COMPAS)
This system was developed based on the researcher’s preliminary investigation [The server was managed by a system production and development company, which encrypted the transmitted data with Secure Socket’s Layer encryption. The researcher and the physician in charge of the cooperating medical institution were the only ones authorized to access the server. Health information on the server in this study was not integrated into the hospital’s electronic health record, due to hospital security controls. The communication technology used was Japanese cell phone communication. Near Field Communication (NFC) function was used to collect vital signs data. NFC is a short-range wireless communication technology that uses a frequency of 13.56 MHz and has a communication distance of approximately 10 cm. The NFC function assisted the participants with inputting data on vital signs. The NFC function facilitates the automatic transfer of patient vital sign data from the measurement device to the tablet. Additionally, the system does not include an alert function for clinicians. Therefore, the system was designed to allow constant communication between clinicians and researchers.