Lu, Q; Xie, X; FANG, Z; Chen, L; Ye, Z; Pitt, M; (2022) An inter-hospital digital twin for response to COVID-19 pandemic based on blockchain – A proof of concept. Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management (In press).

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During the COVID-19 crisis, digital technologies have proved their capabilities in improving the efficiency of healthcare management. This study proposes a proof of concept study on configuring digital information to drive rapid response to the pandemic. Leveraging the rich data conveyed by dynamic digital twins and blockchain, patients and medical resources (e.g., doctors/nurses, PPE, beds and ventilators) can be better managed during the COVID-19 pandemic. Considering the needs of resources deployment/redeployment and fast response among UK hospitals, this paper develops a digital twin prototype for preparing healthcare systems ready for efficient operations in normal and pandemic situations through: (1) information integration of patient flow (privacy protected) and medical resource flow from hospital information systems; (2) predicting the demands of medical resources based on hospitals, regions and local pandemic levels and expected patients’ trajectories. The main contents include developing and proofing the concepts for creating an inter-hospital predictable digital twin for pandemic response based on blockchain, which will set up innovative ways to support scientific decisions in the inter-hospital level to beat COVID-19 now and manage the crisis in the future.

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