ITS Students Develop Smart Mirror for Rapid Health Screening

JAKARTA - Health screening is an important initial step to quickly find out the condition of the body before further examination is carried out. This process plays a role in helping medical personnel obtain an initial picture of the patient's health while saving service time.

With the development of technology, health screening is now beginning to rely on digital devices that can measure automatically, quickly, and accurately.

Students of the Sepuluh Nopember Institute of Technology (ITS) Surabaya developed an innovation in the form of a smart mirror named Hi-Me! which is designed for quick health screening. This multisensor and deep learning-based device is able to detect eight vital body parameters at once, so it is considered to increase the efficiency of health services.

The innovation was developed by a team of students from the ITS Biomedical Engineering Department 2022 class who named themselves Masuk Surga. This team consists of Nehemy Davis Suryanto, Andi Lisnaini Ramadhani, and Wean Harmiwan Bontong, with guidance from lecturer Nada Fitrieyatul Hikmah ST MT.

"This tool is the result of our team's brainstorming with the supervising lecturer," said one of the team members, Andi Lisnaini Ramadhani, in Surabaya, Tuesday.

He explained that the idea of developing Hi-Me! originated from the direction of the supervising lecturer that the final assignment research should not only stop at the academic aspect, but can also be realized into innovations that answer challenges in the field, especially related to health service efficiency.

"Hi-Me! is designed to help reduce the time patients wait in line, which often exceeds the 60-minute limit according to the Ministry of Health's regulations," said Andi.

In the measurement process, Hi-Me! uses five main sensors to detect height, weight, body temperature, respiratory rate, and pulse rate. In addition, this device also uses three deep learning models to estimate systolic blood pressure, diastolic blood pressure, and blood sugar levels non-invasively.

"This device is able to measure eight vital signs parameters in just three minutes," added Andi.

Not only functioning as a measuring tool, Hi-Me! is also equipped with an electronic medical record system or web-based electronic medical record (EMR). This feature allows users to store and access examination results online.

"Although it has not been integrated with the hospital system, we have launched a web-based EMR so that the data from the examination can be easily stored and accessed," said Andi.

From a practical perspective, the incorporation of eight parameters in one device is considered to help medical personnel obtain initial data on patient conditions more efficiently.

"With one device, eight body parameters can be detected automatically, so it is more practical and accurate because it has been calibrated," said Andi.

However, the development team admitted that Hi-Me! still needs further development before it can be widely implemented in health facilities.

"Hi-Me! is about 50 percent ready, but it needs to increase the accuracy of the deep learning model, sensor calibration, and further research before being used commercially," said another team member, Wean Harmiwan Bontong.

In the future, the team plans to refine the design and function of Hi-Me! to be more flexible and can be used by various age groups. With the slogan Your Health, Reflected in Seconds, this innovation is expected to be a solution to support the improvement of health service quality as well as encourage digital transformation in the health sector.

The development of Hi-Me! is also in line with the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), especially point 3 on Healthy and Prosperous Life and point 9 on Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure, as a contribution of ITS students in the development of health technology.