Blood Mobile Application: A Blood Transfusion Management Technology

Abstract

Objective: Describe the development of the BLOOD mobile application as part of a Development and Innovation Project. Methodology: Methodological study of technological innovation, developed with financial resources from the information technology law: Law No. 8.387/1991 (13), by the Laboratory of Technology in Health and Education of the School of Health Sciences of the University of the State of Amazonas. Results: For the development of the BLOOD mobile application, the basic structure of technological product development was used. The mobile application development lifecycle used was the Scrum Agile model, divided into three phases: planning, development, closing. In the planning phase, the functional and non-functional requirements of the product were defined. The construction phase involved the development of the visual identity, and the development of the product’s features, as well as the integration with existing systems in the healthcare facility. In the closing phase, the tests developed, licenses for use and the product validation process were described. Conclusion: The BLOOD app will bring to the market an innovation in blood transfusion management, a procedure that is still mostly performed empirically by health professionals, as it is a daily routine, especially in large hospitals and blood centers. Descriptors: Health Sciences, Technology, and Innovation Management; Blood Transfusion; Blood Component Transfusion; Health Information Systems;