Code Blue is a cross-disciplinary collaboration between the Carnegie Mellon’s Biomedical Engineering department and the Entertainment Technology Center. Cutting-edge technologies like the left ventricular assist device (LVAD) can prolong life and improve quality-of-life outcomes for patients with end-stage heart failure, but the medical and ethical decisions involved in electing to have the surgery can be complicated and scary for patients and caregivers.
Code Blue is helping build tools for patients to understand their diagnosis and the options available in a clear and sympathetic way, leveraging wide access to mobile technology to give patients a pathway for communicating their goals and needs to their caretakers and medical providers. In time, Code Blue’s patient-centered approach to health could be generalized to other operations associated with severe medical conditions.
Project Instructor: Shirley Yee, Scott Stevens
Project members: Boyao Chu, Antonin Fusco, Aly Soto, Sarah Tan
