Optics 2018; 7(1): 18-31 http://www.sciencepublishinggroup.com/j/optics doi: 10.11648/j.optics.20180701.14 ISSN: 2328-7780 (Print); ISSN: 2328-7810 (Online) Smart Hospital-Room and Modern Photonics Emerging Clinical Reality Based on Optical Systems Basile Spyropoulos Department of Biomedical Engineering, Technological Education Institute (TEI) of Athens, Athens, Greece Email address: To cite this article: Basile Spyropoulos. Smart Hospital-Room and Modern Photonics Emerging Clinical Reality Based on Optical Systems. Optics. Vol. 7, No. 1, 2018, pp. 18-31. doi: 10.11648/j.optics.20180701.14 Received: December 9, 2017; Accepted: December 27, 2017; Published: January 19, 2018 Abstract: Numerous solutions have been proposed for the emerging “Smart Hospital-Room”, however, there is little progress made yet. Interesting approaches include the Amplion Smart (er) Room of the Future, the IBM-UPMC (University of Pittsburgh Medical-Center), the NXT-Health-program of the US-Department of Defense and the EU-Agency for Network and Information Security. Nevertheless, a Hospital Smart-Room has to be cost-effective and it is the aim of this project, to pinpoint the most important catches. Crucial delay-factors and high-cost sources have been traced, by following the innovation trail, as reflected upon numerous Hospital-Technology related Patents and other research Publications, synopsizing the obstacles for achieving an acceptable and interoperable Electronic Medical Record and the enhanced Cognitive-computing based ways to harness, share, manage and trace big-data. On the other hand, increased Patient-interactivity and participation, is a cardinal challenge for the future’s Smart-Room and the Health-care providers need access to real-time, Point-of-care feedback, on a continuous basis. Finally, Technology supporting overloaded clinical-staff causes frequently complications and tension. Therefore, Clinical-workflow improvements require goal-oriented training, based on Patient-care-plans and supported by mature and cost-effective Technologies. Cost, lack of education and short-term focusing lead to cul-de-sac. The Hospital- leaders must realize that the world is changing dramatically; in order to survive, they have to offer Smart, innovative, efficient and above all affordable and cost-effective Health-care. Modern Photonics may improve dramatically the smooth operation of the “Smart Hospital-Room”, as it is proven in the detailed created “Patent mappings” relating Photonics Technology and Health-care. Keywords: Medical Records, Cognitive-Computing, Patient-Participation, Goal-Oriented Training, Patient Care-Plan, Patents, Patent-Mappings 1. Introduction Numerous solutions have been proposed for the future “Smart Hospital-Room”, however, little progress has been made. Interesting approaches include the Amplion Smart (er) Room of the Future, the IBM-UPMC (University of Pittsburgh Medical-Center), the NXT-Health-program of the US-Department of Defense and the EU-Agency for Network and Information Security [1]. A Hospital Smart-Room has to be cost-effective and it is the aim of this project, to pinpoint the most important financial and health-care related “catches”. Crucial delay-factors and high-cost sources have been traced, by following the innovation trail, as reflected upon numerous Hospital-Technology related Publications and Patents, synopsizing: 1. The obstacles for achieving an acceptable and inter- operable Electronic Medical Record. 2. Enhanced cognitive-computing based ways to harness, share, manage and trace big-data. 3. Increased Patient-interactivity and participation, is a cardinal challenge for future’s Smart-Room. 4. Health-care providers need access to real-time, point-of- care feedback, on a continuous basis. 5. Technology supporting overloaded clinical-staff causes sometimes complications and tension. 6. Clinical-workflow improvements require goal-oriented training, on Patient-care-plans, supported by mature and cost-effective technologies.