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NewsMail Morning Edition Tue 24 Dec, 2013 Top Stories More Top Stories » Terminally ill daughter inspires new hospital technology By consumer affairs reporter Amy Bainbridge A father inspired by time spent in hospital with his terminally ill daughter has invented a computer system to help hospital staff cut down on paperwork. Smart Ward uses touch screens and smartchips in lanyards and wristbands to update patient information in real time, and has yielded impressive results at two hospitals in Melbourne. The system is the brainchild of Canberra tech guru Matt Darling, who developed it in the wake of his daughter Jem's death. He says there were a number of times when his daughter needed acute care and he believed he could pinpoint where the existing system was failing staff. "When you go through that sort of experience you need to cling onto the idea that something positive can come from it, and that's really important," Mr Darling told the ABC. 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Smart Ward uses touch screens and smartchips in lanyards and wristbands to update patient information in real time, and has yielded impressive results at two hospitals in Melbourne. The system is the brainchild of Canberra tech guru Matt Darling, who developed it in the wake of his daughter Jem's death. He says there were a number of times when his daughter needed acute care and he believed he could pinpoint where the existing system was failing staff. "When you go through that sort of experience you need to cling onto the idea that something positive can come from it, and that's really important," Mr Darling told the ABC. 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