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Measure the Ward First: Intentional Sufficiency as a Design Rule for Sleep Sensing in Acute Inpatient Psychiatry
Hong-Ming Chen;
Terry B-J Kuo
ABSTRACT
Artificial intelligence cannot infer what a clinical environment does not measure. Acute inpatient psychiatry exposes this neglected infrastructure problem because safety, adherence, consent, and workflow constraints exclude much of the conventional sensing design space. We distinguish information handling from information creation and propose intentional sufficiency: first test whether routine care already creates information adequate for the intended use; when it does not, add only the sensing capability needed to create it. We illustrate both routes using an unusual routine nursing sleep record and a ward-specific sensing architecture under development.
Citation
Please cite as:
Chen HM, Kuo TBJ
Measure the Ward First: Intentional Sufficiency as a Design Rule for Sleep Sensing in Acute Inpatient Psychiatry
Journal of Medical Internet Research. 04/11/2026:112674 (forthcoming/in press)