Method and system for determining whether an individual takes appropriate measures to prevent the spread of healthcare-associated infections
First Claim
1. A computerized method for detecting whether an individual who enters a room of a patient washes his or her hands prior to approaching the patient, said method comprising the steps of:
- electronically configuring a virtual patient zone defining an area around a patient who is located within a room, the virtual patient zone further configured to follow the patient as the patient moves around the room;
providing one or more 3D motion and sound sensors to capture live video data from the area;
forwarding the video data from the one or more 3D motion and sound sensors to a computerized monitoring system;
determining by the computerized monitoring system from the received video data when an individual is a certain distance from the area or has entered the area;
determining by the computerized monitoring system from the received video data whether the individual washed his or her hands after it is determined that the individual is within the certain distance from the area or has entered the area; and
electronically transmitting an alert or notification to a centralized monitoring system by the computerized monitoring system when the computerized monitoring system determines that the individual did not wash his or her hands.
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Abstract
A system and method that caregivers, central monitoring companies and other persons to monitor whether individuals entering patients'"'"' rooms take appropriate steps to mitigate the spread of healthcare associated infections to the patients receiving healthcare services. In one non-limiting the system and method determine whether an individual who has entered the room of a patient has wash his or her hands prior to approaching the patient. A live video feed from the monitored rooms can be displayed on a centralized monitoring primary display which can be located remote to the monitored rooms. When it is determined that an individual in a specific room from the monitored rooms is approaching a patient and has not washed his or her hands an alert, notification and/or a live video feed for the specific room can be displayed on a centralized monitoring alert display which can also be preferably located remote to the monitored rooms.
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20 Claims
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1. A computerized method for detecting whether an individual who enters a room of a patient washes his or her hands prior to approaching the patient, said method comprising the steps of:
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electronically configuring a virtual patient zone defining an area around a patient who is located within a room, the virtual patient zone further configured to follow the patient as the patient moves around the room; providing one or more 3D motion and sound sensors to capture live video data from the area; forwarding the video data from the one or more 3D motion and sound sensors to a computerized monitoring system; determining by the computerized monitoring system from the received video data when an individual is a certain distance from the area or has entered the area; determining by the computerized monitoring system from the received video data whether the individual washed his or her hands after it is determined that the individual is within the certain distance from the area or has entered the area; and electronically transmitting an alert or notification to a centralized monitoring system by the computerized monitoring system when the computerized monitoring system determines that the individual did not wash his or her hands. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A computerized method for detecting when an individual who enters a room of a patient washes his or her hands prior to approaching the patient, said method comprising the steps of:
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electronically configuring a virtual patient zone defining an area around a patient who is located within a room, the virtual patient zone further configured to follow the patient as the patient moves around the room; providing one or more 3D motion and sound sensors to capture live video data from the area; electronically forwarding the video data from the one or more 3D motion and sound sensors to a computerized monitoring system located within the room; determining by the computerized monitoring system from the received video data when an individual is a certain distance from the area or has entered the area by a location of specific body segments of the individual being within a certain predetermined distance from the virtual patient zone or located in the virtual patient zone; determining by the computerized monitoring system from the received video data whether the individual washed his or her hands after it is determined that the individual is within the certain distance from the area or has entered the area; and electronically transmitting an alert or notification to a centralized monitoring system by the computerized monitoring system when the computerized monitoring system determines that the individual did not wash his or her hands. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A computerized method for detecting when an individual who enters a room of a patient washes his or her hands prior to approaching the patient, said method comprising the steps of:
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electronically configuring a virtual patient zone defining an area around a patient who is located within a room, the virtual patient zone further configured to follow the patient as the patient moves around the room; providing one or more 3D motion and sound sensors to capture live video data from the area; electronically forwarding the video data from the one or more 3D motion and sound sensors to a computerized monitoring system located within the room; determining by the computerized monitoring system from the received video data when an individual is a certain distance from the area or has entered the area by location of specific body segments of the individual being within a certain predetermined or preconfigured distance from the patient zone or located in the virtual patient zone; determining by the computerized monitoring system from the received video data whether the individual washed his or her hands after it is determined that the individual is within the certain distance from the area or has entered the area; electronically transmitting an alert or notification to a centralized monitoring system by the computerized monitoring system when the computerized monitoring system determines that the individual did not wash his or her hands; continuously displaying a live video feed of the monitored area received from the one or more 3D motion and sound sensors for a plurality of separate rooms being monitored on a centralized monitoring primary display that is remotely located from the area; and continuously displaying a live video feed of the area for the room of the patent received from the one or more 3D motion and sound sensors on a centralized monitoring alert display after it has been determined that the individual in the room did not wash his or her hands. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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