Method and system for determining whether a caretaker takes appropriate measures to prevent patient bedsores
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1. A method of reducing the chance that a patient will develop a bedsore, the method performed by one or more processors of a computerized monitoring system and comprising:
- receiving, from a wireless receiver associated with one of a caregiver and a patient, data indicating a signal strength for a signal received from a wireless transmitter associated with the other of the caregiver and the patient, wherein the wireless receiver associated with one of the caregiver and the patient is worn or carried by one of the caregiver and the patient and wherein the wireless transmitter associated with the other of the caregiver and the patient is worn or carried by the other of the caregiver and the patient;
determining whether the signal strength is above a threshold signal strength;
determining whether one or more bedsore prevention actions have been performed at least by determining whether the signal strength remains over the threshold signal strength for at least a predetermined period of time; and
electronically communicating a determination of whether one or more bedsore prevention actions have been performed.
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Abstract
Systems and methods for reducing the chance that a patient will develop a bedsore may determine whether a caregiver physically approaches a patient and remains in close physical proximity to a patient for a time sufficient to perform a bedsore prevention action. If a planned bedsore prevention action does not appear to be performed, the systems and methods may alert the patient, the caregiver, or others. A determination may be made as to whether the patient'"'"'s position has changed in a manner consistent with a bedsore prevention action.
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1. A method of reducing the chance that a patient will develop a bedsore, the method performed by one or more processors of a computerized monitoring system and comprising:
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receiving, from a wireless receiver associated with one of a caregiver and a patient, data indicating a signal strength for a signal received from a wireless transmitter associated with the other of the caregiver and the patient, wherein the wireless receiver associated with one of the caregiver and the patient is worn or carried by one of the caregiver and the patient and wherein the wireless transmitter associated with the other of the caregiver and the patient is worn or carried by the other of the caregiver and the patient; determining whether the signal strength is above a threshold signal strength; determining whether one or more bedsore prevention actions have been performed at least by determining whether the signal strength remains over the threshold signal strength for at least a predetermined period of time; and electronically communicating a determination of whether one or more bedsore prevention actions have been performed. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 19, 20)
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12. A system for reducing the chance that a patient will develop a bedsore, the system comprising:
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a wireless transmitter configured to be worn or carried by one of a caregiver and a patient; a wireless receiver configured to be worn or carried by the other of the caregiver and the patient, the wireless receiver configured to receive transmissions from the wireless transmitter when the wireless transmitter is within range of the wireless receiver; a computerized monitoring system configured to; receive signal strength data from the wireless receiver, wherein signal strength data indicates a strength of a signal of the wireless transmitter received by the wireless receiver when the wireless receiver is within range of the wireless transmitter; determine whether the signal strength is above a threshold signal strength; and determine whether one or more bedsore prevention actions have been performed at least by determining whether the signal strength remains over the threshold signal strength for at least a predetermined period of time; and a computerized communication system configured to; receive an alert from the computerized monitoring system upon a determination that one or more bedsore prevention actions have been performed; and communicate an alert to at least one of the patient, the caregiver, an alternate caregiver, a database, and a centralized monitoring station. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. Computer storage media, excluding signals per se, embodying computer-executable instructions for performing a method for reducing the chance that a patient will develop a bedsore, the method comprising:
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receiving data from a wireless receiver that is worn or carried by one of a caregiver and a patient, wherein the data received from the wireless receiver indicates a signal strength for a signal received by the wireless receiver from a wireless transmitter that is worn or carried by the other of the caregiver and the patient; analyzing data from the wireless receiver to determine whether one or more bedsore prevention actions have been performed at least by determining whether the signal strength remains over a threshold signal strength for at least a predetermined period of time during a specified time interval; and sending one or more alerts upon determining that one or more bedsore prevention actions have not been performed.
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