System and method for managing patient bed assignments and bed occupancy in a health care facility
First Claim
1. A computer implemented system for managing bed occupancy levels in a health care facility comprising:
- a server computer;
a system interface for coupling said server computer to a patient admissions/discharge system of a health care facility;
a database coupled to said server computer for storing patient data and bed attribute data for said healthcare facility;
at least one client computer coupled to said server computer, said client computer having a user interface including a display monitor coupled thereto;
said server computer for monitoring said admissions/discharge system and updating said stored data according to patient admission/discharge transactions and for retrieving, processing and updating said stored data in response to requests from said client computer;
said client computer receiving user requests through the user interface and transmitting said requests to said server computer wherein a user can selectively access, analyze and display bed occupancy data for said health care facility.
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Abstract
An integrated health care delivery network with enabling software and network technology to maximize bed resources, manage varying census levels, and avoid patient diversions through real-time monitoring, automation and communication, is disclosed. Preferably, the present invention is embodied in a bed management system that interfaces with and complements existing Admission/Discharge/Transfer (ADT) systems. The bed management system is an easy-to-use business intelligence application that is designed to allow administrators, clinicians and managers to easily access, analyze and display real-time patient and bed availability information from ancillary information systems, databases and spreadsheets. It enables users to see trends and relationships in hospital (bed) management data directly from their desktop personal computers.
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49 Claims
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1. A computer implemented system for managing bed occupancy levels in a health care facility comprising:
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a server computer;
a system interface for coupling said server computer to a patient admissions/discharge system of a health care facility;
a database coupled to said server computer for storing patient data and bed attribute data for said healthcare facility;
at least one client computer coupled to said server computer, said client computer having a user interface including a display monitor coupled thereto;
said server computer for monitoring said admissions/discharge system and updating said stored data according to patient admission/discharge transactions and for retrieving, processing and updating said stored data in response to requests from said client computer;
said client computer receiving user requests through the user interface and transmitting said requests to said server computer wherein a user can selectively access, analyze and display bed occupancy data for said health care facility. - View Dependent Claims (4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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- 16. The system of claim 1 further comprising a second data base coupled to said server computer for parallel storage of at least a portion of said patient data and data pertaining to beds in said healthcare facility wherein said second database is connectable to a back-up processor for access to said stored data in the event of a malfunction of a component of said system.
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16-1. A computer implemented system for managing patient bed assignments and bed occupancy in a health care facility comprising:
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a database server;
an interface coupling said database server to a patient admissions/discharge/transfer system of a health care facility;
a database coupled to said database server for storing patient data and data pertaining to beds in said healthcare facility;
an application server coupled to said database server;
at least one client computer coupled to said application server, said client computer having a user interface and a display monitor coupled thereto;
said database server for monitoring said admissions/discharge/transfer system and updating said stored data according to patient admission/discharge/transfer transactions and for storing, retrieving and updating said patient data and data pertaining to said beds in said database;
said application server for retrieving, updating and processing said stored data from said database server in response to client requests;
said client computer for user updating of said stored data and for processing client requests wherein a user can selectively access, analyze, update and display current and historical bed occupancy data and bed assignment data for said health care facility.
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17-2. The system as defined in claim 16 wherein said user interface further comprises a graphical user interface for displaying graphical representations of said bed occupancy data and bed assignment data.
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35. A computer implemented method for managing patient bed assignments and bed occupancy in a health care facility comprising the steps of:
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monitoring an admission/discharge/transfer system for the health care facility;
storing patient data and data pertaining to beds in a health care facility;
updating said stored data upon receipt of transaction information from said admission/discharge/transfer system regarding a patient; and
displaying at least a portion of said patient data and said data pertaining to beds in the health care facility wherein a user can manage patient bed assignments and bed occupancy levels in a health care facility by accessing and analyzing said stored data. - View Dependent Claims (36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 43, 44, 45, 46)
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42. A computer implemented system for managing bed assignments in a health care facility having a patient admissions/discharge system comprising:
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a database for storing patient data and bed assignment data for a healthcare facility having a patient admissions/discharge system;
a server computer monitoring the patient admissions/discharge system of the health care facility, for admissions and discharges, and inputting, updating and retrieving patient and bed assignment data stored in the database accordingly;
at least one client computer coupled to said server computer and having a user interface for receiving user requests for patient and bed assignment data and transmitting said requests to said server computer, the client computer also having a display for displaying the requested data;
said server computer being responsive to the user requests from the client computer whereby a user can selectively request, analyze and display patient and bed assignment data for said health care facility.
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47. A computer implemented method for managing patient bed assignments in a health care facility comprising the steps of:
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monitoring an admission/discharge/transfer system for a health care facility;
storing patient data and data pertaining to beds in the health care facility;
updating said stored data upon receipt of transaction information from said admission/discharge/transfer system regarding a patient and data pertaining to bed assignments in the health care facility; and
retrieving at least a portion of said stored patient data and said data pertaining to beds in the health care facility; and
selecting a bed assignment in the health care facility for a new or transferred patient based upon the retrieved data and data pertaining to the new or transferred patient. - View Dependent Claims (48, 49)
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