Patient tracking system and method
First Claim
Patent Images
1. A computer-assisted method of tracking a patient through a perioperative process, comprising:
- entering a location of the patient into a patient tracking system;
entering at least one procedural time into the patient tracking system; and
tracking, via a terminal connected to a distributed computer network, the patient through the perioperative process based on the location of the patient and the procedural time.
0 Assignments
0 Petitions
Accused Products
Abstract
A computer-assisted method of tracking a patient through a perioperative process. The process includes entering a location of the patient into a patient tracking system, entering at least one procedural time into the patient tracking system, and tracking, via a terminal connected to a distributed computer network, the patient through the perioperative process based on the location of the patient and the procedural time.
-
Citations
11 Claims
-
1. A computer-assisted method of tracking a patient through a perioperative process, comprising:
-
entering a location of the patient into a patient tracking system;
entering at least one procedural time into the patient tracking system; and
tracking, via a terminal connected to a distributed computer network, the patient through the perioperative process based on the location of the patient and the procedural time. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
-
-
7. A computer-readable medium having stored thereon instructions which, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform the steps of:
-
accepting an entered location of a patient;
accepting, via a distributed computer network, at least one procedural time; and
tracking the patient through a perioperative process based on the location of the patient and the procedural time.
-
-
8. An apparatus, comprising:
-
means for accepting an entered location of a patient;
means for accepting, via a distributed computer network, at least one procedural time; and
means for tracking the patient through a perioperative process based on the location of the patient and the procedural time.
-
-
9. A patient tracking system, comprising:
-
a transaction server;
a page server in communication with the transaction server, the page server for communicating to at least one Internet-enabled client, the client for viewing information relating to the progress of at least one patient in a perioperative process;
a database server in communication with the transaction server; and
a time stamp collector for receiving time stamps from at least one piece of time stamp hardware. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11)
-
Specification