Method and system for automated configuration of space, equipment and costs of health-care facility
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1. A method for space planning in a health-care facility, comprising the steps of:
- receiving user requirements for a proposed health-care facility;
applying generic space allocations for health-care facilities to the user requirements;
applying a cost database for health-care facilities planning to the user requirements;
applying generic room data sheets for health-care facilities to the user requirements;
applying an equipment database for health-care facilities to the user requirements; and
generating output data for planning an health-care facility according to the user requirements.
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Abstract
A method and computer-implemented system provides for planning of health-care facilities, including planning of space requirements, costs, equipment requirements for the health-care facility. User requirements are accepted as input information as to the departments and number of beds for the proposed health-care facility. Generic room data is applied to the inputted data and outputs are generated reporting total area of the facility, estimated costs and equipment requirements and costs. Output data can include breakdown area and costs per department and even per room.
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1. A method for space planning in a health-care facility, comprising the steps of:
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receiving user requirements for a proposed health-care facility;
applying generic space allocations for health-care facilities to the user requirements;
applying a cost database for health-care facilities planning to the user requirements;
applying generic room data sheets for health-care facilities to the user requirements;
applying an equipment database for health-care facilities to the user requirements; and
generating output data for planning an health-care facility according to the user requirements. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A computer-implemented system for planning a health-care facility, comprising:
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an input process for accepting user information on a requested health-care facility;
generic room data and cost data and area data for room types in a health-care facility;
a process framework for applying the generic room data and area data and cost data to the user information; and
a display process for displaying output data for the health-care facility including area information and cost information and equipment information. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A computer-implemented method for planning a health-care facility, comprising the steps of:
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presenting a listing of departments of health-care facilities to a user for selection;
receiving selections of departments from the user for a health-care facility;
requesting information on each selected department from the user;
receiving said information from said user for selected departments;
applying a process framework to said selections and said information from said user, said process framework applying generic room type data and cost data and area date to said selections and said information from said user;
generating an output of cost information and area information for the health-care facility. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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