Well-managed virtual hospital
First Claim
1. The Well-Managed Virtual Hospital, web-based and compact disc-based, 3-D interactive business motion simulation of running a real hospital.
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Abstract
The Well-Managed Virtual Hospital is a web-based and compact disc-based, 3-D interactive audiovisual business simulation of managing a real hospital. The primary purpose of the simulation is to serve as a training, education and entertainment tool. The primary target audience for the tool is the hospital board of directors, senior and middle management, medical staff leadership, and conference attendees. The business simulation uses graphic user interface (GUI) capabilities in concert with a decision-making database management system. When combined, the GUI and database management system convey to the user the appearance and experience of making decisions in a real hospital. The computer-based simulation has the capacity to accommodate up to five participants functioning as a single “virtual” management team. The simulation is structured so an organization can have up to 10 teams going through the simulation at the same time. A balanced scorecard is present throughout the simulation to give the team real-time feedback on the effectiveness and impact of the decisions they are making as a management team.
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12 Claims
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1. The Well-Managed Virtual Hospital, web-based and compact disc-based, 3-D interactive business motion simulation of running a real hospital.
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2. The computer-based, audiovisual simulation is intended to be a training, educational, and entertainment tool focusing on the quality and effectiveness of the management decision-making process.
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3. The business simulation contains graphic audiovisual user interfaces, including icons, modeled after a real hospital setting.
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4. The business simulation contains a graphic display and depiction of a hospital emergency department, operating room, radiology department, nursing unit, conference room/decision-making room, and other departments.
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5. The business simulation contains continuously present and visible balanced scorecards measuring a team'"'"'s decision-making effectiveness at the departmental and hospital-wide level, simultaneously.
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6. The business simulation provides “
- real-time”
scoring and assessment of performance throughout the simulation from beginning to end.
- real-time”
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7. The primary goals of The Well-Managed Virtual Hospital simulation are knowledge transfer, sharpened management skills, and improve individual and team performance.
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8. A “
- virtual”
management team tours the hospital and gathers information in the business simulation. The decisions made in relationship to the gathered information are then assessed for effectiveness.
- virtual”
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9. The use of the “
- Decision Room”
is a very important part of the business simulation.
- Decision Room”
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10. A proprietary scoring system incorporated into the balanced scorecard system has been developed to function as a key part of the database management system.
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11. Certain aspects of the business simulation, including hospital background and characteristics, can be customized to specific clients.
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12. A bar charting system is an integral part of the performance reporting.
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Current AssigneeAnthony Kelly Jones
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Original AssigneeAnthony Kelly Jones
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InventorsJones, Anthony Kelly
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Application NumberUS11/072,917Publication NumberTime in Patent OfficeDaysField of SearchUS Class Current703/6CPC Class CodesG09B 19/00 Teaching not covered by oth...G09B 19/18 Book-keeping or economicsG09B 5/00 Electrically-operated educa...G16H 40/20 for the management or admin...
