Time management system for medical applications, particularly in a hospital setting
First Claim
1. A time management system for medical treatments comprising:
- at least one treatment station; and
an appointment-scheduling module coupled with the at least one treatment station, the appointment-scheduling module being operative to store a plurality of appointments in a memory, each of the plurality of appointments being assigned to at least one medical procedure specified in view of one of the at least one treatment station and characterized by a predetermined duration, wherein the at least one medical procedure comprises at least one sub-procedure; and
further wherein;
the at least one treatment station is operative to output a check-back signal to the appointment scheduling module and, in response thereto, the appointment scheduling module is operative to dynamically adapt subsequent of the plurality of appointments on the basis of the check-back signal;
the appointment scheduling module being further operative to formulate each of the at least one sub-procedure of the at least one medical procedure assigned to the appointment in the form of a DICOM-standard-compatible planned procedure step; and
the at least one treatment station being further operative to generate the check-back signal based on each of the at least one sub-procedure that has been performed, the check-back signal being in the form of a DICOM-standard-compatible performed procedure step.
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Abstract
For rationalizing medical treatments in the hospital setting, particularly for improving the utilization rate of examination and therapy equipment and to avoid long waiting times, a time management system (1) is disclosed having at least one treatment station (2a-2c) coupled with an appointment-scheduling module (3) for storing appointments (T1, T2) in memory, each of which is assigned to a medical procedure (8a-8c) specified with a view to the treatment station, or a defined treatment station, (2a-2c) and to a predetermined duration (tv). The treatment station (2a-2c) is operative to output a check-back signal (R) to the appointment-scheduling module (3) once a procedure (8a-8c) has been completely performed. The appointment-scheduling module (3) is embodied for dynamically adapting subsequent appointments (T2) on the basis of the check-back signal (R).
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11 Claims
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1. A time management system for medical treatments comprising:
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at least one treatment station; and
an appointment-scheduling module coupled with the at least one treatment station, the appointment-scheduling module being operative to store a plurality of appointments in a memory, each of the plurality of appointments being assigned to at least one medical procedure specified in view of one of the at least one treatment station and characterized by a predetermined duration, wherein the at least one medical procedure comprises at least one sub-procedure; and
further wherein;
the at least one treatment station is operative to output a check-back signal to the appointment scheduling module and, in response thereto, the appointment scheduling module is operative to dynamically adapt subsequent of the plurality of appointments on the basis of the check-back signal;
the appointment scheduling module being further operative to formulate each of the at least one sub-procedure of the at least one medical procedure assigned to the appointment in the form of a DICOM-standard-compatible planned procedure step; and
the at least one treatment station being further operative to generate the check-back signal based on each of the at least one sub-procedure that has been performed, the check-back signal being in the form of a DICOM-standard-compatible performed procedure step. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method of managing time for medical treatments, the method comprising:
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providing at least one treatment station;
storing, in a memory of an appointment-scheduling module coupled with the at least one treatment station, a plurality of appointments, each of the plurality of appointments being assigned to at least one medical procedure specified in view of one of the at least one treatment station and characterized by a predetermined duration, wherein the at least one medical procedure comprises at least one sub-procedure, each of the at least one sub-procedure of the at least one medical procedure being assigned to the appointment in the form of a DICOM-standard-compatible planned procedure step; and
outputting, by the at least one treatment station, a check-back signal to the appointment-scheduling module, the check-back signal being in the form of a DICOM-standard-compatible performed procedure step, and, in response thereto, dynamically adapting subsequent of the plurality of appointments on the basis of the check-back signal.
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11. A time management system for medical treatments comprising:
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at least one treatment station;
means for storing, in a memory of an appointment-scheduling module coupled with the at least one treatment station, a plurality of appointments, each of the plurality of appointments being assigned to at least one medical procedure specified in view of one of the at least one treatment station and characterized by a predetermined duration, wherein the at least one medical procedure comprises at least one sub-procedure, each of the at least one sub-procedure of the at least one medical procedure being assigned to the appointment in the form of a DICOM-standard-compatible planned procedure step; and
means for outputting, by the at least one treatment station, a check-back signal to the appointment-scheduling module, the check-back signal being in the form of a DICOM-standard-compatible performed procedure step, and, in response thereto, dynamically adapting subsequent of the plurality of appointments on the basis of the check-back signal.
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