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Remote command center for patient monitoring relationship to other applications

  • US 20060085229A9
  • Filed: 03/04/2005
  • Published: 04/20/2006
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/23/1999
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A remote command center for providing services to geographically dispersed hospitalized patients comprising:

  • a datastore, wherein the datastore comprises patient data elements of the geographically dispersed hospitalized patients;

    a network interface, wherein the network interface is adapted to receive monitored data elements from the geographically dispersed hospitalized patients via a network; and

    a smart alert module, wherein the smart alert module is adapted to;

    receive the monitored data elements from the geographically dispersed hospitalized patients;

    access patient data elements indicative of a medical condition associated with each of the geographically dispersed hospitalized patients;

    establish patient-specific rules based at least in part on the indicated medical condition associated with each of the geographically dispersed hospitalized patients; and

    apply the patient-specific rules continuously using a rules engine adapted to;

    select data elements from the monitored data elements and the patient data elements associated with a hospitalized patient;

    apply a patient-specific rule associated with the hospitalized patient to the selected data elements;

    determine whether the patient-specific rule for the hospitalized patient has been contravened; and

    if the patient-specific rule for the hospitalized patient has been contravened, then issue an alert from the remote command center.

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