System and method for managing restorative care

• US 20060136265A1
• Filed: 12/21/2005
• Published: 06/22/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 12/21/2004
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Q Tran Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Q Tran Incorporated
• Inventors: Kirby, Lana B., Kirby, Timothy V., Summers, Jennifer R.
• Application Number:
  US11/313,330
• Publication Number:
  US 20060136265A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/2
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/06375 Prediction of business process outcome or impact based on a proposed change
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 40/08 Insurance
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 10/60 for patient-specific data, e.g. for electronic patient records
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 15/00 ICT specially adapted for medical reports, e.g. generation or transmission thereof
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 20/70 relating to mental therapies, e.g. psychological therapy or autogenous training
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/20 for the management or administration of healthcare resources or facilities, e.g. managing hospital staff or surgery rooms
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/60 for the operation of medical equipment or devices

Abstract

An automated system and method for managing restorative care programs in a long-term care environment is provided. In one embodiment, the system includes a device or process for generating an up-to-date assignment sheet upon detecting a change in a resident'"'"'s condition. In one embodiment, the device or method includes a feature of sending a communication to a caregiver when an assignment sheet changes. One embodiment provides for the monitoring of restorative care administered to residents and/or infection reporting to facilitate payment or reimbursement for the provision of such care.

Claims

1. A method for managing restorative care in a long-term care facility, the method comprising:

receiving a resident identifier identifying a resident of a long-term care facility;

creating a restorative program including a description of a resident'"'"'s condition, a goal for maintaining or improving the residents'"'"' condition, and a plan for achieving the goal;

assigning one of a plurality of levels to the restorative program;

linking the restorative program to the resident identifier;

storing the resident identifier, level, and restorative program in a computer-readable medium;

repeating the above receiving, creating, assigning, linking, and storing operations for a plurality of residents of a long-term care facility;

receiving data relating to at least one of a work shift, caregiver, section of a facility, and grouping of residents;

generating an assignment sheet for one of a work shift, caregiver, section of a facility, and grouping of residents, the assignment sheet including resident care data for a plurality of residents, the assignment sheet including at least a portion of the restorative programs for the residents;

automatically updating the assignment sheet in real time as a resident'"'"'s condition changes; and

alerting a caregiver to the updated assignment sheet.

3. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

receiving input indicating changes to the restorative program;

storing the changes in a computer readable medium; and

sending a communication to a caregiver based upon the changes to the restorative program.

7. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

receiving a plurality of infection information inputs;

storing the plurality of infection information inputs; and

sending a caregiver alert when the number of stored infection information inputs exceeds a limit.

2. The method of claim I further comprising:

receiving infection information;

linking the infection information and the resident identifier; and

sending a caregiver alert when the infection information linked to the resident identifier exceeds a threshold.

4. The method of claim I further comprising:

automatically generating a periodic report including the resident identifier, the goal and the accomplishment data.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein the periodic report is generated at least monthly.

6. The method of claim 4 further comprising:

sending at least a portion of the data in the report to a remote computer.

8. The method of claim I wherein the assignment sheet is automatically updated if the work shift, caregiver, section of the facility, or grouping of residents changes.

9. A method for facilitating reimbursement or payment for restorative care programs in long-term care facilities, comprising:

a) receiving predetermined minimum restorative care data from a remote computer;

b) storing the minimum restorative care data in a memory;

c) creating a restorative care program including the minimum restorative care data for a resident of a long-term care facility;

d) receiving resident care data for the resident via an input device;

e) storing the resident care data in a memory;

f) comparing the resident care data to a restorative care program for the resident;

g) updating the restorative care program in real time based on one or more of the resident care data;

h) receiving an update to the minimum restorative care data from a remote computer;

i) updating the restorative care program based on the update;

j) repeating steps (c) through (i) for other residents of the long-term care facility; and

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k) generating a report indicating at least one of restorative care provided to residents by the facility and residents'"'"' progress against their respective restorative care programs.

10. The method of claim 9, further comprising:

automatically detecting a change in the resident'"'"'s status based on a change in the resident care data.

11. The method of claim 10, further comprising:

notifying a caregiver of a change in a resident'"'"'s restorative care program in real time.

12. The method of claim 9, further comprising:

periodically prompting a caregiver to review a restorative care program for a resident, and discontinuing the prompting once a response is received.

13. A method comprising:

maintaining a database including a resident identifier, a restorative care program record associated with the identifier and an infection record associated with the identifier;

receiving input indicating a change in one of the restorative care program record and the infection record;

modifying the database effective to store the change in one of the restorative care program record and the infection record;

providing a first notice to a caregiver based upon the change to the restorative program; and

providing a second notice to a caregiver based upon the infection record exceeding an infection frequency.

14. The method of claim 13 further comprising providing a third notice based upon a plurality of infection records associated with a plurality of resident identifiers.

15. The method of claim 14 wherein the providing a first notice includes displaying a message on a display of a computer workstation.

16. The method of claim 13 wherein the providing a second notice includes sending an electronic mail message.

17. The method of claim 13 further comprising:

receiving input designating a goal associated with a restorative care program; and

storing data indicating progress toward the goal.

18. The method of claim 17 further comprising generating a report including the data indicating progress toward the goal.

19. The method of claim 13 wherein at least one of the maintaining, the receiving, and the modifying steps includes processing information on a networked computer.

20. The method of claim 13 further comprising:

discontinuing a restorative care program; and

storing a record of a reason for the discontinuing.