System and method for remote monitoring of multiple healthcare patients
First Claim
1. A method, comprising:
- monitoring data associated with a plurality of patients;
simultaneously displaying data associated with at least two of the plurality of patients;
determining if an alert should be generated for a patient from the plurality of patients at least partially based on data associated with the patient, the determining being further based on a comparison of a potential priority of the alert and a priority of the data being displayed, the potential priority of the alert being at least partially based on the data associated with the patient; and
generating an alert in substantially real-time for the patient if it is determined that an alert should be generated for the patient.
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Abstract
A system and method for remotely monitoring multiple healthcare patients simultaneously is described. Multiple patients in multiple locations can be monitored for a variety of healthcare conditions and indicators. Information about the monitored patients is transmitted to a local monitoring component, which can be part of a portable processing system, and can be monitored by a healthcare professional using the portable processing system at any location convenient to the professional. An adaptive algorithm dynamically determines if an alert should be generated for a patient based on historical information associated with the patient or a procedure, situational information associated with a schedule, coordination or prioritization of multiple procedures, or predictive information based on the likelihood of a future condition based on a patient'"'"'s current condition, a procedure being performed, or other factors.
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31 Claims
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1. A method, comprising:
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monitoring data associated with a plurality of patients;
simultaneously displaying data associated with at least two of the plurality of patients;
determining if an alert should be generated for a patient from the plurality of patients at least partially based on data associated with the patient, the determining being further based on a comparison of a potential priority of the alert and a priority of the data being displayed, the potential priority of the alert being at least partially based on the data associated with the patient; and
generating an alert in substantially real-time for the patient if it is determined that an alert should be generated for the patient. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A method, comprising:
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monitoring data associated with a patient;
dynamically determining if an alert should be generated for the patient at least partially based on data associated with the patient, the dynamically determining being further based on at least one of historical information, situational information, and predictive information; and
generating an alert in substantially real-time for the patient if it is determined that an alert should be generated for the patient. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. An apparatus, comprising:
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a receiver configured to receive transmissions from a plurality of monitors, the transmissions from each monitor from the plurality of monitors including data associated with a patient uniquely associated with that monitor;
a processor configured to analyze transmissions received from each monitor from the plurality of monitors, the processor being configured to dynamically determine if an alert for a patient associated with a monitor from the plurality of monitors should be generated based on at least one of historical data, situational data, and predictive data, the processor being further configured to generate an alert for the patient, if it is determined that an alert should be generated; and
a display configured to display information associated with the transmissions received by the receiver according to instructions received from the processor, the display being configured to cause selected information associated with the transmissions to be displayed, the display being further configured to display any alerts generated by the processor. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. A processor-readable medium comprising code representing instructions to cause a processor to:
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monitor data associated with a plurality of patients;
dynamically determine, based on at least one of historical information, situational information, and predictive information, if data associated with a patient from the plurality of patients are outside of a desired range; and
generate an alert in substantially real-time for data associated with a patient from the plurality of patients determined to be outside of the desired range. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28)
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29. A processor-readable medium comprising code representing instructions to cause a processor to:
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monitor data associated with a patient;
adaptively determine if an alert should be created for the patient at least partially based on patient-specific inputs;
if an alert is created, determine if the created alert should be generated at least partially based on a comparison of the created alert and a historical input; and
generate the created alert if it is determined that the created alert should be generated. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31)
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Specification