Methods, systems, and apparatus for providing a notification of a message in a health care environment
First Claim
1. A method for providing a message notification associated with care of a patient in a health care environment, comprising:
- receiving a message from a source;
receiving location information associated with a patient;
outputting in a geospatial arrangement via a graphical user interface the location information associated with the patient, and a notification of the message from the source; and
updating the graphical user interface when a change occurs in either the location information associated with the patient or status of the message from the user.
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Abstract
The present invention relates to methods, systems, and apparatus for providing a notification of a message in a health care environment. One embodiment of the invention includes a method for providing a message notification associated with care of a patient in a health care environment, comprising: receiving a message from a source; receiving location information associated with a patient. The method also includes outputting in a geospatial arrangement via a graphical user interface the location information associated with the patient, and a notification of a message from the source. In addition, the method includes updating the graphical user interface when a change occurs in either the location information associated with the patient or status of the message from the source.
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21 Claims
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1. A method for providing a message notification associated with care of a patient in a health care environment, comprising:
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receiving a message from a source;
receiving location information associated with a patient;
outputting in a geospatial arrangement via a graphical user interface the location information associated with the patient, and a notification of the message from the source; and
updating the graphical user interface when a change occurs in either the location information associated with the patient or status of the message from the user. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method for providing a message in a health care environment, comprising:
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receiving information associated with a patient in a health care environment, comprising;
a message from a source;
outputting via a graphical user interface a geospatial arrangement of information associated with the patient and a status of the message from the source;
transmitting the message to a user; and
updating the status of the message from the source displayed by the graphical user interface when the user receives the message. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A system for providing a message notification associated with care of a patient in a health care environment, comprising:
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an output device capable of displaying a geospatial arrangement for a graphical user interface a location associated with a patient and a status of a message from a source; and
a message notification engine capable of receiving a message from a source;
receiving information associated with the patient in a health care environment, comprising;
a location associated with the patient;
outputting in a geospatial arrangement via a graphical user interface for an output device the location associated with the patient and a status of the message from the source;
providing access to a user to receive the message from the source; and
when a change in the status of the message from the source occurs, updating the graphical user interface. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A user interface for providing a message notification associated with care of a patient in a health care environment, comprising:
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a geospatial view of a health care environment;
at least one indicator associated with a location of a patient in the health care environment; and
at least one indicator of a message from a source. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21)
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