Methods, systems, and apparatus for providing real time query support and graphical views of patient care information
First Claim
1. A method for providing information associated with care of a patient in a health care environment, comprising:
- receiving location information associated with a patient;
receiving information associated with at least one indicator of care of the patient;
providing a graphical user interface capable of displaying the location information associated with the patient and the at least one indicator of care of the patient in a geospatial arrangement;
displaying in a geospatial arrangement via the graphical user interface the location information associated with the patient, and the at least one indicator of care of the patient; and
updating the graphical user interface when a change occurs in either the location information associated with the patient or the at least one indicator of care of the patient.
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Abstract
The present invention relates to methods, systems, and apparatus for providing query support for a real time patient care graphical view. One embodiment of the invention includes a method for providing information associated with care of a patient in a health care environment. The method includes receiving location information associated with a patient, and receiving information associated with at least one indicator of care of the patient. The method also includes providing a graphical user interface capable of displaying the location information associated with the patient and the at least one indicator of care of the patient in a geospatial arrangement. In addition, the method includes displaying in a geospatial arrangement via the graphical user interface the location information associated with the patient, and the at least one indicator of care of the patient. Furthermore, the method includes updating the graphical user interface when a change occurs in either the location information associated with the patient or the at least one indicator of care of the patient.
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1. A method for providing information associated with care of a patient in a health care environment, comprising:
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receiving location information associated with a patient;
receiving information associated with at least one indicator of care of the patient;
providing a graphical user interface capable of displaying the location information associated with the patient and the at least one indicator of care of the patient in a geospatial arrangement;
displaying in a geospatial arrangement via the graphical user interface the location information associated with the patient, and the at least one indicator of care of the patient; and
updating the graphical user interface when a change occurs in either the location information associated with the patient or the at least one indicator of care of the patient. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method for providing a result to a user query for information associated with a patient in a health care environment, comprising:
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receiving information associated with a patient in a health care environment, comprising;
a location associated with the patient; and
an indicator of care of the patient;
providing a graphical user interface capable of displaying in a geospatial arrangement the location associated with a patient and the indicator of care of the patient;
receiving a query from a user for information associated with the patient;
in response to the query, displaying via the graphical user interface in a geospatial arrangement the location associated with a patient and the indicator of care of the patient; and
when a change occurs in either the location associated with a patient or the indicator of care of the patient, updating the location associated with a patient or the indicator of care of the patient displayed by the graphical user interface. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13)
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14. A system for tracking a patient and monitoring care of the patient in a health care environment, comprising:
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an output device capable of displaying a location associated with the patient and an indicator of care of the patient in a geospatial arrangement; and
a query support engine capable of receiving information associated with the patient in a health care environment, comprising;
a location associated with the patient; and
an indicator of care of the patient;
receiving a query for a portion of the information associated with the patient;
in response to the query, displaying in a geospatial arrangement via the output device the location associated with the patient and an indicator of care of the patient; and
when a change in the location associated with the patient or the indicator of care of the patient occurs, updating the graphical user interface. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16)
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17. A user interface for tracking a patient and monitoring care of the patient in real time in a health care environment, comprising:
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a geospatial view of a health care environment;
a plurality of indicators associated with respective locations associated with a plurality of patients in the health care environment; and
a plurality of indicators associated with care of the plurality of patients in the health care environment. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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