System and method for portable safeguard context in a patient's room

• US 20080103813A1
• Filed: 10/12/2006
• Published: 05/01/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 10/12/2006
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Original Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Inventors: Rybczynski, Gregory W., Bodin, William K., Agrawal, Kavita
• Application Number:
  US11/548,849
• Publication Number:
  US 20080103813A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/2
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 9/28 the pass enabling tracking or indicating presence
• 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 40/67 for remote operation

Abstract

According to a patient role and permissions indicators, an origin safeguard context including a patient origin location identifier, an associated origin space safeguard profile, and at least one associated previously-established set of control parameters, limit settings, and controllable device configurations are reconciled with a patient destination location identifier and an associated destination space safeguard profile to produce a destination safeguard context including a destination location set of control parameters, limit settings, and controllable device configurations. One or more destination facility configurations are controlled according to the destination safeguard context to provide automated portable safeguard contexts of in-room equipment such as patient monitors, gas valves, door locks, light switches, electricity sources, power furniture adjusters, and bedside instruments.

Claims

1. A system comprising:

a patient role and at least one permission indicator;

an origin safeguard context including a patient origin location identifier, an associated origin space safeguard profile, and at least one associated previously-established set of control parameters, limit settings, and controllable device configurations;

a patient destination location identifier and an associated destination space safeguard profile;

a space configuration assessor configured to produce a destination safeguard context including a destination location set of control parameters, limit settings, and controllable device configurations by reconciling said origin safeguard context with said destination location identifier and safeguard profile; and

a space configuration controller which, responsive to said assessor, alters destination facility configurations according to said destination safeguard context.

2. The system as set forth in claim 1 wherein said space configuration assessor comprises an occupant role assignor which associates one or more role-based safety rules, permissions, and restrictions to a patient.

3. The system as set forth in claim 1 wherein said space profiles comprise a one or more safety rules.

4. The system as set forth in claim 1 wherein at least one of said destination location or origin location comprises a hospital room.

5. The system as set forth in claim 1 wherein said space configuration controller is configured to control one or more patient monitor devices.

6. The system as set forth in claim 1 wherein said space configuration controller is configured to control one or more gas valves.

7. The system as set forth in claim 1 wherein said space configuration controller is configured to control one or more electricity sources.

8. The system as set forth in claim 1 wherein said space configuration controller is configured to control one or more power furniture adjusters.

9. The system as set forth in claim 1 wherein said space configuration controller is configured to control one or more patient bedside instruments.

10. An automated method comprising:

providing a patient role and at least one permission indicator;

accessing an origin safeguard context including a patient origin location identifier, an associated origin space safeguard profile, and at least one associated previously-established set of control parameters, limit settings, and controllable device configurations;

receiving a patient destination location identifier and an associated destination space safeguard profile;

producing a destination safeguard context including a destination location set of control parameters, limit settings, and controllable device configurations by reconciling said origin safeguard context with said destination location identifier and safeguard profile; and

controlling one or more destination facility configurations according to said destination safeguard context.

11. The method as set forth in claim 10 further comprising associating one or more role-based safety rules, permissions, and restrictions to a patient.

12. The method as set forth in claim 10 wherein said space profiles comprise a one or more safety rules.

13. The method as set forth in claim 10 wherein at least one of said destination location or origin location comprises a hospital room.

14. The method as set forth in claim 10 wherein said step of controlling controls one or more patient monitor devices.

15. The method as set forth in claim 10 wherein said step of controlling controls one or more gas valves.

16. The method as set forth in claim 10 wherein said step of controlling controls one or more electricity sources.

17. The method as set forth in claim 10 wherein said step of controlling controls one or more power furniture adjusters.

18. The method as set forth in claim 10 wherein said step of controlling controls one or more patient bedside instruments.

19. An article of manufacture comprising:

a computer readable medium suitable for encoding software; and

computer-executable software encoded in said medium configured to perform the steps of;

(a) providing a patient role and permissions indicators;

(b) accessing an origin safeguard context including a patient origin location identifier, an associated origin space safeguard profile, and at least one associated previously-established set of control parameters, limit settings, and controllable device configurations;

(c) receiving a patient destination location identifier and an associated destination space safeguard profile;

(d) producing a destination safeguard context including a destination location set of control parameters, limit settings, and controllable device configurations by reconciling said origin safeguard context with said destination location identifier and safeguard profile; and

(e) controlling one or more destination facility configurations according to said destination safeguard context.

20. The article of manufacture as set forth in claim 19 wherein said destination facility configurations comprises a facility selected from the group of a patient monitor device, a gas valve, an electricity source, a power furniture adjuster, and a patient bedside instrument.