Patient Room Information System

• US 20080106374A1
• Filed: 10/29/2007
• Published: 05/08/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 11/02/2006
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: UPMC
• Original Assignee: UPMC
• Inventors: Sharbaugh, David T.
• Application Number:
  US11/926,226
• Publication Number:
  US 20080106374A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 340/5.8
• 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
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 70/20 relating to practices or guidelines
• CPC Class Codes: G16Z 99/00 Subject matter not provided for in other main groups of this subclass

Abstract

A point of care apparatus includes an identification system for automatically identifying the role of one or more persons in a room, a processor for determining information relevant to the role of the identified person, and a display for displaying the information. A method performed by the apparatus is also provided.

Claims

1. A point of care apparatus comprising:

an identification system for automatically identifying the role of one or more persons in a room;

a processor for determining information relevant to the role of the identified person; and

a display for displaying the information.

2. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the processor further controls one or more output devices.

3. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the information relevant to the role of the identified person is only displayed while that identified person is in the room.

4. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the processor includes software implemented decision rules.

5. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the identification system senses information on tags on the persons and/or on objects.

6. The apparatus of claim 1, further comprising an input device for controlling the display and/or recording events in the room.

7. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the relevant information relates to equipment in the room.

8. The apparatus of claim 1, further comprising:

a client for managing inputs and outputs of devices in the room; and

a communications link between the client and the processor.

9. The apparatus of claim 8, wherein the client is a stateless device.

10. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the identification system comprises an ultrasound identification system.

11. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the processor accesses an electronic health record.

12. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the information includes a checklist of clinical guidelines.

13. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the relevant information is determined using the role of the identified person in combination with other information relevant to a patient.

14. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the identification system further determines a location of the identified person, and the processor produces an output signal in response to the location.

15. A method comprising:

automatically identifying the role of one or more persons in a room;

determining information relevant to the role of the identified person; and

displaying the information.

16. The method of claim 15, wherein the information relevant to the role of the identified person is only displayed while that identified person is in the room.

17. The method of claim 15, wherein the step of automatically identifying the role of one or more persons in a room senses information on tags on the identified persons.

18. The method of claim 15, wherein the step of automatically identifying the role of one or more persons in a room is implemented using an ultrasound identification system.

19. The method of claim 15, wherein the information includes a checklist of clinical guidelines.

20. The method of claim 15, further comprising:

determining a location of the identified person; and

producing an output signal in response to the location.