SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PATIENT CARE

• US 20090012812A1
• Filed: 03/06/2008
• Published: 01/08/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 03/06/2007
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Brent Segal, Tracy Rausch
• Original Assignee: Brent Segal, Tracy Rausch
• Inventors: Rausch, Tracy, Segal, Brent
• Application Number:
  US12/043,676
• Publication Number:
  US 20090012812A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/2
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/10 Office automation; Time management
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 10/60 for patient-specific data, e.g. for electronic patient records
• 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 50/20 for computer-aided diagnosis, e.g. based on medical expert systems

Abstract

Embodiments of the present invention may integrate and analyze the output from various medical devices and clinical information systems in order to assist the clinical staff in making the more informed clinical decisions, output intelligent alarms, predict and prevent adverse events, and in some circumstances enable automated patient care.

Claims

1. A method for patient care, the method comprising:

receiving information from a medical device or a clinical information system;

storing the received information in a database; and

subsequently processing the stored information.

2. The method of claim 1 further comprising taking an action based on the processing of the stored information.

3. An apparatus for patient care, the apparatus comprising:

an interface for receiving information from a medical device or a clinical information system;

a database for storing the received information; and

a processor for subsequently processing the stored information.

4. The apparatus of claim 3 further comprising a second interface for taking an action based on the processing of the stored information.