SYSTEM AND METHOD TO MANAGE A WORKFLOW IN DELIVERING HEALTHCARE
First Claim
1. A method to manage progress of a plurality of patients through a workflow of events in delivering healthcare, the method comprising the steps of:
- tracking at least one property of more than one of the plurality of patients to progress through workflow of events;
calculating a bid of the more than one of the plurality of patients relative to one another, the bid directed to a slot in the schedule of at least one resource utilized in the workflow of events in delivering healthcare, the bid dependent on a tracked data of the at least one property of the more than one of the plurality of patients; and
assigning one of the more than one of the plurality of patients to the slot in the schedule of the at least one resource dependent on a comparison of the bid of each of the more than one of the plurality of patients relative to one another.
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Abstract
A system and method to manage progression of patients through a workflow of events that employs at least one resource in delivering healthcare is provided. The system comprises a sensor operable to track at least one property of the plurality of patients, and at least one processor in communication with the sensor. The processor is operable to execute computer readable program instructions generally representative of the steps of calculating a bid of the more than one of the series of patients relative to one another directed to a slot in a schedule of utilization of the at least one resource dependent on tracked data of the at least one property of the more than one of the series of patients, and assigning one of the patients to the slot in the schedule of the at least one resource dependent on a comparison of the bids.
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20 Claims
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1. A method to manage progress of a plurality of patients through a workflow of events in delivering healthcare, the method comprising the steps of:
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tracking at least one property of more than one of the plurality of patients to progress through workflow of events; calculating a bid of the more than one of the plurality of patients relative to one another, the bid directed to a slot in the schedule of at least one resource utilized in the workflow of events in delivering healthcare, the bid dependent on a tracked data of the at least one property of the more than one of the plurality of patients; and assigning one of the more than one of the plurality of patients to the slot in the schedule of the at least one resource dependent on a comparison of the bid of each of the more than one of the plurality of patients relative to one another. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A system to manage progression of a plurality of patients through a workflow of events that employs at least one resource in delivering healthcare, comprising:
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at least one sensor operable to track at least one property of more than one of the plurality of patients; at least one processor in communication with the sensor, the at least one processor operable to execute a plurality computer readable program instructions generally representative of the steps of; calculating a bid of the more than one of the plurality of patients relative to one another directed to a slot in a schedule of utilization of the at least one resource dependent on tracked data of the at least one property of the more than one of the plurality of patients, and assigning one of the more than one of the plurality of patients to the slot in the schedule of the at least one resource dependent on a comparison of the bid of each of the more than one of the plurality of patients relative to one another. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A dashboard to manage progression of a plurality of patients through a workflow of events that employs at least one resource in delivering healthcare, comprising:
a display illustrative of an identifier of the at least one resource, and further illustrative of an identifier of the more than one of the plurality of patients in an arrangement according to order of a respective value of the bid of each of the more than of the plurality of patients directed to the slot in the schedule of the at least one resource. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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