SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR INTEGRATING LOCATIONAL AWARENESS INTO A SUBJECT ORIENTED WORKFLOW

• US 20090313570A1
• Filed: 06/13/2008
• Published: 12/17/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 06/13/2008
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Ronald T. Po
• Original Assignee: Ronald T. Po
• Inventors: PO, Ronald T.
• Application Number:
  US12/139,423
• Publication Number:
  US 20090313570A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/772
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/06 Resources, workflows, human or project management; Enterprise or organisation planning; Enterprise or organisation modelling
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/10 Office automation; Time management
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/20 for the management or administration of healthcare resources or facilities, e.g. managing hospital staff or surgery rooms

Abstract

One or more embodiments of the invention are directed to a system and method for integrating locational awareness into a subject oriented workflow system that functions within the context of a professional services environment. The system described herein may be implemented in a general purpose computer system that is configured to handle various subject contexts within the confines of a graphical user interface. The term subject as it is used here relates to the person that a professional service is being provided on or in conjunction with. For instance, in a clinical setting the subject might be a patient and the professional service provider a doctor or other medical professional. In a lawyer/client context the subject would refer to the client and the professional service provider to the lawyer or support staff.

Claims

1. A method for integrating locational awareness into a subject oriented workflow in a professional services environment comprising:

presenting an intake interface to intake personnel on receipt of an indication a subject desires services rendered in a professional services environment;

obtaining identifying information associated with said subject through said intake interface for processing in association with an employer of said subject;

obtaining protocol group details that comprise at least one action requiring professional services;

associating said subject with said at least one action based on said protocol group details and storing said at least one action in a computer system for presentation to a professional rendering said professional services when services are to be rendered;

presenting a graphical user interface comprising a list of at least one graphical representation of subjects having associated actions scheduled for professional services within a defined timeframe;

presenting a graphical user interface component comprising a list of at least one graphical representation of professionals being able to render professional services to subjects with associated actions;

indicating an intake status of said subject by moving said at least one graphical representation to a screen region that associates said intake status with said subject;

obtaining a sign-in time through a subject interface to associate with a subject;

associating said subject to a waiting status based on said sign-in time;

indicating a status of said subject by moving (drag and drop) said at least one graphical representation of said subject to a screen region defined to associate an occurring action or status change with said subject;

indicating said subject has an assigned professional by moving (drag and drop) said graphical representation of said professional to a screen region defined to associate an occurring action or status change with said subject and to associate said professional with said subject in said screen region;

indicating a status of said subject by moving (drag and drop) said at least one graphical representation of said subject to a screen region defined to associate a sign-out status with said subject;

presenting a graphical user interface comprising a set of at least one graphical representation of said subject with associated actions to set sign-out status and to provide details of services rendered into graphical user interface;

indicating that said subject and actions performed may be reviewed by moving said subject details to review database.