Patient flow management and analysis using location tracking
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1. A method for managing patients, comprising:
- assigning a first patient flow pattern to a first patient, wherein the first patient flow pattern comprises a first state and a second state;
assigning the first patient to the first state;
tracking a location of a first patient tag associated with the first patient;
automatically assigning the first patient to the second state as a function of the location of the first patient tag coinciding with a trigger location; and
treating the first patient in accordance with the first patient being in the second state.
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Abstract
A patient flow system and method manages patients in a medical facility by tagging patients, medical staff, and medical assets with wireless locator tags, and assigning a patient flow pattern to each patient. As the patient moves throughout the medical facility, the patient tag sends location information to a management computer to track the patient'"'"'s progress through the patient flow pattern. The patient'"'"'s next state is determined by analyzing the patient'"'"'s location as well as the patient'"'"'s current and previous states.
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1. A method for managing patients, comprising:
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assigning a first patient flow pattern to a first patient, wherein the first patient flow pattern comprises a first state and a second state; assigning the first patient to the first state; tracking a location of a first patient tag associated with the first patient; automatically assigning the first patient to the second state as a function of the location of the first patient tag coinciding with a trigger location; and treating the first patient in accordance with the first patient being in the second state. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A system for managing hospital patient flow, comprising:
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a management computer configured to track a patient'"'"'s progress through a patient flow pattern; a patient tag that automatically sends a patient tag location to the management computer; and a patient flow engine functionally connected to the management computer that changes a state of the patient'"'"'s progress as a function of the patient tag location coinciding with a trigger location. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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