CREATING AND COMMUNICATING STAFFING ASSIGNMENTS
First Claim
1. An apparatus comprising:
- a processor configured to;
receive and store an identification of one or more staff members capable of facilitating the treatment of a patient within respective areas of a plurality of areas within a healthcare facility;
receive and store an identification of one or more of a plurality of roles respective staff members are capable of performing;
receive and store an identification of one of a plurality of peri-operative phases of treatment associated with respective roles of the plurality of roles; and
generate a staff assignment console based at least in part on the received and stored identifications, said staff assignment console configured to enable a user to assign a staff member to at least one of the plurality of areas and at least one of the plurality of peri-operative phases while permitting an association between respective peri-operative phases and respective areas and an association between respective peri-operative phases and respective staff members to vary dynamically.
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Abstract
An automated apparatus, method and system are provided for creating and communicating staffing assignments associated with a plurality of patients receiving treatment in multiple different areas within a healthcare facility and in association with multiple different phases of treatment. In particular, a centralized staff assignment application or module is provided, wherein a staff assignor may access the staff assignment application in order to identify, among other things: (1) staff members capable of facilitating treatment to patients within each area of the healthcare facility; (2) the roles each of those staff members is capable of performing; (3) the peri-operative phase associated with each phase; and (4) the patients scheduled to receive treatment in each of the areas in association with each of the phases. This information may thereafter be used to make staffing assignments, which may be communicated to individuals and applications throughout the healthcare facility.
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40 Claims
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1. An apparatus comprising:
a processor configured to; receive and store an identification of one or more staff members capable of facilitating the treatment of a patient within respective areas of a plurality of areas within a healthcare facility; receive and store an identification of one or more of a plurality of roles respective staff members are capable of performing; receive and store an identification of one of a plurality of peri-operative phases of treatment associated with respective roles of the plurality of roles; and generate a staff assignment console based at least in part on the received and stored identifications, said staff assignment console configured to enable a user to assign a staff member to at least one of the plurality of areas and at least one of the plurality of peri-operative phases while permitting an association between respective peri-operative phases and respective areas and an association between respective peri-operative phases and respective staff members to vary dynamically.
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2. An apparatus comprising:
a processor configured to; receive a selection of one of a plurality of areas within a healthcare facility; identify one or more of a plurality of staff members capable of facilitating the treatment of a patient within the selected area; receive a selection of one of a plurality of peri-operative phases associated with treatment of a patient; and enable a user to assign a selected one of the one or more identified staff members to facilitate treatment within the selected area in association with the selected peri-operative phase, independent of an association between respective areas of the plurality of areas and respective peri-operative phases of the plurality of peri-operative phases and independent of an association between respective peri-operative phases and respective staff members of the plurality of staff members. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A system comprising:
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one or more user devices; and a network entity in electronic communication with the one or more user devices, said network entity further comprising; a processor; and a memory in electronic communication with the processor, said memory storing a staff assignment application configured, upon execution, to; receive, from at least one of the one or more user devices, a selection of one of a plurality of areas within a healthcare facility; identify one or more of a plurality of staff members capable of facilitating the treatment of a patient within the selected area; receive, from at least one of the one or more user devices, a selection of one of a plurality of peri-operative phases associated with treatment of a patient; and enable a user to assign a selected one of the one or more identified staff members to facilitate treatment within the selected area in association with the selected peri-operative phase, independent of an association between respective areas of the plurality of areas and respective peri-operative phases of the plurality of peri-operative phases and independent of an association between respective peri-operative phases and respective staff members of the plurality of staff members. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A method comprising:
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receiving a selection of one of a plurality of areas within a healthcare facility; identifying one or more of a plurality of staff members capable of facilitating the treatment of a patient within the selected area; receiving a selection of one of a plurality of peri-operative phases associated with treatment of a patient; and enabling a user to assign a selected one of the one or more identified staff members to facilitate treatment within the selected area in association with the selected peri-operative phase, independent of an association between respective areas of the plurality of areas and respective peri-operative phases of the plurality of peri-operative phases and independent of an association between respective peri-operative phases and respective staff members of the plurality of staff members. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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32. A computer program product comprising at least one computer-readable storage medium having computer-readable program code portions stored therein, said computer-readable program code portions comprising:
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a first executable portion for receiving a selection of one of a plurality of areas within a healthcare facility; a second executable portion for identifying one or more of a plurality of staff members capable of facilitating the treatment of a patient within the selected area; a third executable portion for receiving a selection of one of a plurality of peri-operative phases associated with treatment of a patient; and a fourth executable portion for enabling a user to assign a selected one of the one or more identified staff members to facilitate treatment within the selected area in association with the selected peri-operative phase, independent of an association between respective areas of the plurality of areas and respective peri-operative phases of the plurality of peri-operative phases and independent of an association between respective peri-operative phases and respective staff members of the plurality of staff members. - View Dependent Claims (33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40)
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Specification