Event Detection Based on Location Observations and Status Conditions of Healthcare Resources
First Claim
1. A method for initiating actions in a healthcare environment, comprisingreceiving first identification data from a first tag assigned to a first healthcare resource and second identification data from a second tag assigned to a second healthcare resource via local positioning sensors,determining proximity of the first healthcare resource to the second healthcare resource based upon the first identification data and the second identification data received via local positioning sensors,determining that an event has occurred in response tothe proximity of the first healthcare resource and the second healthcare resource satisfying a relational condition of the event that relates the first healthcare resource to the second healthcare resource, andthe first healthcare resource and the second healthcare resource satisfying a status condition of the event, andinitiating an action associated with the event in response to determining that the event has occurred.
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Abstract
Methods, systems and apparatus for initiating actions in a healthcare environment are disclosed. Illustrative embodiments receive identification data from tags assigned to healthcare resources via local positioning sensors. The illustrative embodiments also determine proximity of the healthcare resources based upon the identification data received via local positioning sensors. The embodiments also determine that an event has occurred in response to the proximity of the healthcare resources satisfying a relational condition of the event that relates the healthcare resources, and the healthcare resources satisfying a status condition of the event. The embodiments further initiate an action associated with the event in response to determining that the event has occurred.
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1. A method for initiating actions in a healthcare environment, comprising
receiving first identification data from a first tag assigned to a first healthcare resource and second identification data from a second tag assigned to a second healthcare resource via local positioning sensors, determining proximity of the first healthcare resource to the second healthcare resource based upon the first identification data and the second identification data received via local positioning sensors, determining that an event has occurred in response to the proximity of the first healthcare resource and the second healthcare resource satisfying a relational condition of the event that relates the first healthcare resource to the second healthcare resource, and the first healthcare resource and the second healthcare resource satisfying a status condition of the event, and initiating an action associated with the event in response to determining that the event has occurred.
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27. A management system, comprising
a plurality of sources to provide location observations for a plurality of healthcare resources, and at least one computing device to determine relational conditions between the plurality of healthcare resources based upon location observations for the plurality of sources, detect events based upon the determined relational conditions between the plurality of healthcare resources of the plurality of healthcare resources and status conditions of the plurality of healthcare resources, and initiate actions associated with detected events.
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