Managing Patient Bed Assignments And Bed Occupancy In A Health Care Facility
First Claim
1. A method comprising executing computer implemented instructions performed by one or more processors for providing a message notification associated with care of a patient in a health care environment, the method comprising:
- (a) receiving, via at least one processor, a message from a source;
(b) receiving, via at least one processor, location information associated with a patient;
(c) receiving, via at least one processor, patient care information from one or more ancillary health care systems;
(d) outputting, in a geospatial arrangement via a graphical user interface, the location information associated with the patient, the patient care information, and a notification of the message from the source; and
(e) continually updating, via at least one processor, the graphical user interface when a change occurs in any of the location information associated with the patient or the patient care information;
continually updating, via at least one processor, data stored in a database based on monitoring of at least one of the ancillary health care systems, the data stored in the database being updated based on information contained in transactional messages, the information being automatically fed into the database;
(g) wherein the geospatial arrangement comprises a floor plan map of units and beds of the health care environment;
(h) wherein the ancillary health care systems include at least one of a patient admissions/discharge system, a patient transport system, a clinical information system that contains electronic medical records, a clinical flowsheet, a nurse call system, a housekeeping system, a patient monitoring system, or a food preparation or kitchen service system.
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Abstract
An integrated health care delivery network with enabling software and network technology to maximize bed resources, manage varying census levels, and avoid patient diversions through real-time monitoring, automation and communication, is disclosed. Preferably, the present invention is embodied in a bed management system that interfaces with and complements existing Admission/Discharge/Transfer (ADT) systems. The bed management system is an easy-to-use business intelligence application that is designed to allow administrators, clinicians and managers to easily access, analyze and display real-time patient and bed availability information from ancillary information systems, databases and spreadsheets. It enables users to see trends and relationships in hospital (bed) management data directly from their desktop personal computers.
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7 Claims
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1. A method comprising executing computer implemented instructions performed by one or more processors for providing a message notification associated with care of a patient in a health care environment, the method comprising:
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(a) receiving, via at least one processor, a message from a source; (b) receiving, via at least one processor, location information associated with a patient; (c) receiving, via at least one processor, patient care information from one or more ancillary health care systems; (d) outputting, in a geospatial arrangement via a graphical user interface, the location information associated with the patient, the patient care information, and a notification of the message from the source; and (e) continually updating, via at least one processor, the graphical user interface when a change occurs in any of the location information associated with the patient or the patient care information; continually updating, via at least one processor, data stored in a database based on monitoring of at least one of the ancillary health care systems, the data stored in the database being updated based on information contained in transactional messages, the information being automatically fed into the database; (g) wherein the geospatial arrangement comprises a floor plan map of units and beds of the health care environment; (h) wherein the ancillary health care systems include at least one of a patient admissions/discharge system, a patient transport system, a clinical information system that contains electronic medical records, a clinical flowsheet, a nurse call system, a housekeeping system, a patient monitoring system, or a food preparation or kitchen service system. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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