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SYSTEM AND METHOD TO MANAGE A WORKFLOW IN DELIVERING HEALTHCARE

  • US 20100274588A1
  • Filed: 04/28/2009
  • Published: 10/28/2010
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/28/2009
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A system to manage progression of a patient through a workflow of events occurring in as room or defined space, the workflow of events associated with at least one resource in the delivery of healthcare to the patient, the system in communication with a billing system to invoice the delivery of healthcare to the patient, comprising:

  • a tracking system operable to acquire a location data of the patient relative to the at least one resource with progression through the workflow; and

    a controller in communication with the tracking system, the controller including at least one processor in communication with a memory of a plurality computer readable program instructions operable to instruct the processor to perform the steps of;

    detecting an association of the patient with the at least one resource dependent on the location data acquired from the tracking system,generating a classification of the patient as receiving emergency care versus receiving urgent care dependent on the association, andgenerating an output indicative of the classification for communication to a billing system to generate the invoice for delivery of healthcare to the patient.

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