METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MANAGING HEALTHCARE RESOURCES
First Claim
1. A computer aided method for managing patients and healthcare resources in a healthcare environment comprises:
- identifying patient location in a healthcare environment;
accessing patient information including demographic information and patient'"'"'s current medical condition;
identifying a healthcare resource using the patient information, patient location and resource availability;
providing at least one customized resource setting parameter derived based on patient information, along with the patient information to the identified healthcare resource;
assigning the patient to the identified healthcare resource; and
configuring the healthcare resource using the resource setting parameter, upon detecting the patient in proximity of the healthcare resource.
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Abstract
A method and system for managing patients and healthcare resources in a healthcare environment is disclosed herein. The method comprises: identifying patient location in a healthcare environment and accessing patient information including demographic information and patient'"'"'s current medical condition. A healthcare resource is identified using the patient information, patient location and resource availability. The method further comprises: providing at least one customized resource setting parameter derived based on patient information, along with the patient information to the identified healthcare resource and assigning the patient to the identified healthcare resource. The healthcare resource is configured using the resource setting parameter, upon detecting the patient in proximity of the healthcare resource.
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20 Claims
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1. A computer aided method for managing patients and healthcare resources in a healthcare environment comprises:
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identifying patient location in a healthcare environment; accessing patient information including demographic information and patient'"'"'s current medical condition; identifying a healthcare resource using the patient information, patient location and resource availability; providing at least one customized resource setting parameter derived based on patient information, along with the patient information to the identified healthcare resource; assigning the patient to the identified healthcare resource; and configuring the healthcare resource using the resource setting parameter, upon detecting the patient in proximity of the healthcare resource. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A computer aided method for managing patients and healthcare resources in a healthcare environment comprises:
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identifying a change in a patient'"'"'s medical condition; communicating the change to a server along with the patient'"'"'s location information; accessing patient information from a database through the server; identifying a healthcare resource based on the updated medical condition, patient information and patient location; re-scheduling the patient for the identified healthcare resource; and communicating resource information to the patient and the patient information to the healthcare resource. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15)
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16. A system for managing patients and healthcare resources in a healthcare environment comprises:
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a data repository for storing patient information including demographic information and patient'"'"'s current medical condition and healthcare resource information in the healthcare environment; plurality of tracking devices for identifying patient location and healthcare resource location in a healthcare environment and communicating the location information to the data repository; a data access program module configured to access patient information and the healthcare resource information from the data repository; and a processor operatively connected to the data access program module to identify and configure a healthcare resource based on the patient information and patient location and resource availability. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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