METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR INTEGRATION OF CLINICAL AND FACILITIES MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS

• US 20110112854A1
• Filed: 11/08/2010
• Published: 05/12/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 11/09/2009
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: HDR Architecture Incorporated (HDR Incorporated)
• Original Assignee: HDR Architecture Incorporated (HDR Incorporated)
• Inventors: Koch, Timothy E., Hicks, Thomas S., Winfrey, Scott R., Lambert, Von E., Rock, Diane P., Nyberg, Denise Bauer
• Application Number:
  US12/941,197
• Publication Number:
  US 20110112854A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/2
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/04 Forecasting or optimisation specially adapted for administrative or management purposes, e.g. linear programming or "cutting stock problem" market predictions or forecasting for commercial activities G06Q30/0202
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/06 Resources, workflows, human or project management; Enterprise or organisation planning; Enterprise or organisation modelling
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/0631 Resource planning, allocation, distributing or scheduling for enterprises or organisations
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/20 for the management or administration of healthcare resources or facilities, e.g. managing hospital staff or surgery rooms

Abstract

The present disclosure relates to an automated system for regulating the allocation of resources, or the dissemination of information within a healthcare facility. The automated system includes a context providing system capable of determining the state of a parameter and a facilities management system in communication with the context providing system. An integration protocol is configured to facilitate communication between the context providing system and the facilities management system and the facilities management system allocates resources or disseminates information based upon the value of the parameter provided by the context providing system.

Claims

1. An automated system for regulating the allocation of resources, or the dissemination of information within a healthcare facility, the automated system comprising:

a context providing system capable of determining the state of a parameter;

a facilities management system in communication with the context providing system; and

an integration protocol configured to facilitate communication between the context providing system and the facilities management system;

wherein the facilities management system allocates resources or disseminates information based upon the value of the parameter provided by the context providing system.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the context providing system is a clinical system.

3. The system of claim 2, wherein the context providing system is a scheduling system.

4. The system of claim 3, wherein the scheduling system is a surgery scheduling system.

5. The system of claim 1, wherein the facilities management system is a building management system.

6. The system of claim 5, wherein the context providing system is a clinical system.

7. The system of claim 6, wherein the context providing system is a scheduling system.

8. The system of claim 7, wherein the scheduling system is a surgery scheduling system.

9. The system of claim 5, wherein the building management system is configured to generate data related to the value of the parameter that is recorded in a database.

10. The system of claim 9, wherein the building management system is configured to generate a report to one or both of a facility staff or a clinical staff in the event that the value of the parameter is outside of an acceptable range.

11. The system of claim 5, wherein the resource allocated comprises energy loads on one or more components of an HVAC system.

12. An automatic system for controlling an HVAC system for an area within a healthcare facility comprising;

a building management system;

a clinical system including schedule data relating to a usage schedule for the area;

an integration protocol configured to provide the schedule data to the building management system, whereby the building management system controls one or more conditions based on the scheduling data.

13. The system of claim 12, wherein the clinical system is a surgery scheduling system scheduling system utilized in a health care facility.

14. The system of claim 12, wherein the scheduling system is a surgical scheduling system or a patient registration system, and the context provided is an occupancy status of the area based on the scheduling system, or clinical information regarding the patient.

15. A system for controlling an HVAC system in a building configured to regulate environmental conditions in a zone, the system comprising:

a building control system configured to provide a control signal to the HVAC system;

a scheduling system in communication with the building control system and including schedule of use data for the zone;

wherein the control signal provided is based upon the schedule of use data that is provided to the building control system by the scheduling system.

16. The system of claim 15 further comprising an integration protocol in communication with the building control system and the scheduling system.

17. The system of claim 16 wherein the zone is a surgical suite.

18. The system of claim 17 wherein the zone is an operating room.