HOSPITAL ADMINISTRATION SYSTEM AND METHOD

• US 20110137680A1
• Filed: 11/30/2010
• Published: 06/09/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 12/01/2009
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: PatientSafe Solutions, Inc. (Stryker Corporation)
• Original Assignee: PatientSafe Solutions, Inc. (Stryker Corporation)
• Inventors: SWEENEY, JAMES M.
• Application Number:
  US12/957,164
• Publication Number:
  US 20110137680A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/3
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/06 Resources, workflows, human or project management; Enterprise or organisation planning; Enterprise or organisation modelling
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 9/20 involving the use of a pass
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 10/60 for patient-specific data, e.g. for electronic patient records
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/20 for the management or administration of healthcare resources or facilities, e.g. managing hospital staff or surgery rooms
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/60 for the operation of medical equipment or devices

Abstract

A hospital administration system is described that includes a handheld device that communicates with a central server and a patient portal device. The patient portal is configured to run software that checks for potential medical errors that may affect a patient, and then warn the patient of the potential error.

Claims

1. A system for managing medical care, comprising:

a patient identifier configured to be worn by a patient and comprising an identification code that uniquely identifies the patient;

a handheld device configured to read the identification code from the patient identifier; and

a patient portal device, comprising a display and in communication with the patient identifier and the handheld device.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the handheld device is configured to read the patient identifier using a wireless technology.

3. The system of claim 1, further comprising a server configured to store patient data and transmit that patient data to the handheld device and the patient portal device.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein the patient portal device is configured to display warnings to the patient in response to a medication error.

5. The system of claim 1, wherein the patient portal device is configured to display a schedule of patient activities to the patient.

6. The system of claim 1, wherein the patient portal device is configured to allow the patient to send emails or text messages.

7. The system of claim 1, wherein the patient identifier is a wristband.

8. The system of claim 7, wherein the identification code is stored in a memory in the wristband.

9. The system of claim 7, wherein the identification code is a bar code printed on the wristband.

10. The system of claim 1, wherein the handheld device is configured to communicate with the patient portal device and to send the patient portal device medication decisions that are input on the handheld device.

11. The system of claim 1, wherein the patient portal device comprises a touch-screen interface.

12. The system of claim 1, wherein the patient portal device comprises instructions for displaying a warning to the patient if a medication error is detected.

18. The system of claim 1, wherein the patient portal device displays a name of a caregiver who is responsible for the patient'"'"'s care.

19. The system of claim 18, wherein the patient portal device displays a title for the caregiver.

20. The system of claim 18, wherein the patient portal device displays a picture of the caregiver.

21. The system of claim 1, wherein the patient portal device displays a patient treatment goal to be completed within a period of time.

13. An electronic system for displaying patient data to a patient in a hospital, comprising:

a server comprising a storage that stores patient records and a first module configured to provide a schedule of patient activities;

a patient portal device configured to communicate with the server and display the schedule of patient activities to the patient; and

a scheduling module running on the patient portal device and configured to update the schedule of patient activities.

14. A system for protecting a patient from medical errors, comprising:

a server configured to store patient medical records;

a patient portal device in communication with the server and configured to electronically monitor the patient medical records for indicators of medical errors; and

a protection module configured to generate a patient-specific alert on the patient portal device if a medical error is detected.

15. The system of claim 14, wherein the alert is a text-based alert warning of a medication error.

16. The system of claim 14, wherein the alert is an audio alert warning of a medication error.

17. The system of claim 14, wherein the alert is a text-based alert warning of a pending procedure error.