HEALTH CARE DELIVERY MONITORING SYSTEMS AND METHODS
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1. A system for monitoring health care delivery, the system comprising:
- a plurality of bundle credentials, wherein each bundle credential of the plurality of bundle credentials comprises bundle data associated with a selected health care bundle;
registration apparatus configured to obtain the bundle data of the plurality of bundle credentials;
a patient zone controller operably connected to the registration apparatus, wherein the patient zone controller is associated with only one selected patient and wherein the patient zone controller is configured to register the bundle data to the selected patient; and
publication apparatus operably connected to the patient zone controller, the publication apparatus configured to communicate selected information to a person located proximate the selected patient, wherein the selected information is associated with the health care bundle that is registered to the selected patient.
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Abstract
Health care delivery monitoring systems and methods are described herein. The systems and methods may be used to monitor the delivery of health care bundles to one or more patients. The systems and methods may communicate with a health care worker delivering a health care bundle to provide selected information to the health care worker such as, e.g., one or more instructions regarding delivery of the health care bundle. In addition, the systems and methods described herein may further include the collection of compliance data to provide feedback regarding compliance with health care delivery protocols established within a health care facility.
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1. A system for monitoring health care delivery, the system comprising:
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a plurality of bundle credentials, wherein each bundle credential of the plurality of bundle credentials comprises bundle data associated with a selected health care bundle; registration apparatus configured to obtain the bundle data of the plurality of bundle credentials; a patient zone controller operably connected to the registration apparatus, wherein the patient zone controller is associated with only one selected patient and wherein the patient zone controller is configured to register the bundle data to the selected patient; and publication apparatus operably connected to the patient zone controller, the publication apparatus configured to communicate selected information to a person located proximate the selected patient, wherein the selected information is associated with the health care bundle that is registered to the selected patient. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A system for monitoring health care delivery, the system comprising:
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a plurality of bundle credentials, wherein each bundle credential of the plurality of bundle credentials comprises bundle data associated with a selected health care bundle; a health care worker credential that comprises; on-board memory operably connected to a communication device, wherein at least some data transmitted and/or received by the communication device is stored by the on-board memory; data associating the health care worker credential with a selected health care worker in the on-board memory; registration apparatus configured to obtain the bundle data of the plurality of bundle credentials and transfer the bundle data to the on-board memory; publication apparatus configured to communicate selected information to a person located proximate the health care worker credential; and a patient zone controller operably connected to the health care worker credential, wherein the patient zone controller is associated with only one selected patient and wherein the patient zone controller is configured to register bundle data received from the health care worker credential to the selected patient. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A method of monitoring health care bundle use, the method comprising:
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associating a patient zone controller with only one selected patient; registering a selected health care bundle for delivery to the selected patient, wherein the registering comprises obtaining bundle data from a bundle credential associated with the selected health care bundle; publishing selected information to a health care worker delivering the registered health care bundle to a patient, wherein the selected information is chosen based on the registered health care bundle; and collecting compliance data that is indicative of delivery of the registered health care bundle to the patient. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A method of monitoring health care bundle use, the method comprising:
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detecting entry of a bundle credential into a patient zone, wherein a selected patient is associated with the patient zone and wherein the bundle credential is associated with a selected health care bundle; registering the selected health care bundle associated with the bundle credential with the selected patient associated with the patient zone; and publishing selected information proximate the patient zone, wherein the selected information is selected based at least in part on the selected health care bundle. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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