HAND HYGIENE COMPLIANCE SYSTEM
First Claim
1. A computer implemented method for performing hand hygiene compliance, the method comprising:
- receiving a notification that an individual has entered a physical location, the notification received by a node in a wireless mesh network, the wireless mesh network comprising a plurality of nodes corresponding to objects in the physical location;
identifying a hand hygiene protocol for the individual;
determining that the individual has not followed the hand hygiene protocol, the determining performed by software executing on the nodes in the wireless mesh network and responsive to a previous and a current location of the individual relative to the objects in the physical location; and
notifying the individual in response to determining that the individual has not followed the hand hygiene protocol.
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Abstract
A system and method for performing hand hygiene compliance. The method includes receiving a notification that an individual has entered a physical location. The notification is received by a node in a wireless mesh network that includes a plurality of nodes corresponding to objects in the physical location. A hand hygiene protocol is identified for the individual. It is determined that the individual has not followed the hand hygiene protocol. The determining is performed by software executing on the nodes in the wireless mesh network and responsive to a previous and a current location of the individual relative to the objects in the physical location. The individual is notified in response to determining that the individual has not followed the hand hygiene protocol.
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28 Claims
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1. A computer implemented method for performing hand hygiene compliance, the method comprising:
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receiving a notification that an individual has entered a physical location, the notification received by a node in a wireless mesh network, the wireless mesh network comprising a plurality of nodes corresponding to objects in the physical location; identifying a hand hygiene protocol for the individual; determining that the individual has not followed the hand hygiene protocol, the determining performed by software executing on the nodes in the wireless mesh network and responsive to a previous and a current location of the individual relative to the objects in the physical location; and notifying the individual in response to determining that the individual has not followed the hand hygiene protocol. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 28)
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8. A hand hygiene compliance system comprising:
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a plurality of nodes corresponding to objects in a physical location, the plurality of nodes forming a wireless mesh network; and hand hygiene compliance software for execution on the nodes in the wireless mesh network to perform a method comprising; receiving a notification that an individual has entered the physical location; identifying a hand hygiene protocol for the individual; determining that the individual has not followed the hand hygiene protocol, the determining responsive to a previous and a current location of the individual relative to the objects in the physical location; and notifying the individual in response to determining that the individual has not followed the hand hygiene protocol. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A computer program product for performing hand hygiene compliance, the computer program product comprising:
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a tangible storage medium readable by a processing circuit and storing instructions for execution by the processing circuit for performing a method comprising; receiving a notification that an individual has entered a physical location, the notification received by a node in a wireless mesh network, the wireless mesh network comprising a plurality of nodes corresponding to objects in the physical location; identifying a hand hygiene protocol for the individual; determining that the individual has not followed the hand hygiene protocol, the determining performed by software executing on the nodes in the wireless mesh network and responsive to a previous and a current location of the individual relative to the objects in the physical location; and notifying the individual in response to determining that the individual has not followed the hand hygiene protocol. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A computer implemented method for performing hand hygiene compliance, the method comprising:
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receiving a notification that an individual has entered a first physical location, the notification received by a node in a wireless mesh network, the wireless mesh network comprising a plurality of nodes corresponding to objects in a first physical location; identifying a hand hygiene protocol for the individual; determining that the individual has not followed the hand hygiene protocol, the determining performed by software executing on a processor located in a second physical location different than the first physical location, the determining responsive to a previous and a current location of the individual relative to the objects in the first physical location; and notifying the individual in response to determining that the individual has not followed the hand hygiene protocol. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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