COMMAND CENTER COMMUNICATION SYSTEM FOR IMPROVED MANAGEMENT OF COMPLEX MEDICAL ENVIRONMENTS

• US 20110307284A1
• Filed: 06/09/2011
• Published: 12/15/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 06/09/2010
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Medtronic Incorporated (Medtronic Plc)
• Original Assignee: Medtronic Incorporated (Medtronic Plc)
• Inventors: THOMPSON, Paul R., Shi, Chun, Harding, William Charles Ballough, Paffel, Timothy Douglas
• Application Number:
  US13/156,858
• Publication Number:
  US 20110307284A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/7.13
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/06311 Scheduling, planning or task assignment for a person or group
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/10 Office automation; Time management
• 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 40/40 for the management of medical equipment or devices, e.g. scheduling maintenance or upgrades
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/67 for remote operation

Abstract

Computer-implemented systems, apparatus and methods for managing information, operations and functions in a complex medical environment and providing a command control center interface for receiving/sending/displaying data, relating to products, instructions, diagnosis, consultation, patient'"'"'s information, supplies and their provision, registration, scheduling, updating and like operational functions and features, and updating on an ongoing basis to coordinate, control and synchronize necessary and/or desirable operations within the environment, whereby the “hospital of the future” is effectively facilitated with proficiency and efficiency in an accurate and reliable manner. Such systems may also include one or more client terminal devices in communication with a data interchange subsystem.

Claims

1. A device, comprising:

an interface to a central command center system of a medical environment, wherein the device is configured to present data received from the central command center system, the data comprising information on;

one or more procedures scheduled at the medical environment;

schedule of one or more staff needed for one or more procedures; and

identity of one or more patients involved in the one or more procedures and the medical information of the one or more patients.

2. The device of claim 1, wherein the data further comprises information on electronic mail associated with a user of the central command center system.

3. The device of claim 2, wherein the data further comprises information on a news feed.

4. The device of claim 3, wherein the data is communicated to the central command center system via radio frequency tagging.

5. The device of claim 1, wherein the data further comprises information on one more supplies needed for the one or more procedures and the availability of the one or more supplies.

6. The device of claim 1, wherein the device is a portable medical device.

7. The device of claim 6, wherein the medical device is configured to be used in the medical environment.

8. The device of claim 7, wherein the medical environment comprises a hospital.

9. The device of claim 1, wherein the data is communicated to the central command center system via an electronic records database.

10. The device of claim 1, wherein the data is communicated directly with an electronic records database or communicated indirectly with the electronic records database via the central command center system.

11. A method, comprising:

receiving data at a device from a central command center system of a medical environment;

presenting the data at the device, the data comprising information on;

one or more procedures scheduled at the medical environment;

schedule of one or more staff needed for one or more procedures; and

identity of one or more patients involved in the one or more procedures and the medical information of the one or more patients.

12. The method of claim 11, wherein the data further comprises information on electronic mail associated with a user of the central command center system.

13. The method of claim 12, wherein the data further comprises information on a news feed.

14. The method of claim 13, wherein the data is communicated to the central command center system via radio frequency tagging.

15. The method of claim 11, wherein the data further comprises information on one more supplies needed for the one or more procedures and the availability of the one or more supplies.

16. The method of claim 11, wherein the device is a portable medical device.

17. The method of claim 16, wherein the medical device is configured to be used in the medical environment.

18. The method of claim 17, wherein the medical environment comprises a hospital.

19. The method of claim 11, wherein the data is communicated to the central command center system via an electronic records database.

20. The method of claim 11, wherein the data is communicated directly with an electronic records database or communicated indirectly with the electronic records database via the central command center system.