HEALTHCARE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM
First Claim
1. A communication system, comprising:
- a communication network;
a plurality of healthcare systems communicatively coupled to the communication network, wherein at least one of the plurality of healthcare systems is configured to transmit first messages comprising orders for a plurality of patients over the communication network to a plurality of healthcare devices;
the plurality of healthcare devices communicatively coupled to the communication network, each of the plurality of healthcare devices being configured to;
facilitate providing healthcare to at least one of the plurality of patients;
transmit, to the at least one of the plurality of healthcare systems over the communication network and in response to receiving the first messages, second messages that indicate that the first messages comprising the orders have been received,transmit, to the at least one of the plurality of healthcare systems over the communication network and while the orders are being administered, third messages that each comprise information relating to a progress of administering one of the orders, andtransmit, to the at least one of the plurality of healthcare systems over the communication network, fourth messages that indicate that the orders were administered to the patients.
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Abstract
A healthcare communication system may include a communication network along with healthcare systems and healthcare devices that are communicatively coupled to the communication network. At least one of the healthcare systems may transmit first messages that include orders for patients over the communication network to the healthcare devices. The healthcare devices facilitate providing healthcare to the patients, and transmit, to the healthcare system over the communication network and in response to receiving the first messages, second messages that indicate that the first messages comprising the orders have been received, The healthcare devices may transmit, to the healthcare system over the communication network and while the orders are being administered, third messages that each include information relating to a progress of one of the orders. The healthcare devices may further transmit, to the healthcare system over the communication network, fourth messages that indicate that the orders were administered to the patients.
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30 Claims
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1. A communication system, comprising:
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a communication network; a plurality of healthcare systems communicatively coupled to the communication network, wherein at least one of the plurality of healthcare systems is configured to transmit first messages comprising orders for a plurality of patients over the communication network to a plurality of healthcare devices; the plurality of healthcare devices communicatively coupled to the communication network, each of the plurality of healthcare devices being configured to; facilitate providing healthcare to at least one of the plurality of patients; transmit, to the at least one of the plurality of healthcare systems over the communication network and in response to receiving the first messages, second messages that indicate that the first messages comprising the orders have been received, transmit, to the at least one of the plurality of healthcare systems over the communication network and while the orders are being administered, third messages that each comprise information relating to a progress of administering one of the orders, and transmit, to the at least one of the plurality of healthcare systems over the communication network, fourth messages that indicate that the orders were administered to the patients. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A control system, comprising:
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one or more processors; and a memory including instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to; receive, from a plurality of healthcare systems over a communication network, first messages that identify actions to be performed by a plurality of healthcare devices; transmit the first messages to the plurality of healthcare devices over the communication network; receive second messages comprising information related to performing the actions from the plurality of healthcare devices over the communication network; determine whether at least one of the second messages indicates that a healthcare professional should be notified; transmit at least a portion of the at least one of the second messages to a user device of the healthcare professional over the communication network when the at least one of the second messages indicates that the healthcare professional should be notified; and store the first and second messages in a data store. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A method for providing communication amongst devices and systems in a healthcare facility, the method comprising:
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transmitting, by a healthcare system, a first message comprising an order for a patient over a communication network to a healthcare device that is configured to facilitate providing healthcare to the patient; receiving, by the healthcare system over the communication network and from the healthcare device, a second message that comprises information regarding the order being administered to the patient, the second message being received while the order is being administered to the patient; receiving, by the healthcare system over the communication network and from the healthcare device, a third message that indicates that the order was administered to the patient by the healthcare device, wherein the third message comprises an identifier of a healthcare provider that assisted with administering the order to the patient and a time that the order was administered to the patient; and storing, by the healthcare system, an indication that the order was administered to the patient by the healthcare device, the time that the order was administered to the patient, and the identifier of the healthcare provider that assisted with administering the order to the patient. - View Dependent Claims (28)
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29. A method for providing communication amongst devices and systems in a healthcare facility, the method comprising:
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receiving, by a healthcare device over a communication network from a healthcare system, a first message comprising an order for a patient, wherein the healthcare device is configured to facilitate providing healthcare to the patient; performing, by the healthcare device, an action associated with the order; and transmitting, by the healthcare device over the communication network and to the healthcare system, a third message that comprises information related to the action while the action is being performed. - View Dependent Claims (30)
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