HEALTH CARE DELIVERY VERIFICATION METHODS, APPARATUS, AND SYSTEMS
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1. A method of verifying delivery of a health care bundle to a patient, the method comprising:
- registering a health care bundle to be delivered to a selected patient using a verification unit;
determining if the registered health care bundle should be delivered to the selected patient;
providing a registration feedback signal using the verification unit after determining if the registered health care bundle should be delivered to the selected patient, wherein the registration feedback signal comprises at least one of;
a confirmation signal if the registered health care bundle should be delivered to the selected patient, anda corrective signal if the registered health care bundle should not be delivered to the selected patient;
collecting delivery data during delivery of the registered health care bundle to the selected patient;
determining if the data collected during delivery of the registered health care bundle comprises one or more selected features that are associated with proper delivery of the registered health care bundle;
providing a delivery feedback signal using the verification unit after determining if the data comprises the one or more selected features, wherein the feedback signal comprises at least one of;
a corrective signal if the data does not include at least one selected features associated with proper delivery of the registered health care bundle, anda confirmation signal if the data includes at least one selected feature associated with proper delivery of the registered health care bundle; and
storing an indicator that is indicative of at least one of the selected features found in the data collected during delivery of the registered health care bundle.
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Abstract
Methods, apparatus and systems for verifying proper delivery of health care bundles to patients are described. The methods, apparatus, and systems may be configured to monitor the delivery of health care bundles to one or more patients, to collect delivery data such as sounds and/or images that can be processed to determine if delivery of the health care bundle is being or has been properly delivered to a patient, to provide feedback during delivery of a health care bundle to a patient, and/or to store an indicator that is indicative of proper delivery of the health care bundle.
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1. A method of verifying delivery of a health care bundle to a patient, the method comprising:
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registering a health care bundle to be delivered to a selected patient using a verification unit; determining if the registered health care bundle should be delivered to the selected patient; providing a registration feedback signal using the verification unit after determining if the registered health care bundle should be delivered to the selected patient, wherein the registration feedback signal comprises at least one of; a confirmation signal if the registered health care bundle should be delivered to the selected patient, and a corrective signal if the registered health care bundle should not be delivered to the selected patient; collecting delivery data during delivery of the registered health care bundle to the selected patient; determining if the data collected during delivery of the registered health care bundle comprises one or more selected features that are associated with proper delivery of the registered health care bundle; providing a delivery feedback signal using the verification unit after determining if the data comprises the one or more selected features, wherein the feedback signal comprises at least one of; a corrective signal if the data does not include at least one selected features associated with proper delivery of the registered health care bundle, and a confirmation signal if the data includes at least one selected feature associated with proper delivery of the registered health care bundle; and storing an indicator that is indicative of at least one of the selected features found in the data collected during delivery of the registered health care bundle. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4, 7, 8, 9, 10, 13, 15, 16)
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17. A method of verifying delivery of a health care bundle to a patient, the method comprising:
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registering a health care bundle to be delivered to a selected patient using a verification unit; determining if the registered health care bundle should be delivered to the selected patient; providing a registration feedback signal using the verification unit after determining if the registered health care bundle should be delivered to the selected patient, wherein the registration feedback signal comprises at least one of; a confirmation signal if the registered health care bundle should be delivered to the selected patient, and a corrective signal if the registered health care bundle should not be delivered to the selected patient; collecting sound during delivery of the registered health care bundle to the selected patient, the sound associated with delivery of the registered health care bundle; collecting one or more images associated with delivery of the registered health care bundle; determining if the sound collected during delivery of the registered health care bundle comprises one or more selected audio signatures that are associated with proper delivery of the registered health care bundle, wherein each selected audio signature comprises either a selected speech pattern spoken during delivery of the registered health care bundle or a selected non-speech pattern collected during delivery of the registered health care bundle; determining if the one or more images collected during delivery of the registered health care bundle comprise a selected object that is associated with proper delivery of the registered health care bundle; providing a delivery feedback signal using the verification unit after determining if the sound comprises the one or more selected audio signatures, wherein the feedback signal comprises at least one of;
a corrective signal if the sound does not include at least one selected audio signature associated with proper delivery of the registered health care bundle, and a confirmation signal if the sound includes at least one selected audio signature associated with proper delivery of the registered health care bundle;providing a delivery feedback signal using the verification unit after determining if the one or more images collected during delivery of the registered health care bundle comprises the selected object, wherein the feedback signal comprises at least one of;
a corrective signal if the one or more images do not include the selected object associated with proper delivery of the registered health care bundle, and a confirmation signal if the one or more images include the selected object associated with proper delivery of the registered health care bundle;storing an indicator that is indicative of at least one of the selected audio signatures found in the sound collected during delivery of the registered health care bundle; and storing an indicator that is indicative of at least one selected object associated with proper delivery of the registered health care bundle found in the one or more images collected during delivery of the registered health care bundle. - View Dependent Claims (18)
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21. A system for verifying delivery of a health care bundle to a patient, the system comprising:
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a plurality of verification units operably connected to a central controller through a communication network in a health care facility, wherein each of the verification units comprises; registration apparatus configured to register a health care bundle to be delivered to a selected patient; feedback signal apparatus configured to deliver a feedback signal capable of detection by a person proximate the verification unit; a delivery data collector configured to collect delivery data during delivery of a health care bundle; wherein the system is configured to; determine if the registered health care bundle should be delivered to the selected patient; provide a registration feedback signal using the feedback signal apparatus of the verification unit after determining if the registered health care bundle should be delivered to the selected patient; determine if data collected by the verification unit comprises one or more selected features that are associated with proper delivery of the registered health care bundle; provide a delivery feedback signal using the feedback signal apparatus of the verification unit after determining if the data comprises one or more of the selected features; store an indicator that is indicative of at least one of any of the selected features found in the data collected during delivery of the registered health care bundle. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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