SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING MEDICAL CAREGIVER AND EQUIPMENT MANAGEMENT PATIENT CARE

• US 20130297350A1
• Filed: 12/16/2011
• Published: 11/07/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 12/22/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V. (Koninklijke Philips N.V.)
• Original Assignee: Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V. (Koninklijke Philips N.V.)
• Inventors: Gross, Brian David, Bufe, Martin, Zengo, Elizabeth, Gegner, Guenter, Meier, Wilhelm, Barga, John Louis, Pirrung, Andreas
• Granted Patent: US 10,282,800 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/3
• 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 40/63 for local operation
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/67 for remote operation

Abstract

A medical device and caretaking management system (10) includes a plurality of medical devices (14) that transmit equipment data and patient data. A central or distributed monitoring system (12) receives the equipment data and patient data from the plurality of medical devices, derives an acuity for each of the patients, and assigns caregivers and equipment based on the derived acuity for display on a display device (26).

Claims

1. A medical device and caretaking management system, the system comprising:

a central or distributed monitoring station that receives the equipment data and patient data from a plurality of medical devices and assigns caregivers based on the equipment data and patient data and/or preprocessed patient status.

2. The system according to claim 1, wherein the central or distributed monitoring station derives an acuity and/or patient deterioration for each of a plurality of patients based on patient data and equipment data received from each patient and dynamically changes caregiver assignments based on the derived acuities.

3. The system according to claim 1, wherein the central or distributed monitoring system further includes a equipment manager which updates the assignment of the medical devices after being transferred or moved to a new bed or unit.

4. The system according to claim 1, wherein the central or distributed monitoring station includes an administration manager which compares the assignment of the medical devices determine and resolve patient conflicts.

5. The system according to claim 1, wherein the equipment data includes at a location and destination the medical device, a identification of the medical device, patient assignment of the medical device, usage of the medical device, state of the medical device, a device group, and a device pool.

6. The system according to claim 1, wherein the patient data includes at least one of physiological data, patient alarms or events, CDS advisories and the physiological state of the patient.

7. The system according to claim 1, wherein the acuity of a patient is further derived based on at least one of:

types of medical device assigned to patient, number of medical device assigned to the patient, frequency of alarms, and frequency or severity of CDS advisory notifications.

8. The system according to claim 1, wherein the administration manager distributes patient alarms, advisory notifications and messages based on the caregiver assignments.

9. The system according to claim 1, wherein the resulting data store from the administration manager and equipment manager is utilized to at least:

track caregiver patient and equipment assignments, detect and track nosocomial infections, and to track caregiver care quality.

10. A method for managing medical devices and caregivers, the method comprising:

receiving patient data and equipment data from a plurality of medical devices, the patient data and equipment data being transmitted from one or more medical devices assigned to each of a plurality of patients;

deriving an acuity for each of a plurality of patients based on the patient data and equipment data; and

making and dynamically changing caregiver assignments, assignment of medical device, and equipment settings based on the derived acuities.

11. The method according to claim 10, further including:

making and dynamically updating the assignment of the medical devices after being transferred or moved to a new bed or unit.

12. The method according to claim 10, further including:

comparing the assignment of the medical devices to determine if any patient conflicts exists; and

resolving patient conflicts.

13. The method according to claim 10, further including:

distributing patient alarms and messages based on the caregiver assignments.

14. The method according to claim 10, wherein the equipment data includes at a location and destination the medical device, a identification of the medical device, patient assignment of the medical device, usage of the medical device, state of the medical device, a device group, and a device pool.

15. The method according to claim 10, wherein the patient data includes at least one of physiological data, patient alarms or events, and the physiological state of the patient.

16. The method according to claim 10, wherein caregiver assignment is thriller based on at least one of:

availability of caregivers, qualifications of available caregivers, the number of available beds in the unit, the current utilization of the beds in the unit, and the existing responsibilities of the caregivers.

17. The method according to claim 10, wherein the resulting data store from the administration manager and equipment manager is utilized to at least:

track caregiver patient and equipment assignments, detect and track nosocomial infections, and to track caregiver care quality.

18. A computer readable medium containing software which when loaded into a processor programs the processor to perform the method according to claim 10.

19. A central or distributed monitoring station comprising:

a display;

an input via which physiological data and equipment data is received; and

one or processors programmed to perform the method according to claim 10.

20. A system comprising:

one or more processors programmed to;

derive an acuity for each of a plurality of patients based on monitored data received from, equipment assigned to, and settings of the equipment assigned to each patient,

based on the derived acuities, making and dynamically changing caregiver assignments, equipment settings, and alerts; and

one or more display devices on which the caregiver assignments, the equipment settings, and the alerts are displayed.

21. The system according to claim 20, wherein the one or more processors are further programmed to:

synchronize patient IDs and equipment assignment to the equipment; and

resolve assignment conflicts.

22. The system according to claim 20, wherein a preprocessed CDS state of each patient is adjusted or reset based on the caregiver and equipment assignments.