OPERATING ROOM MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND RELATED METHODS

• US 20140067413A1
• Filed: 08/29/2013
• Published: 03/06/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 08/29/2012
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: David S. Ghivizzani
• Original Assignee: David S. Ghivizzani
• Inventors: GHIVIZZANI, David S.
• Application Number:
  US14/013,501
• Publication Number:
  US 20140067413A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/2
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/20 for the management or administration of healthcare resources or facilities, e.g. managing hospital staff or surgery rooms

Abstract

An operating room management system is for monitoring operating rooms. The operating room management system may include a server, and access devices, each access device being associated with a respective operating room. Each access device may communicate with the server, receive input regarding a current status for a procedure associated with the respective operating room, and display a local status interface including a performance characteristic for the procedure associated with the respective operating room. The operating room management system may include a display communicating with the server and displaying a global status interface including the current status and the performance characteristic of the operating rooms.

Claims

1. An operating room management system for monitoring a plurality of operating rooms, the operating room management system comprising:

a server;

a plurality of access devices, each access device being associated with a respective operating room from the plurality thereof and for

communicating with said server,

receiving input regarding a current status for a procedure associated with the respective operating room, and

displaying a local status interface including at least one performance characteristic for the procedure associated with the respective operating room; and

a display communicating with said server and displaying a global status interface comprising the current status and the at least one performance characteristic of the plurality of the operating rooms.

2. The operating room management system of claim 1 wherein the local status interface includes a plurality of buttons associated with respective activities for the procedure associated with the respective operating room.

3. The operating room management system of claim 1 wherein the at least one performance characteristic comprises a colorized indicator for timely performance for the procedure associated with the respective operating room.

4. The operating room management system of claim 1 wherein the global status interface includes a progress bar indicating a current progress of the procedure associated with the respective operating room.

5. The operating room management system of claim 1 wherein the global status interface includes a plurality of characteristics associated with the plurality of operating rooms including a scheduled procedure start time, a procedure description, assigned personnel, and associated notes.

6. The operating room management system of claim 1 wherein said server selectively changes the at least one performance characteristic based upon historical data, and assigned personnel for the procedure associated with the respective operating room.

7. The operating room management system of claim 1 further comprising at least one mobile access terminal communicating with said server and associated with a respective user assigned to a given procedure for a given operating room.

8. The operating room management system of claim 7 wherein said server sends a text message to the at least one mobile access terminal based upon a current progress of the given procedure.

9. The operating room management system of claim 1 wherein each access terminal includes a touch screen interface.

10. An operating room management system for monitoring a plurality of operating rooms, the operating room management system comprising:

a server;

a plurality of access devices, each access device being associated with a respective operating room from the plurality thereof and for

communicating with said server,

receiving input regarding a current status for a procedure associated with the respective operating room, and

displaying a local status interface including at least one performance characteristic for the procedure associated with the respective operating room, and a plurality of buttons associated with respective activities for the procedure associated with the respective operating room; and

a display communicating with said server and displaying a global status interface comprising the current status for each operating room, the at least one performance characteristic for each operating room, and a progress bar for each operating room indicating a current progress of the procedure associated with the respective operating room.

11. The operating room management system of claim 10 wherein the at least one performance characteristic comprises a colorized indicator for timely performance for the procedure associated with the respective operating room.

12. The operating room management system of claim 10 wherein the global status interface includes a plurality of characteristics associated with the plurality of operating rooms including a scheduled procedure start time, a procedure description, assigned personnel, and associated notes.

13. The operating room management system of claim 10 wherein said server selectively changes the at least one performance characteristic based upon historical data, and assigned personnel for the procedure associated with the respective operating room.

14. The operating room management system of claim 10 further comprising at least one mobile access terminal communicating with said server and associated with a respective user assigned to a given procedure for a given operating room.

15. The operating room management system of claim 14 wherein said server sends a text message to the at least one mobile access terminal based upon a current progress of the given procedure.

16. A method of using an operating room management system for monitoring a plurality of operating rooms, the operating room management system comprising a server, a plurality of access devices, each access device being associated with a respective operating room from the plurality thereof, and a display, the method comprising:

using each access terminal for

communicating with the server,

receiving input regarding a current status for a procedure associated with the respective operating room, and

displaying a local status interface including at least one performance characteristic for the procedure associated with the respective operating room; and

using the display for communicating with the server and displaying a global status interface comprising the current status and the at least one performance characteristic of the plurality of the operating rooms.

17. The method of claim 16 wherein the local status interface includes a plurality of buttons associated with respective activities for the procedure associated with the respective operating room.

18. The method of claim 16 wherein the at least one performance characteristic comprises a colorized indicator for timely performance for the procedure associated with the respective operating room.

19. The method of claim 16 wherein the global status interface includes a progress bar indicating a current progress of the procedure associated with the respective operating room.

20. The method of claim 16 wherein the global status interface includes a plurality of characteristics associated with the plurality of operating rooms including a scheduled procedure start time, a procedure description, assigned personnel, and associated notes.