PATIENT CARE AND HEALTH INFORMATION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM

• US 20150302150A1
• Filed: 04/08/2015
• Published: 10/22/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 04/16/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Murata VIOS Incorporated (Murata Manufacturing Co Limited)
• Original Assignee: Vios Medical Singapore Pte Ltd (Murata Manufacturing Co Limited)
• Inventors: Mazar, Scott, Patel, Amit
• Granted Patent: US 10,621,686 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/10 Office automation; Time management
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 21/02 Alarms for ensuring the safety of persons
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 21/0211 Combination with medical sensor, e.g. for measuring heart rate, temperature
• 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

Abstract

Streamlined and integrated patient care and health information management systems and methods for reducing the need for costly, near constant patient monitoring by providing system components that allow healthcare professionals to view the most important data for a number of patients in varying physical locations in a seamless manner are disclosed. Various components of the system can be used to monitor patients; measure, record, and track vital signs; and coordinate patient care in an automated fashion. Patients that have a achieved a relatively stable condition during a recovery process, but who still require or would benefit from near constant, or frequent vital sign monitoring can be provided with one or more body worn vital sign sensors. These patient worn sensors can track vital sign and other information about patients, including patient movement, activity, and sleep patterns.

Claims

1. A computer-implemented method for coordinating patient care, the method comprising:

receiving, by a computer system and from a patient-worn mobile sensor associated with a patient, vital sign information associated with the patient;

receiving, by the computer system, user input provided by a first caregiver indicating care information for the patient;

determining, by the computer system and based on the received vital sign information and received user input, a predicted future location for the patient;

determining, by the computer system and based on the received vital sign information and received user input, a predicted time window for arrival of the patient at the predicted future location;

identifying, by the computer system, a second caregiver based on the predicted future location; and

sending, by the computer system, an alert message to the second caregiver, the alert message including an identifier for the patient and an indication of the predicted time window.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the vital sign information and the user input are received by the computer system while the patient is located in a first section of a healthcare facility, wherein the predicted future location is a second section of the healthcare facility different than the first section, and the second caregiver is a clinician scheduled to work in the second section of the healthcare facility during the predicted time window.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein:

the vital sign information and the user input are received by the computer system while the patient is located in a healthcare facility, wherein the predicted future location is a location outside of the healthcare facility;

determining the predicted future location for the patient includes determining that the patient is to be discharged from the healthcare facility during the predicted time window; and

the alert message includes an indication that the patient is to be discharged during the predicted time window.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

determining, by the computer system and based on the received vital sign information and received user input, a predicted future medical occurrence for the patient;

wherein determining the predicted future location for the patient includes accessing location information for the predicted future location, the location information including attributes for the predicted future location, and determining that the attributes for the predicted future location match criteria required for the predicted future medical occurrence; and

wherein identifying the second caregiver includes accessing caregiver information for the second caregiver and determining, using the accessed caregiver information, that the second caregiver is suitable for participating in the future medical occurrence for the patient.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

identifying a required future treatment for the patient;

wherein determining the predicted future location for the patient includes determining that the predicted future location is suitable for the required future treatment.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein identifying the second caregiver includes identifying that the second caregiver is scheduled to work at the predicted future location during the predicted time window.

7. The method of claim 5, wherein determining the predicted future location for the patient is performed in response to determining, using the received vital sign information, that the patient has sufficiently covered from a previous medical occurrence.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the predicted future location is an outpatient treatment facility and wherein determining the predicted future location for the patient includes determining that the patient requires outpatient treatment of a type performed at the outpatient treatment facility.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein identifying the second caregiver includes determining that the second caregiver is located within a specified proximity of the predicted future location.

10. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium encoded with a computer program, the program comprising instructions that when executed by one or more data processing apparatus cause the one or more data processing apparatus to perform operations comprising:

receiving, by a computer system and from a patient-worn mobile sensor associated with a patient, vital sign information associated with the patient;

receiving, by the computer system, user input provided by a first caregiver indicating care information for the patient;

determining, by the computer system and based on the received vital sign information and received user input, a predicted future location for the patient;

determining, by the computer system and based on the received vital sign information and received user input, a predicted time window for arrival of the patient at the predicted future location;

identifying, by the computer system, a second caregiver based on the predicted future location; and

sending, by the computer system, an alert message to the second caregiver, the alert message including an identifier for the patient and an indication of the predicted time window.

11. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 10, wherein the vital sign information and the user input are received by the computer system while the patient is located in a first section of a healthcare facility, wherein the predicted future location is a second section of the healthcare facility different than the first section, and the second caregiver is a clinician scheduled to work in the second section of the healthcare facility during the predicted time window.

12. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 10, wherein:

the vital sign information and the user input are received by the computer system while the patient is located in a healthcare facility, wherein the predicted future location is a location outside of the healthcare facility;

determining the predicted future location for the patient includes determining that the patient is to be discharged from the healthcare facility during the predicted time window; and

the alert message includes an indication that the patient is to be discharged during the predicted time window.

13. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 10, the operations further comprising:

determining, by the computer system and based on the received vital sign information and received user input, a predicted future medical occurrence for the patient;

wherein determining the predicted future location for the patient includes accessing location information for the predicted future location, the location information including attributes for the predicted future location, and determining that the attributes for the predicted future location match criteria required for the predicted future medical occurrence; and

wherein identifying the second caregiver includes accessing caregiver information for the second caregiver and determining, using the accessed caregiver information, that the second caregiver is suitable for participating in the future medical occurrence for the patient.

14. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 10, the operations further comprising:

identifying a required future treatment for the patient;

wherein determining the predicted future location for the patient includes determining that the predicted future location is suitable for the required future treatment.

15. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 14, wherein identifying the second caregiver includes identifying that the second caregiver is scheduled to work at the predicted future location during the predicted time window.

16. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 14, wherein determining the predicted future location for the patient is performed in response to determining, using the received vital sign information, that the patient has sufficiently covered from a previous medical occurrence.

17. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 10, wherein the predicted future location is an outpatient treatment facility and wherein determining the predicted future location for the patient includes determining that the patient requires outpatient treatment of a type performed at the outpatient treatment facility.

18. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 10, wherein identifying the second caregiver includes determining that the second caregiver is located within a specified proximity of the predicted future location.

19. A system comprising:

a patient-worn mobile sensor configured to contact the skin of a patient and collect vital sign information for the patient;

a user input device for receiving user input;

a database hosted on one or more computing devices storing information about a plurality of caregivers; and

one or more computers in communication with the patient-worn mobile sensor and the user input device that include one or more computer storage media encoded with a computer program, the program comprising instructions that, when executed, cause the one or more computers to perform operations comprising;

receiving, by the one or more computers and from the patient-worn mobile sensor, vital sign information associated with the patient;

receiving, by the one or more computers via the user input device, user input provided by a first caregiver indicating care information for the patient;

determining, by the one or more computers and based on the received vital sign information and received user input, a predicted future location for the patient;

determining, by the one or more computers and based on the received vital sign information and received user input, a predicted time window for arrival of the patient at the predicted future location;

identifying, by the one or more computers and based on information stored in the database, a second caregiver based on the predicted future location; and

sending, by the one or more computers, an alert message to the second caregiver, the alert message including an identifier for the patient and an indication of the predicted time window.

20. The system of claim 19, the operations further comprising:

determining, by the computer system and based on the received vital sign information and received user input, a predicted future medical occurrence for the patient;

wherein determining the predicted future location for the patient includes accessing location information for the predicted future location, the location information including attributes for the predicted future location, and determining that the attributes for the predicted future location match criteria required for the predicted future medical occurrence; and

wherein identifying the second caregiver includes accessing caregiver information for the second caregiver and determining, using the accessed caregiver information, that the second caregiver is suitable for participating in the future medical occurrence for the patient.