WIRELESS PATIENT CARE SYSTEM AND METHOD
First Claim
1. A patient care system, comprising:
- a server comprising means for wireless communications;
at least one patient communication device comprising;
a user interface, andwireless communications means for sending an assistance signal to said server; and
at least one caregiver communication device comprising;
a user interface,wireless communications means for receiving a notification signal from said server, anda display indicating said notification signal,wherein said server includes a server memory storing server instructions and a server processor for executing said server instructions, said server instructions when executed causing said server processor to send said notification signal to a plurality of caregiver communication devices when preset conditions have been satisfied upon receipt of an assistance signal, and further configured to track the receipt of each assistance signal.
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Abstract
A patient care system and a corresponding method that provide patient monitoring. The system includes a server, at least one patient communication device, and at least one caregiver communication device. The communication devices send receiving signals and notifications wirelessly to/from the server, and may be adapted to be worn on a user'"'"'s wrist. Notifications can be sent to the caregiver communication device to notify the user to provide care to a patient in response to a patient request for assistance based on defined conditions, which may be proximity based. The server may track all received and sent notifications and may provide analytics of this information to improve quality of healthcare in a facility.
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42 Claims
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1. A patient care system, comprising:
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a server comprising means for wireless communications; at least one patient communication device comprising; a user interface, and wireless communications means for sending an assistance signal to said server; and at least one caregiver communication device comprising; a user interface, wireless communications means for receiving a notification signal from said server, and a display indicating said notification signal, wherein said server includes a server memory storing server instructions and a server processor for executing said server instructions, said server instructions when executed causing said server processor to send said notification signal to a plurality of caregiver communication devices when preset conditions have been satisfied upon receipt of an assistance signal, and further configured to track the receipt of each assistance signal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A method for providing patient care, comprising:
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setting, at a server, preset conditions for sending a notification signal to at least one caregiver communication device, and to designated ones of a plurality of caregiver communication devices to which to send said notification signal; receiving an assistance signal from a patient communication device; tracking said assistance signal; determining whether to send a notification signal in response to said assistance signal or other preset conditions; sending said notification signal to said designated ones of said plurality of caregiver communication devices; and updating all of said caregiver communication devices with remaining notification signals after a notification is satisfied. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42)
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