Patient care communication system
First Claim
1. A process for selectively and electronically composing and displaying for transmission messages at a communication station in a communications systems which includes a plurality of display terminals connected to a central computer, said communication station being one of said display terminals and displaying screens containing reference data items stored in said central computer, the process comprising the steps of:
- displaying the reference data items in a screen on said communication station for selection by an operator;
saving the reference data items selected by the operator in a temporary storage;
composing a message made up of operator selected items; and
displaying the composed message for review and correction prior to transmission to another communications station in the communication system,wherein the messages are related to patients in a patient care facility, and further including the step of displaying at said communication station a screen containing a census of patients admitted to the facilityand further including the steps of;
displaying a second screen containing a list of possible addresses to whom the message may be sent for selection by the operator; and
saving in said temporary storage the addresses selected by the operator from said second screen, said composed message also including the addresses selected from said second screen.
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Abstract
A patient care facility communication system with a plurality of communication terminals operatively coupled together for the transmission and receipt of messages, includes a program providing a message composition facility by which an operator may select one or more common items from a plurality of data screens, such as patient lists, address lists, work-item lists, and common message lists, to be included in messages frequently required to be sent for the efficient operation of the patient care facility.
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18 Claims
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1. A process for selectively and electronically composing and displaying for transmission messages at a communication station in a communications systems which includes a plurality of display terminals connected to a central computer, said communication station being one of said display terminals and displaying screens containing reference data items stored in said central computer, the process comprising the steps of:
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displaying the reference data items in a screen on said communication station for selection by an operator; saving the reference data items selected by the operator in a temporary storage; composing a message made up of operator selected items; and displaying the composed message for review and correction prior to transmission to another communications station in the communication system, wherein the messages are related to patients in a patient care facility, and further including the step of displaying at said communication station a screen containing a census of patients admitted to the facility and further including the steps of; displaying a second screen containing a list of possible addresses to whom the message may be sent for selection by the operator; and saving in said temporary storage the addresses selected by the operator from said second screen, said composed message also including the addresses selected from said second screen. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A process for selectively and electronically composing and displaying for transmission messages at a communication station in a communications systems which includes a plurality of display terminals connected to a central computer, said communication station being one of said display terminals and displaying screens containing reference data items stored in said central computer, the process comprising the steps of:
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displaying the reference data items in a screen on said communication station for selection by an operator; saving the reference data items selected by the operator in a temporary storage; composing a message made up of operator-selected items; and displaying the composed message for review and correction prior to transmission to another communications station in the communication system, wherein the messages are related to patients in a patient care facility, and further including the step of displaying at said communication station a screen containing a census of patients admitted to the facility, and further including the step of transmitting the composed message to selected destinations. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18)
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