Method and apparatus for identifying a patient
First Claim
1. A portable device for displaying information relating to a patient having a unique signal associated therewith, comprising:
- control logic that generates a control signal in response to a user actuated stimulus;
a wireless signal detection unit capable of detecting the unique signal when the patient is in proximity to the wireless signal detection unit; and
a display unit that displays information in response to the control signal, the information displayed associated with the signal detected by the wireless signal detection unit, wherein the display unit is configured such that the display unit can be associated with a particular user and the display unit can be configured to allow varying levels of access to information depending on the user,and the display unit further configured to display an alarm relating to the patient and that new information has become available since a medical record was checked.
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Abstract
A method for updating information about a subject of interest is disclosed. The method comprises assigning the subject a unique signal which signal is physically associated with the subject, identifying the unique signal, and displaying information related to the subject assigned to the unique signal soon after the signal is identified. The method is preferably used in a hospital setting. Also disclosed is a device, a system, and a control program for use in updating information. The device comprises a control logic responsive to an external stimulus, a wireless signal detection unit, and a display unit that displays information about a subject that has been identified. The control program is used with a wireless detector and comprises a feature that controls display, a feature that identifies a signal associated with a subject, and a feature that displays information in response to the identification feature. Security features can also be incorporated.
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60 Claims
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1. A portable device for displaying information relating to a patient having a unique signal associated therewith, comprising:
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control logic that generates a control signal in response to a user actuated stimulus; a wireless signal detection unit capable of detecting the unique signal when the patient is in proximity to the wireless signal detection unit; and a display unit that displays information in response to the control signal, the information displayed associated with the signal detected by the wireless signal detection unit, wherein the display unit is configured such that the display unit can be associated with a particular user and the display unit can be configured to allow varying levels of access to information depending on the user, and the display unit further configured to display an alarm relating to the patient and that new information has become available since a medical record was checked. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A system for displaying information relating to a patient, comprising a detecting device and at least one information device;
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wherein the detecting device comprises a means for detecting a unique signal;
a control that generates a control signal in response to an external stimulus; and
a means for displaying information relating to the patient in response to the control signal; andwherein the identification device generates the unique signal associated therewith that can be detected by the wireless signal detection device wherein the displaying means is configured such that the displaying means can be identified with a particular user and the displaying means only allows display of a list corresponding to those unique signals identified with the particular user and the displaying means is further configured to display an alarm relating to the patient; and
that new information has become available since a medical record was checked. - View Dependent Claims (16)
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17. A method of supplying information about a patient to a health care worker using a wireless detector, comprising:
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wirelessly identifying at least one patient when a unique signal associated with the patient is in a proximity of the wireless detector; displaying information relating to the patient in response to identifying the patient; and identifying the healthcare worker and regulating display of information based on the healthcare worker; wherein displaying information relating to the patient comprises; displaying an alarm relating to the patient; and displaying that new information has become available since the last time the medical record was checked. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. A control program for use with a wireless signal detection unit that detects a signal physically associated with a subject of interest when the subject of interest is in a proximity of the wireless signal detection unit, the control program comprising:
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a control feature that allows a user to select that information associated with signals should be displayed; an identification feature that identifies the signal associated with the subject of interest and identifies that the signal is associated with the subject of interest; and a display feature that displays information related to the subject of interest in response to the identification feature wherein the display feature displays a list corresponding to more than one patient if more than one signal is identified by the identification feature and displays patient information if only one signal is identified by the identification feature wherein the list is ordered based on a value associated with a patient'"'"'s distance from the portable electronic information viewing system.
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27. A method for identifying a health care patient, comprising:
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assigning the patient a unique identifier; wirelessly and electronically identifying the unique identifier assigned to the patient; using the identification of the unique identifier, wherein using the identification of the unique identifier includes displaying a medical chart for the patient on a display device based on the indentification of the unique identifier; and associating the display device with a user, wherein displaying information on a display device comprises; displaying information on the display device in a format based on the user associated with the display device; displaying an alarm relating to the patient; and displaying that new information that has become available since the last time the medical record was checked. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40)
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41. A method of providing a user with information about a patient using a portable electronic information viewing system, the method comprising:
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determining that the portable electronic information viewing system is in proximity to the patient; displaying information relating to the patient based on the determination; and identifying the user and regulating display of information based on the user identified; wherein displaying information relating to the patient comprises; displaying an alarm relating to the patient; and displaying that new information that has become available sine the last time the medical record was checked. - View Dependent Claims (42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60)
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