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Rules-based patient care system for use in healthcare locations

  • US 7,315,825 B2
  • Filed: 05/31/2006
  • Issued: 01/01/2008
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/23/1999
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A rules-based patient care system comprising:

  • a telecommunications network;

    monitoring stations comprising monitoring equipment, wherein the monitoring equipment comprises instructions for monitoring data elements from geographically dispersed hospitalized patients and for sending the monitored data elements to a remote command center via the telecommunications network, wherein the remote command center comprises instructions for;

    receiving the monitored data elements from the geographically dispersed hospitalized patients;

    accessing patient data elements indicative of a medical condition associated with each of the geographically dispersed hospitalized patients;

    establishing patient-specific rules associated with each of the geographically dispersed hospitalized patients; and

    applying the patient-specific rules continuously using a rules engine, wherein the rules engine comprises instructions for;

    selecting data elements from the monitored data elements and the patient data elements associated with a hospitalized patient;

    applying a patient-specific rule in an automated fashion to the selected data elements to produce an output indicative of a change in the medical condition of the patient; and

    utilizing the output to determine in an automated fashion 24 hours per day 7 days per week if intervention is warranted; and

    a patient rules generator connected to the telecommunications network, wherein the patient rules generator comprises instructions for;

    creating the patient-specific rule;

    acquiring rules performance measures indicative of the ability of the patient-specific rule to predict the change in the condition of the patient; and

    determining from the rules performance measures whether to revise the patient-specific rule.

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