Rules-based patient care system for use in healthcare locations
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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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Abstract
A rules-base patient care system for use in healthcare locations. A patient rules generator creates rules for the patients. Performance measures indicative of the ability of a rule to predict changes in the condition of the patient are acquired by the rules generator. A determination is made from the rules performance measures whether to revise the rule. A rules engine applies a rule to selected data elements stored in the database to produce an output indicative of a change in the medical condition of the patient. The output from the rules engine is used to determine if intervention is warranted.
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1. A rules-based patient care system comprising:
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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. - 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, 27, 28)
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29. A method for managing the care of a patient:
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receiving at a remote command center monitored data elements from geographically dispersed hospitalized patients via a telecommunications network; 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; selecting data elements from the monitored data elements associated with the hospitalized patient and the patient data elements associated with the hospitalized patient; applying the patient-specific rule associated with the hospitalized patient continuously to the selected patient data elements to produce an output indicative of a change in the medical condition of the patient; utilizing the output to determine in an automated fashion 24 hours per day 7 days per week if intervention is warranted; 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. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55)
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