System and method for patient-worn monitoring of patients in geographically dispersed health care locations
First Claim
1. A patient monitoring system for geographically dispersed health care locations comprising a network, a body-worn monitoring station, a monitoring station server, a remote command center, and a rules engine, wherein,the network comprises a first sub-network and a second sub-network;
- the body-worn monitoring station comprises monitoring equipment, and wherein the body worn monitoring station comprises instructions for;
monitoring data elements from a patient assigned to a health care location; and
sending monitored data elements to a monitoring station server via the first sub-network;
the monitoring station server comprises instructions for;
receiving the monitored data elements from the body worn monitoring station; and
relaying the monitored data elements to the remote command center via the second sub-network;
the remote command center comprises instructions for;
receiving the monitored data elements from the monitoring station server;
associating the monitored data elements with the patient assigned to the health care location;
accessing patient data elements indicative of a medical condition associated with the patient;
establishing a patient-specific rule associated with the patient; and
the rules engine comprises instructions for;
selecting data elements from the monitored data elements and the patient data elements associated with the patient;
applying the patient-specific rule to the selected data elements continuously and simultaneously;
determining in an automated fashion 24 hours per day 7 days per week from the remote command center whether the patient-specific rule for the patient has been contravened; and
issuing an alert from the remote command center in the event the patient-specific rule for the patient has been contravened.
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Abstract
A patient-worn monitoring system and method for geographically dispersed health care locations. A patient-worn monitoring system comprises a network, a body-worn monitoring station, a monitoring station server, a remote command center, and a rules engine. The network comprises a first sub-network and a second sub-network. The body-worn monitoring station comprises monitoring equipment. The body worn monitoring station monitors data elements from a patient assigned to a health care location and sends monitored data elements to a monitoring station server via the first sub-network. The monitoring station server receives the monitored data elements from the body worn monitoring station and relays the monitored data elements to the remote command center via the second sub-network. The remote command center receives the monitored data elements from the monitoring station server, associates the monitored data elements with the patient assigned to the health care location, accesses patient data elements indicative of a medical condition associated with the patient, and establishes a patient-specific rule associated with the patient. The rules engine selects data elements from the monitored data elements and the patient data elements associated with the patient and applies the patient-specific rule to the selected data elements continuously and simultaneously. A determination is made whether the patient-specific rule for the patient has been contravened. An alert is issued from the remote command center in the event the patient-specific rule for the patient has been contravened.
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1. A patient monitoring system for geographically dispersed health care locations comprising a network, a body-worn monitoring station, a monitoring station server, a remote command center, and a rules engine, wherein,
the network comprises a first sub-network and a second sub-network; -
the body-worn monitoring station comprises monitoring equipment, and wherein the body worn monitoring station comprises instructions for; monitoring data elements from a patient assigned to a health care location; and
sending monitored data elements to a monitoring station server via the first sub-network;the monitoring station server comprises instructions for; receiving the monitored data elements from the body worn monitoring station; and relaying the monitored data elements to the remote command center via the second sub-network; the remote command center comprises instructions for; receiving the monitored data elements from the monitoring station server; associating the monitored data elements with the patient assigned to the health care location; accessing patient data elements indicative of a medical condition associated with the patient; establishing a patient-specific rule associated with the patient; and the rules engine comprises instructions for; selecting data elements from the monitored data elements and the patient data elements associated with the patient; applying the patient-specific rule to the selected data elements continuously and simultaneously; determining in an automated fashion 24 hours per day 7 days per week from the remote command center whether the patient-specific rule for the patient has been contravened; and issuing an alert from the remote command center in the event the patient-specific rule for the patient has been contravened. - 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)
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24. A method for monitoring patients assigned to geographically dispersed health care locations comprising:
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associating a body-worn monitoring station with a patient assigned to a health care location, wherein the body-worn monitoring station comprises monitoring equipment; monitoring data elements from a patient assigned to a health care location; sending monitored data elements to a monitoring station server via a first sub-network; relaying the monitored data elements from the monitoring station server to a remote command center via a second sub-network; receiving the monitored data elements at the remote command center from the monitoring station server; associating the monitored data elements with the patient assigned to the health care location; accessing patient data elements indicative of a medical condition associated with the patient; establishing a patient-specific rule associated with the patient; selecting data elements from the monitored data elements and the patient data elements associated with the patient; applying the patient-specific rule to the selected data elements continuously and simultaneously; determining in an automated fashion 24 hours per day 7 days per week at the remote command center whether the patient-specific rule for the patient has been contravened; and issuing an alert from the remote command center in the event the patient-specific rule for the patient has been contravened. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46)
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