System and method for displaying a health status of hospitalized patients
First Claim
1. A system for displaying a health status of hospitalized patients comprising:
- a telecommunication 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;
selectively displaying the monitored data elements and the patient data elements of the hospitalized patients according to display rules using a display module;
establishing patient-specific rules associated with each of the geographically dispersed hospitalized patients; and
applying the patient-specific rules continuously and simultaneously using a rules engine comprising 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 associated with the hospitalized patient to the selected data elements;
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 hospitalized patient has been contravened; and
in the event the patient-specific rule for the hospitalized patient has been contravened, issuing an alert from the remote command center.
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Abstract
A system and method for displaying a health status of hospitalized patients. Patient data associated with hospitalized patients is selected according to display rules. A display module selects selected patient data, applies display rules to the selected patient data, and displays the selected patient data. A smart alert module generates and applies patient specific rules to other selected patient data elements. If a patient-specific rule for a hospitalized patient has been contravened, an alert is issued from the remote command center. Graphical attributes may be assigned to patients for whom an alert has been issued and to selected patient data elements that fall outside of an acceptable range. The graphical attributes determine how selected patient data appear on a display screen.
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84 Claims
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1. A system for displaying a health status of hospitalized patients comprising:
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a telecommunication 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; selectively displaying the monitored data elements and the patient data elements of the hospitalized patients according to display rules using a display module; establishing patient-specific rules associated with each of the geographically dispersed hospitalized patients; and applying the patient-specific rules continuously and simultaneously using a rules engine comprising 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 associated with the hospitalized patient to the selected data elements; 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 hospitalized patient has been contravened; and in the event the patient-specific rule for the hospitalized patient has been contravened, issuing an alert from the remote command center. - 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, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42)
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43. A method for displaying a health status of hospitalized patients comprising:
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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; selectively displaying the monitored data elements and the patient data elements according to display rules;
establishing patient-specific rules associated with each of the geographically dispersed hospitalized patients;selecting data elements from the monitored data elements and the patient data elements associated with a hospitalized patient; applying a patient-specific rule associated with the hospitalized patient to the selected data elements; making a determination in an automated fashion 24 hours per day 7 days per week at the remote command center whether the patient-specific rule for the hospitalized patient has been contravened; and in the event the patient-specific rule for the hospitalized patient has been contravened, issuing an alert from the remote command center. - View Dependent Claims (44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84)
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66. The method for displaying a health status of hospitalized patients of 65, wherein the graphical attribute is a display color of the physiological data element and wherein the display color is indicative of the degree to which the physiological data element falls outside an acceptable range.
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