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Managing patient bed assignments and bed occupancy in a health care facility

  • US 7,734,479 B2
  • Filed: 08/20/2007
  • Issued: 06/08/2010
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/07/2001
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A method for providing information associated with care of a patient in a health care environment, comprising the steps of:

  • (a) receiving location information associated with a patient;

    (b) receiving information associated with at least one indicator of care of the patient;

    (c) providing a graphical user interface capable of displaying the location information associated with the patient and the at least one indicator of care of the patient in a geospatial arrangement;

    (d) displaying in a geospatial arrangement via the graphical user interface the location information associated with the patient, and the at least one indicator of care of the patient; and

    (e) updating the graphical user interface when a change occurs;

    (f) wherein the at least one indicator of care of the patient comprises a count-down timer;

    (g) wherein the user interface is configured for display of a negative value after the count-down timer passes zero; and

    (h) wherein the geo-spatial arrangement comprises a floorplan view.

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