Interactive patient management system and method
First Claim
1. A mobile device configured to instruct and direct a patient within a medical care facility, the mobile device comprising:
- a main housing configured to be conveyed by the patient within the medical care facility;
a display positioned on said main housing;
a tracking device configured to be tracked by a patient information system;
a processor in communication with said display; and
a transceiver allowing bi-directional communication between the mobile device and the patient information system, said transceiver being configured to receive patient-specific directions and instructions regarding a medical care event within the medical care facility, wherein the patient-specific directions and instructions are transmitted from the patient information system, said processor being operable to show the patient-specific directions and instructions on said display, and wherein the patient-specific directions relate to a position of the mobile device with respect to locations within the medical care facility.
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Abstract
Certain embodiments of the present invention provide a mobile device configured to instruct and direct a patient within a medical care facility. The medical device may include a main housing configured to be conveyed by the patient within the medical care facility, a display positioned on the main housing, a tracking device configured to be tracked by a patient information system, a processor in communication with the display, and a transceiver allowing bi-directional communication between the mobile device and the patient information system. The transceiver may be configured to receive patient-specific directions and instructions regarding a medical care event that are transmitted from the patient information system. The processor is operable to show the patient-specific directions and instructions on the display.
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27 Claims
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1. A mobile device configured to instruct and direct a patient within a medical care facility, the mobile device comprising:
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a main housing configured to be conveyed by the patient within the medical care facility; a display positioned on said main housing; a tracking device configured to be tracked by a patient information system; a processor in communication with said display; and a transceiver allowing bi-directional communication between the mobile device and the patient information system, said transceiver being configured to receive patient-specific directions and instructions regarding a medical care event within the medical care facility, wherein the patient-specific directions and instructions are transmitted from the patient information system, said processor being operable to show the patient-specific directions and instructions on said display, and wherein the patient-specific directions relate to a position of the mobile device with respect to locations within the medical care facility. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A system configured to instruct and direct a patient within a medical care facility, the system comprising:
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a patient information subsystem, said patient information subsystem comprising; a central processing unit; a patient database in communication with said central processing unit; a tracking subsystem in communication with said central processing unit; and a first transceiver in communication with said central processing unit; a mobile device configured to be conveyed by the patient within the medical care facility, said mobile device being separate and distinct from said patient information subsystem, said mobile device comprising; a display positioned on said main housing; a tracking device configured to be tracked by said tracking subsystem; a processor in communication with said display; and a second transceiver allowing bi-directional communication between said mobile device and said patient information system, said second transceiver receiving patient-specific directions and instructions regarding a medical care event within the medical care facility, wherein the patient-specific directions and instructions are transmitted from said central processing unit through said first transceiver, said processor being operable to show the patient-specific directions and instructions received from the patient information subsystem on said display, and wherein the patient-specific directions relate to a position of said mobile device with respect to locations within the medical care facility. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A method of instructing and directing a patient within a medical care facility with respect to a medical care event, the method comprising:
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matching patient information input by the patient into a mobile device with data stored in a patient information system, wherein the patient information system is separate and distinct from the mobile device; transmitting instructions and directions from the patient information system to the mobile device based on said matching; displaying the instructions and directions on the mobile device; and updating the instructions and directions based on one or both of the location of the patient within the medical care facility and/or a stage of the medical care event. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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