Method for automatic association devices to a patient and concurrent creation of a patient record
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1. A wireless patient point-of-care network comprising:
- a plurality of medical devices each including a wireless communication interface and each configured to provide at least one medical service to a patient; and
a patient identification device associated with and worn by or attached to the patient, the patient identification device including a wireless communication interface in communication with the wireless communication interfaces of the medical devices via a short range wireless communication protocol, the patient identification device performing a patient identification service via the short range wireless communication protocol that wirelessly associates the medical devices with the patient when the patient identification device is within communication range of the wireless communication interfaces of the medical devices.
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Abstract
A wireless patient point-of-care network (20) includes a plurality of medical devices (22, 24, 26) each with a wireless communication interface (46). Each medical device is configured to provide at least one medical service to a patient. A patient identification device (28) is associated with the patient. The patient identification device includes a wireless communication interface (46′, 70) in communication with the wireless communication interfaces (46) of the medical devices. The patient identification device (28) performs a patient identification service that wirelessly associates the medical devices (22, 24, 26) with the patient.
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1. A wireless patient point-of-care network comprising:
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a plurality of medical devices each including a wireless communication interface and each configured to provide at least one medical service to a patient; and a patient identification device associated with and worn by or attached to the patient, the patient identification device including a wireless communication interface in communication with the wireless communication interfaces of the medical devices via a short range wireless communication protocol, the patient identification device performing a patient identification service via the short range wireless communication protocol that wirelessly associates the medical devices with the patient when the patient identification device is within communication range of the wireless communication interfaces of the medical devices. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 23)
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17. A patient point-of-care method comprising:
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attaching a patient identification device to a patient; providing associated medical services to the patient using a plurality of medical devices, each medical device including a wireless communication interface and providing at least one medical service; performing a patient identification service using the patient identification device in wireless communication with the medical devices to wirelessly associate each of the medical devices with the patient; and maintaining an updateable patient network profile at the patient identification device including at least identifying information pertaining to each medical device and information about the one or more medical services each medical device is configured to provide wherein the performed patient identification service includes at least sending a patient identifier to the medical devices and updating the patient network profile at the patient identification device with information about the medical devices when the patient identification device is within communication range of the wireless communication interfaces of the medical devices. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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