System and methods for monitoring caregiver performance
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1. A system for monitoring a subject, the system comprising:
- a plurality of beds, each bed of said plurality of beds including a data collector transmitter and a sensor array wherein said sensor array includes a plurality of sensor units;
each sensor unit of said plurality of sensor units provides data to said data collector transmitter wherein the data is transmitted by said data collector transmitter to a central processor at wide intervals when no movement by the subject is sensed and the data is transmitted to said central processor at rapid intervals when movement by the subject is sensed, wherein said central processor connects each bed of said plurality of beds in a network;
a database of said central processor stores the data from each bed of said plurality of beds received from said data collector transmitter, wherein the data includes date data, time data, and position data of the subject within each bed of said plurality of beds;
said central processor interprets the data to detect a change in position of the subject within each bed of said plurality of beds and generates a report providing caregiver performance data of at least one caregiver, wherein the caregiver performance data includes caregiver-initiated movement of the subject within each bed of said plurality of beds in the network.
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Abstract
Systems and methods for monitoring the performance of a caregiver are disclosed. The systems may be configured to monitor the movement of each subject in a network of subjects. One such system includes a plurality of strips adhered in spaced-apart relation on a mattress pad, upon which a subject is positioned. One or more transmitter is provided coupled to the plurality of strips. A processor is connected to the one or more transmitter. The processor is provided with operating software to record and report caregiver activity or both caregiver activity and subject activity.
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1. A system for monitoring a subject, the system comprising:
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a plurality of beds, each bed of said plurality of beds including a data collector transmitter and a sensor array wherein said sensor array includes a plurality of sensor units; each sensor unit of said plurality of sensor units provides data to said data collector transmitter wherein the data is transmitted by said data collector transmitter to a central processor at wide intervals when no movement by the subject is sensed and the data is transmitted to said central processor at rapid intervals when movement by the subject is sensed, wherein said central processor connects each bed of said plurality of beds in a network; a database of said central processor stores the data from each bed of said plurality of beds received from said data collector transmitter, wherein the data includes date data, time data, and position data of the subject within each bed of said plurality of beds; said central processor interprets the data to detect a change in position of the subject within each bed of said plurality of beds and generates a report providing caregiver performance data of at least one caregiver, wherein the caregiver performance data includes caregiver-initiated movement of the subject within each bed of said plurality of beds in the network. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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