System and method for providing continuous, expert network care services from a remote location(s) to geographically dispersed healthcare locations
First Claim
1. A system for providing computerized expert care support simultaneously to patients in geographically separate health care locations (HCLs) from a remote location comprising:
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a remote command center for simultaneously managing the care of HCL patients in the geographically separate HCLs over the network, wherein the remote command center has access to a database;
monitoring stations located in the geographically separate HCLs, wherein the monitoring stations comprise instructions for obtaining monitored patient data elements wherein the monitored patient data elements are communicated to the database via the network, and wherein the database comprises stored atient data elements comprising the monitored patient data elements and other patient data elements associated with medical conditions of the patients; and
wherein the remote command center has access to a computerized patient care management system, which comprises instructions for;
accessing patient data elements from the stored patient data elements;
utilizing a rules engine to apply rules repeatedly and automatically to at least two patient data elements, wherein the rules identify existing or potential patient conditions;
using information generated by the rules engine to determine if an alert should be available to the remote command center; and
providing alerts to be concurrently available at the remote command center for all patients for whom the computerized patient care management system determines that an alert should be available at that time.
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Abstract
A system and method for providing continuous expert network critical care services from a remote location. A plurality of healthcare locations with associated patient monitoring instrumentation is connected over a network to a command center which is manned by intensivists 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. The intensivists are prompted to provide critical care by a standardized series of guideline algorithms for treating a variety of critical care conditions. Intensivists monitor the progress of individual patients at remote intensive care units. A smart alarm system provides alarms to the intensivists to alert the intensivists to potential patient problems so that intervention can occur in a timely fashion. A data storage/data warehouse function analyzes individual patient information from a plurality of command centers and provides updated algorithms and critical care support to the command centers.
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133 Claims
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1. A system for providing computerized expert care support simultaneously to patients in geographically separate health care locations (HCLs) from a remote location comprising:
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a network; a remote command center for simultaneously managing the care of HCL patients in the geographically separate HCLs over the network, wherein the remote command center has access to a database; monitoring stations located in the geographically separate HCLs, wherein the monitoring stations comprise instructions for obtaining monitored patient data elements wherein the monitored patient data elements are communicated to the database via the network, and wherein the database comprises stored atient data elements comprising the monitored patient data elements and other patient data elements associated with medical conditions of the patients; and wherein the remote command center has access to a computerized patient care management system, which comprises instructions for; accessing patient data elements from the stored patient data elements; utilizing a rules engine to apply rules repeatedly and automatically to at least two patient data elements, wherein the rules identify existing or potential patient conditions; using information generated by the rules engine to determine if an alert should be available to the remote command center; and providing alerts to be concurrently available at the remote command center for all patients for whom the computerized patient care management system determines that an alert should be available at that time. - 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, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51)
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52. A method for providing computerized expert care support simultaneously to geographically separate health care locations (HCLs) from a remote command center, wherein the remote command center has access to a database, the method comprising:
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receiving monitored patient data elements from patients who are located in the geographically separate HCLs; communicating the monitored patient data elements to the database via the network, wherein the database comprises stored patient data elements comprising the monitored patient data elements and other patient data elements associated with medical conditions of the HCL patients; receiving at the remote command center alerts, wherein the alerts are provided by a computerized patient care management system, which system utilizes a rules engine to apply rules, repeatedly and automatically to at least two patient data elements, wherein the rules identify existing or potential patient conditions; and
wherein the computerized patient care management system;uses information generated by the rules engine to determine if an alert should be available to the remote command center, and provides alerts to be concurrently available at the remote command center for all patients for whom the computerized patient care management system determines that an alert should be available at that time. - View Dependent Claims (53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 97, 98, 99)
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96. The method of method 95, wherein the network comprises a wireless sub-network and wherein the nurses'"'"' station is connected to the monitoring equipment via the wireless sub-network.
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100. A system for providing computerized expert care support simultaneously to patients in geographically separate intensive care units (ICUs) comprising:
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a network; a remote command center wherein the remote command center has access to a database; monitoring stations located in the geographically separate ICUs, wherein the monitoring stations comprise instructions for obtaining monitored patient data elements and for communicating the monitored patient data elements to the database via the network, and wherein the database comprises stored patient data elements comprising the monitored patient data elements and other patient data elements associated with medical conditions of the ICU patients; and wherein the remote command center has access to a computerized patient care management system, which comprises instructions for; accessing patient data elements from the stored patient data; utilizing a rules engine to apply rules repeatedly and automatically to at least two patient data elements according to the rules of the rules engine, wherein the rules identify existing or potential medical conditions that may warrant management by a health care provider; using information generated by the rules engine to determine if an alert should be provided; and displaying alerts to be concurrently displayed at the remote command center for all patients for whom the computerized patient care management system determines that an alert should be displayed at the remote command center at that time. - View Dependent Claims (101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116)
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117. A method for providing, from a remote command center, computerized expert care support simultaneously to geographically separate intensive care units (ICUs), wherein the remote command center has access to a database, the method comprising:
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obtaining patient data elements from monitoring stations located in the plurality of ICUs, wherein the monitoring stations obtain data elements from patients who are located in the geographically separate ICUs; communicating the monitored patient data elements to the database via the network, wherein the database comprises stored patient data elements comprising the monitored patient data elements and other patient data elements associated with medical conditions of the ICU patients; receiving at the remote command center alerts, wherein the alerts are provided by a computerized patient care management system, which system utilizes a rules engine to apply rules, repeatedly and automatically to at least two patient data elements according to the rules of the rules engine, wherein the rules applied by the rules engine identify existing or potential indent conditions, and wherein the computerized patient monitoring system; uses information generated by the rules engine to determine if an alert should be provided, and displays alerts concurrently at the remote command center for all patients for whom the computerized patient care management system determines that an alert should be displayed at the remote command center at that time. - View Dependent Claims (118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 123, 124, 125, 126, 127, 128, 129, 130, 131, 132, 133)
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