Hospital display terminal
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1. A wireless handheld terminal for use in a medical care management system, comprising:
- a wireless transmitter configured to periodically wirelessly communicate with a server according to a wireless communication schedule;
an input module configured to receive an input; and
a data processing module configured to determine whether the input is an immediate instruction, the data processing module configured to initiate wireless communication of an immediate instruction via the wireless transmitter to the server regardless of the wireless communication schedule, and the data processing module configured to communicate an instruction other than an immediate instruction via the wireless transmitter to the server according to the wireless communication schedule.
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Abstract
A system is described for managing administration of medical care. The system can include a patient record system that contains electronic records for patients in a hospital. The electronic records may include scheduling information for medicine administration to the patient. A display terminal can be connected to the patient record system and be configured to read an RFID tag on the patient. The display terminal can then identify the patient and display the patient'"'"'s medicine schedule.
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1. A wireless handheld terminal for use in a medical care management system, comprising:
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a wireless transmitter configured to periodically wirelessly communicate with a server according to a wireless communication schedule; an input module configured to receive an input; and a data processing module configured to determine whether the input is an immediate instruction, the data processing module configured to initiate wireless communication of an immediate instruction via the wireless transmitter to the server regardless of the wireless communication schedule, and the data processing module configured to communicate an instruction other than an immediate instruction via the wireless transmitter to the server according to the wireless communication schedule. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A system of managing administration of medical care, comprising:
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a plurality of wireless handheld terminals each including a display, a scanner, and a first wireless transmitter, each of the plurality of handheld terminals is configured to receive an input, and each display is configured to display a message; a server having a messaging module and a second wireless transmitter, the messaging module configured to receive information for transmission to a specific handheld terminal of the plurality of handheld terminals, and based on the received information, the server is configured to identify the specific handheld terminal for transmission of the received information. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A method of managing administration of medication in a medical workflow environment, the method comprising:
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transmitting data from a wireless handheld terminal to a server comprising a patient record system, the patient record system including an electronic record for a patient, the electronic record including a schedule of medication being administered to the patient; receiving the schedule of medication being administered to the patient on the wireless handheld terminal from the server; updating a memory in the wireless handheld terminal with the received schedule of medication being administered to the patient; and displaying a message on a display portion of the wireless handheld terminal. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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