Validated healthcare cleaning and sanitizing practices
First Claim
1. A system comprising:
- a server computer that receives collected data from a healthcare facility, the collected data based on monitored validation points within a plurality of cleaning process maps for the healthcare facility, each of the cleaning process maps corresponding to a different one of a plurality of modules within the healthcare facility and defining housekeeping procedures associated with the corresponding module;
a database coupled to the server computer that stores the collected data from the healthcare facility in association with hospital data that uniquely identifies the healthcare facility, that stores module data that defines each of the plurality of modules within the healthcare facility, and that stores the plurality of cleaning process maps in association with the corresponding module data;
an analysis application resident on the server computer that analyzes the collected data and generates therefrom validation data indicative of adherence to the housekeeping procedures within the healthcare facility; and
a reporting application resident on the server computer that generates reports that characterize the cleanliness of the healthcare facility based on the collected data, the validation data, the hospital data and the module data;
each cleaning process map further including a storage process and a validation process, the storage process defining storage conditions for cleaning products, tools, and textiles, the validation process defining one or more of the validation points indicative of cleanliness of the associated module within the healthcare facility, the validation process further defining a monitoring procedure for each of the one more validation points and identifying corrective action in the event that one or more of the validation points are not satisfied.
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Abstract
A validated healthcare facility cleaning and sanitizing system provides a comprehensive and systematic approach to cleaning and sanitizing practices at a hospital or other healthcare facility. The validated hospital cleaning system identifies hospital vectors of contamination; that is, sources through which hospital acquired infections (HAIs) may be spread. The validated system defines a plurality of modules within a healthcare facility, each having an associated cleaning process map designed to meet the particular cleaning and/or sanitizing needs and challenges faced by that module. Various stages of the cleaning process map include validation points, at which certain parameters designed to ensure proper cleaning and/or sanitizing of the module are verified.
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28 Claims
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1. A system comprising:
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a server computer that receives collected data from a healthcare facility, the collected data based on monitored validation points within a plurality of cleaning process maps for the healthcare facility, each of the cleaning process maps corresponding to a different one of a plurality of modules within the healthcare facility and defining housekeeping procedures associated with the corresponding module; a database coupled to the server computer that stores the collected data from the healthcare facility in association with hospital data that uniquely identifies the healthcare facility, that stores module data that defines each of the plurality of modules within the healthcare facility, and that stores the plurality of cleaning process maps in association with the corresponding module data; an analysis application resident on the server computer that analyzes the collected data and generates therefrom validation data indicative of adherence to the housekeeping procedures within the healthcare facility; and a reporting application resident on the server computer that generates reports that characterize the cleanliness of the healthcare facility based on the collected data, the validation data, the hospital data and the module data; each cleaning process map further including a storage process and a validation process, the storage process defining storage conditions for cleaning products, tools, and textiles, the validation process defining one or more of the validation points indicative of cleanliness of the associated module within the healthcare facility, the validation process further defining a monitoring procedure for each of the one more validation points and identifying corrective action in the event that one or more of the validation points are not satisfied. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method comprising:
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storing, in a database, a plurality of modules within the healthcare facility, each module associated with a physical area within the healthcare facility or with a function performed within the healthcare facility; associating each of the plurality of modules with a different one of a plurality of cleaning process maps; storing, in the database, the plurality of cleaning process maps, each of the cleaning process maps defining housekeeping procedures for the associated module, each cleaning process map further including a storage process and a validation process, the storage process defining storage conditions for cleaning products, tools, and textiles, the validation process defining one or more of the validation points indicative of cleanliness of the associated module within the healthcare facility, the validation process further defining a monitoring procedure for each of the one more validation points and identifying corrective action in the event that one or more of the validation points are not satisfied; receiving, at a processor, collected data associated with monitored validation points specified in one or more of the cleaning process maps; and analyzing the collected data, using the processor, to generate validation data indicative of adherence to the housekeeping procedures within the healthcare facility. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. A non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising instructions that upon execution in a computer of a validated hospital cleaning processing system cause the computer to:
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receive collected data from a healthcare facility, the collected data based on monitored validation points within a plurality of validation processes for the healthcare facility; store the collected data from the healthcare facility in association with hospital data that uniquely identifies the healthcare facility; store module data that defines modules within the healthcare facility; store process map data that defines at least one cleaning process map for each module within the healthcare facility, each of the cleaning process maps defining housekeeping procedures for the associated module, each cleaning process map further including a storage process and a validation process, the storage process defining storage conditions for cleaning products, tools, and textiles, the validation process defining one or more of the validation points indicative of cleanliness of the associated module within the healthcare facility, the validation process further defining a monitoring procedure for each of the one more validation points and identifying corrective action in the event that one or more of the validation points are not satisfied; analyze the collected data with respect to the process map data and generate therefrom validation data indicative of adherence to the housekeeping procedures within the healthcare facility; and generate at least one report that characterizes adherence to the housekeeping procedures within the healthcare facility based on the collected data, the validation data, the hospital data and the module data.
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