Method, system and device for voice message recording and playback at point of care
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1. A user station for a patient-nurse communication system, the user station comprising:
- a housing locatable in a patient care environment, the housing defining an interior region;
a processor located in the interior region;
communication circuitry operably coupled to the processor, the communication circuitry configured to receive one or more real-time voice calls at the user station and route the real-time voice calls to one or more recipients via the patient-nurse communication system;
a voice recorder supported by the housing;
at least one speaker supported by the housing;
a user interface supported by the housing, the user interface comprising at least one user-activatable control; and
a memory device having embodied therein at least one processor-executable routine configured to;
receive, at the user interface, a first request from a first person to activate the voice recorder to record a spoken message;
authenticate the first request by determining that the first person has authority to make a recording at the user station based on an identity of the first person as determined from a first wireless signal emitted by a first tag worn by the first person;
in response to authenticating the first request, activate the voice recorder to record a message spoken by a person adjacent the user station;
store the recorded message;
receive, at the user interface, an input from the first person indicating at least one second person who is authorized to listen to the recorded message;
receive, at the user interface, a second request from the at least one second person to play the recorded message;
authenticate the second request by determining that the second person has authority to play the recording at the user station based on an identity of the second person as determined from a second wireless signal emitted by a second tag worn by the second person;
in response to authenticating the second request, play the recorded message through the at least one speaker, wherein persons not authorized to use the user station for recording or playing messages are unable to do so;
transcribe the recorded message and store the transcribed message;
validate the transcribed message prior to sending the transcribed message to a remote electronic medical record system; and
send the transcribed message to the remote electronic medical record system.
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Abstract
A method and system for voice messaging at a point of care includes at least one point of care communication device configured to record voice messages and play back voice messages that have previously been created. The point of care communication device may be, among other things, a nurse call station or console. The recorded messages may be selectively transcribed and/or routed to other systems and/or point of care devices.
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1. A user station for a patient-nurse communication system, the user station comprising:
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a housing locatable in a patient care environment, the housing defining an interior region; a processor located in the interior region; communication circuitry operably coupled to the processor, the communication circuitry configured to receive one or more real-time voice calls at the user station and route the real-time voice calls to one or more recipients via the patient-nurse communication system; a voice recorder supported by the housing; at least one speaker supported by the housing; a user interface supported by the housing, the user interface comprising at least one user-activatable control; and a memory device having embodied therein at least one processor-executable routine configured to; receive, at the user interface, a first request from a first person to activate the voice recorder to record a spoken message; authenticate the first request by determining that the first person has authority to make a recording at the user station based on an identity of the first person as determined from a first wireless signal emitted by a first tag worn by the first person; in response to authenticating the first request, activate the voice recorder to record a message spoken by a person adjacent the user station; store the recorded message; receive, at the user interface, an input from the first person indicating at least one second person who is authorized to listen to the recorded message; receive, at the user interface, a second request from the at least one second person to play the recorded message; authenticate the second request by determining that the second person has authority to play the recording at the user station based on an identity of the second person as determined from a second wireless signal emitted by a second tag worn by the second person; in response to authenticating the second request, play the recorded message through the at least one speaker, wherein persons not authorized to use the user station for recording or playing messages are unable to do so; transcribe the recorded message and store the transcribed message; validate the transcribed message prior to sending the transcribed message to a remote electronic medical record system; and send the transcribed message to the remote electronic medical record system. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 13, 14)
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6. A point of care communication device comprising:
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a housing locatable in a patient care environment; a voice recorder supported by the housing; a user control activatable by a first person to initiate a request to activate the voice recorder to record a spoken message; a processor operably coupled to the voice recorder and the user control; communication circuitry operably coupled to the processor and configured to connect the point of care device to a patient-nurse communication system; and a memory device having embodied therein at least one processor-executable routine configured to; determine whether the first person initiating the request to activate the voice recorder is authorized to activate the voice recorder based on an identity of the first person as determined from a first wireless signal emitted by a first tag worn by the first person; activate the voice recorder in response to determining that the person initiating the request is authorized to activate the voice recorder; record the spoken message; receive from the user control an input from the first person initiating the request indicating at least one second person who is authorized to listen to the recorded message; store the recorded message for future playback at the point of care device or at another device connected to the patient-nurse communication system, the recorded message being accessible only by the first person initiating the request and the at least one second person who is authorized to listen to the recorded message such that persons not authorized to record or access messages are unable to do so; transcribe the recorded message and store the transcribed message; validate the transcribed message prior to sending the transcribed message to a remote electronic medical record system; and send the transcribed message to the remote electronic medical record system. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 15, 16)
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