Health care sanitation monitoring system
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1. A medical sanitation device comprising:
- a detector for detecting the physical presence of a clinician token within a detection area in the vicinity of the medical sanitation device, the clinician token being indicative of the identity of a clinician; and
a sanitation module configured to be used by the clinician to perform a sanitation task,wherein the medical sanitation device is configured to communicate detection of the clinician token to an external device comprising a medical patient monitoring device, which monitors at least one physiological characteristic of the patient, in order to initiate a first predetermined action by the medical patient monitoring device in response to detection of the clinician token in proximity to the medical sanitation device.
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Abstract
A medical sanitation device may include a detector for detecting the physical presence of a clinician token within a detection area in the vicinity of the medical sanitation device. The clinician token may be indicative of the identity of a clinician. The medical sanitation device also includes a sanitation module configured to be used by the clinician to perform a sanitation task. Detection of a clinician in proximity to the medical sanitation device may be used to at least partially control access to, or operation of, a medical patient monitoring device.
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1. A medical sanitation device comprising:
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a detector for detecting the physical presence of a clinician token within a detection area in the vicinity of the medical sanitation device, the clinician token being indicative of the identity of a clinician; and a sanitation module configured to be used by the clinician to perform a sanitation task, wherein the medical sanitation device is configured to communicate detection of the clinician token to an external device comprising a medical patient monitoring device, which monitors at least one physiological characteristic of the patient, in order to initiate a first predetermined action by the medical patient monitoring device in response to detection of the clinician token in proximity to the medical sanitation device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A medical sanitation method comprising:
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receiving an input indicative of detection of a clinician token in proximity to a medical sanitation device, the clinician token being indicative of the identity of a clinician; and causing a first predetermined medical patient monitoring action to be performed in response to detection of the clinician token in proximity to the medical sanitation device, wherein the first predetermined medical patient monitoring action comprises causing a medical patient monitoring device to display information indicative of one or more patients under the care of the clinician, log the clinician into the medical patient monitoring device, enable a function offered by the medical patient monitoring device, alter the substance of information displayed by the medical patient monitoring device, alter the formatting of information displayed by the medical patient monitoring device, transmit physiological information to a remote device, or set a patient monitoring option. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A medical sanitation method comprising:
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receiving an input indicative of detection of a clinician token in proximity to a medical sanitation device, the clinician token being indicative of the identity of a clinician; and causing a first predetermined medical patient monitoring action to be performed in response to detection of the clinician token in proximity to the medical sanitation device, wherein the first predetermined medical patient monitoring action comprises configuring a medical patient monitoring device to perform a second predetermined medical patient monitoring action when the clinician token is detected in proximity to the medical patient monitoring device, and wherein the second predetermined medical patient monitoring action comprises displaying information indicative of one or more patients under the care of the clinician, logging the clinician into the medical patient monitoring device, enabling a function offered by the medical patient monitoring device, altering the substance of information displayed by the medical patient monitoring device, altering the formatting of information displayed by the medical patient monitoring device, transmitting physiological information to a remote device, or setting a patient monitoring option.
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21. A medical patient monitoring device for monitoring physiological information, the medical patient monitoring device comprising:
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an interface configured to receive physiological information associated with at least one patient; an interface for receiving a signal indicative of whether a clinician token has been detected within a first detection area in the vicinity of a medical sanitation device, the clinician token being indicative of the identity of a clinician; and a processor that is configured to take a first predetermined action if the clinician token has been detected within the first detection area, the first predetermined action being associated with the identity of the clinician. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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