Devices, systems, and methods for automated data collection

• US 9,460,264 B2
• Filed: 05/04/2012
• Issued: 10/04/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 05/04/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: The Invention Science Fund II, L.L.C. (Intellectual Ventures LLC)
• Original Assignee: Elwha LLC (Intellectual Ventures LLC)
• Inventors: Bangera, Mahalaxmi Gita, Baym, Michael H., Eckhoff, Philip A., Hyde, Roderick A., Ishikawa, Muriel Y., Sweeney, Elizabeth A., Wood, Lowell L. Jr.
• Primary Examiner(s): Lin, Jerry
• Application Number:
  US13/463,997
• Publication Number:
  US 20130297219A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,614 Days
• Field of Search: 702/19
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 10/60 for patient-specific data, e.g. for electronic patient records
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/20 for the management or administration of healthcare resources or facilities, e.g. managing hospital staff or surgery rooms
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 50/20 for computer-aided diagnosis, e.g. based on medical expert systems
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 50/30 for calculating health indices; for individual health risk assessment

Abstract

Embodiments disclosed herein relate to methods, devices, and computer systems thereof for automated data collection from a subject. In certain embodiments, one or more characteristics of a subject are sensed, and the subject is given a queue status indicator based on a comparison of the subject'"'"'s one or more sensed characteristics with corresponding sensed characteristics from other subjects. In one embodiment, the subject is a healthcare worker and the system, methods, and devices are utilized to evaluate the overall health of the worker as part of the check-in process for work.

Claims

1. A system in a healthcare facility, comprising:

one or more input/output devices having a non-transitory signal bearing medium operable to

receive at least one input regarding one or more characteristics of a subject in the healthcare facility, based on at least one sensor located in furniture or equipment configured to support the subject;

compare the at least one input regarding the subject with a Characteristic Value dataset;

generate a Characteristic Value from the at least one input regarding the subject based on the comparison with the Characteristic Value dataset;

reinitiate receiving at least one input regarding one or more characteristics of the subject, comparing at least one input with a Characteristic Value dataset, and generating a Characteristic Value from the at least one input regarding the subject based on the comparison with the Characteristic Value dataset until an assessment threshold is satisfied;

generate a Criticality Value for the subject based on a weighted determination of the subject'"'"'s Characteristic Values;

compare the Criticality Value of the subject with a Criticality Value dataset, the Criticality Value dataset including Criticality Values previously generated for the subject based on his or her own health history and including Criticality Values previously generated for other subjects in the hospital room in a queue;

communicate an output indicative of the Criticality Value of the subject to a user;

generate a Queue Status Indicator from a Queue Status Indicator dataset based on the comparing of the Criticality Value of the subject with the Criticality Value dataset derived from among subjects in the same location;

communicate a locational indicator of the subject with the highest priority for medical treatment based on its assignment with a Queue Status Indicator that exceeds a threshold value, and

directing at least one health care worker to provide medical treatment to the subject with the highest priority for medical treatment.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the assessment threshold includes one or more of time, characteristic value, or sequential number.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein the at least one input regarding the subject includes at least one input in response to one or more queries.

4. The system of claim 3, wherein subsequent one or more queries are based on previous input or response by the subject to a previous query.

5. The system of claim 1, wherein the at least one input regarding the subject includes at least one input from a healthcare worker or device regarding the subject.

6. The system of claim 1, wherein the subject is nonresponsive.

7. The system of claim 1, wherein the at least one input regarding the subject includes at least one result from a physiologic assessment of the subject.

8. The system of claim 7, wherein the physiologic assessment includes at least one of an electronic measurement, biological assay, or biochemical assay.

9. The system of claim 1, wherein the at least one input regarding the subject includes one or more detected physiologic parameters sensed by one or more sensors assessing the subject.

10. The system of claim 1, wherein the comparing at least one input regarding the subject with a Characteristic Value dataset includes at least one of coupling, versioning, or clustering in determining the subject'"'"'s one or more Characteristic Values.

11. The system of claim 3, wherein the queries are linked to the Characteristic Value dataset.

12. The system of claim 1, wherein the input/output device is operable to convert information into electronic signals that include digitized or weighted protocols.

13. The system of claim 1, wherein the system includes one or more logic devices.

14. A system in a healthcare facility, comprising:

one or more computing devices operable to

receive at least one input regarding one or more characteristics of a subject in the healthcare facility, based on at least one sensor located in furniture or equipment configured to support the subject;

compare the at least one input regarding the subject with a Characteristic Value dataset;

generate a Characteristic Value from the at least one input regarding the subject based on the comparison with the Characteristic Value dataset;

reinitiate receiving at least one input regarding one or more characteristics of the subject, comparing at least one input with a Characteristic Value dataset, and determining a Characteristic Value from the at least one input regarding the subject based on the comparison with the Characteristic Value dataset until the comparison satisfies a threshold condition;

generate a Criticality Value for the subject based on a weighted determination of the subject'"'"'s Characteristic Values;

compare the Criticality Value of the subject with a Criticality Value dataset, the Criticality Value dataset including Criticality Values previously generated for the subject based on his or her own health history and including Criticality Values previously generated for other subjects in the hospital room in a queue;

communicate an output indicative of the Criticality Value of the subject to a user;

generate a Queue Status Indicator from a Queue Status Indicator dataset based on the comparing of the Criticality Value of the subject with the Criticality Value dataset derived from among subjects in the same location;

communicate a locational indicator of the subject with the highest priority for medical treatment based on its assignment with a Queue Status Indicator that exceeds a threshold value, and

directing at least one health care worker to provide medical treatment to the subject with the highest priority for medical treatment.

15. A system in a healthcare facility, comprising:

one or more Critical Value generation devices having a non-transitory signal bearing medium operable to

receive at least one input regarding one or more characteristics of a subject in the healthcare facility, based on at least one sensor located in furniture or equipment configured to support the subject;

compare the at least one input regarding the subject with a Characteristic Value dataset;

generate a Characteristic Value from the at least one input regarding the subject based on the comparison with the Characteristic Value dataset;

reinitiate receiving at least one input regarding one or more characteristics of the subject, comparing at least one input with a Characteristic Value dataset, and determining a Characteristic Value from the at least one input regarding the subject based on the comparison with the Characteristic Value dataset until the comparison satisfies a threshold condition;

generate a Criticality Value for the subject based on a weighted determination of the subject'"'"'s Characteristic Values;

compare the Criticality Value of the subject with a Criticality Value dataset, the Criticality Value dataset including Criticality Values previously generated for the subject based on his or her own health history and including Criticality Values previously generated for other subjects in the hospital room in a queue;

communicate an output indicative of the Criticality Value of the subject to a user;

generate a Queue Status Indicator from a Queue Status Indicator dataset based on the comparing of the Criticality Value of the subject with the Criticality Value dataset derived from among subjects in the same location;

communicate a locational indicator of the subject with the highest priority for medical treatment based on its assignment with a Queue Status Indicator that exceeds a threshold value, and

directing at least one health care worker to provide medical treatment to the subject with the highest priority for medical treatment.

16. A system in a healthcare facility, including a computer processor, the system comprising:

circuitry configured for receiving at least one input regarding one or more characteristics of a subject in the healthcare facility, based on at least one sensor located in furniture or equipment configured to support the subject;

circuitry configured for comparing at least one input regarding the subject with a Characteristic Value dataset;

circuitry configured for determining a Characteristic Value from the at least one input regarding the subject based on the comparison with the Characteristic Value dataset;

circuitry configured for repeating receiving at least one input regarding one or more characteristics of the subject, comparing the at least one input with a Characteristic Value dataset until a comparison with the Characteristic Value dataset satisfies a threshold condition;

circuitry configured for generating a Criticality Value for the subject based on a weighted determination of the subject'"'"'s Characteristic Values;

circuitry configured for comparing the Criticality Value of the subject with a Criticality Value dataset, the Criticality Value dataset including Criticality Values for the subject based on his or her own health history and including Criticality Values previously generated for other subjects in the hospital room in a queue;

circuitry configured for communicating an output indicative of the Criticality Value of the subject to a user;

circuitry for generating a Queue Status Indicator from a Queue Status Indicator dataset based on the comparing of the Criticality Value of the subject with the Criticality Value dataset;

circuitry for communicating a locational indicator of the subject with the highest priority for medical treatment based on its assignment with a Queue Status Indicator that exceeds a threshold value, and

circuitry for directing at least one health care worker to provide medical treatment to the subject with the highest priority for medical treatment.

17. The system of claim 16, further including circuitry for storing at least one of the one or more Characteristic Values, the one or more Criticality Value, or the Queue Status Indicator value for the subject.

18. The system of claim 16, further including:

circuitry for recording, responsive to the circuitry for accepting data related to a subject;

responsive to the circuitry for receiving at least one input regarding one or more characteristics of the subject;

responsive to the circuitry for comparing at least one input regarding one or more characteristics of the subject with the Characteristic Value dataset;

responsive to the circuitry for determining a Characteristic Value from the at least one input regarding the subject based on the comparison with the Characteristic Value dataset;

responsive to the circuitry for repeating reinitiating receiving the at least one input regarding one or more characteristics of the subject and comparing the at least one input regarding the subject with the Characteristic Value dataset until a comparison with the Characteristic Value dataset satisfies a threshold condition;

responsive to the circuitry for generating a Criticality Value for the subject based on a weighted determination of the subject'"'"'s Characteristic Values;

responsive to the circuitry for comparing the Criticality Value of the subject with a Criticality Value dataset, the Criticality Value dataset including Criticality Values previously generated for the subject based on his or her own health history; and

responsive to communicating an output indicative of the Criticality Value of the subject to a user.

19. A system in a healthcare facility, including a computer processor, comprising:

circuitry for receiving one or more signals transmitted in response to generating one or more of a subject'"'"'s Characteristic Values, or a subject'"'"'s Criticality Value based on receiving at least one input regarding one or more characteristics of the subject in the healthcare facility, based on at least one sensor located in furniture or equipment configured to support the subject;

circuitry for comparing the Criticality Value of the subject with a Criticality Value dataset, the dataset including Criticality Values previously generated for the subject based on his or her own health history and including Criticality Values previously generated for other subjects in the hospital room in a queue;

circuitry for assigning a Queue Status Indicator based on the comparison of the subject'"'"'s Criticality Value with the Criticality Value dataset derived from among subjects in the same location;

circuitry for indicating location of one or more subjects with the highest priority for medical treatment based on the assigned Queue Status Indicator in response to assessing the subject, and

circuitry for directing at least one health care worker to provide medical treatment to the subject with the highest priority for medical treatment.

20. The system of claim 19, further including:

circuitry for recording, responsive to the circuitry for receiving one or more signals transmitted in response to generating one or more of the subject'"'"'s Characteristic Values, or the subject'"'"'s Criticality Value;

responsive to the circuitry for comparing the Criticality Value of the subject with a Criticality Value dataset, the dataset including Criticality Values previously generated for the subject based on his or her own health history;

responsive to the circuitry for assigning a Queue Status Indicator based on the comparison of the subject'"'"'s Criticality Value with the Criticality Value dataset;

responsive to the circuitry for indicating location of one or more subjects with the highest priority for medical treatment based on their assigned Queue Status Indicator in response to the receiving at least one input regarding the subject, on a non-transitory signal bearing medium.