Proximity based alarm suppression

• US 9,911,313 B2
• Filed: 08/31/2015
• Issued: 03/06/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 08/31/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Cerner Innovation, Inc. (Oracle Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Cerner Innovation, Inc. (Oracle Corporation)
• Inventors: Kelly, Lisa, Zakutny, Judith A., Muehlmeier, Bryan
• Primary Examiner(s): Nguyen, Phung
• Application Number:
  US14/841,124
• Publication Number:
  US 20170061777A1
• Time in Patent Office: 918 Days
• Field of Search: 340501, 340506, 34053913, 34053923, 3406866, 235487
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2205/18 with alarm
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 25/001 Alarm cancelling procedures or alarm forwarding decisions, e.g. based on absence of alarm confirmation
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 25/08 using communication transmission lines G08B13/19658, G08B21/0286, G08B25/016 take precedence

Abstract

Methods, computer systems and computer readable media of proximity based alarm suppression are provided. In embodiments, a device signal emitted by a device signal transmitter associated with an infusion device is detected. A clinician signal emitted by a clinician signal transmitter associated with a clinician is detected. The device signal and the clinician signal are detected at a signal receiver having a known location. Based on the detecting of the device signal and the clinician signal, the clinician is determined to be in proximity to the infusion device. Based on the proximity of the clinician to the infusion device, an alarm associated with the infusion device is automatically suppressed.

Claims

1. One or more non-transitory computer storage media storing computer-useable instructions that, when used by one or more computing devices, cause the one or more computing devices to perform operations comprising:

receiving an indication that an alarm associated with an infusion device has been triggered;

determining that a clinician is in proximity to the infusion device;

automatically suppressing the alarm associated with the infusion device, wherein the alarm is suppressed on the infusion device and is not forwarded to a mobile device associated with the clinician; and

communicating data associated with the alarm to an electronic medical record associated with a patient.

2. The media of claim 1, further comprising detecting a location of the infusion device.

3. The media of claim 2, wherein detecting the location of the infusion device comprises detecting, via a signal receiver having a known location, a signal emitted by a signal transmitter associated with the infusion device.

4. The media of claim 3, wherein the known location is a room of a healthcare facility.

5. The media of claim 1, further comprising detecting a location of the clinician.

6. The media of claim 5, wherein detecting the location of the clinician comprises detecting, via a signal receiver having a known location, a signal emitted by a signal transmitter associated with the clinician.

7. The media of claim 6, wherein the signal transmitter utilized to detect the location of the clinician is the mobile device.

8. The media of claim 6, wherein the signal transmitter utilized to detect the location of the clinician is an identification badge.

9. The media of claim 1, wherein determining that the clinician is in proximity to the infusion device comprises detecting a clinician signal emitted by a clinician signal transmitter associated with the clinician and a device signal emitted by a device signal transmitter associated with the infusion device by a signal receiver having a known location.

10. The media of claim 1, wherein the alarm indicates that a witness is needed before an order associated with the infusion device can begin.

11. The media of claim 10, further comprising detecting that the witness is in proximity to the clinician or the infusion device.

12. The media of claim 11, further comprising enabling the clinician to begin the order associated with the infusion device.

13. A computer-implemented method in a clinical computing environment comprising:

detecting, via a first computing process, a device signal emitted by a device signal transmitter associated with an infusion device, the device signal detected at a signal receiver having a known location;

detecting, via a second computing process, a clinician signal emitted by a clinician signal transmitter associated with a clinician, the clinician signal detected at the signal receiver having the known location;

based on the detecting the device signal and the clinician signal, determining, via a third computing process, that the clinician is in proximity to the infusion device;

automatically suppressing, via a fourth computing process, an alarm associated with the infusion device; and

communicating, via a fifth computing process, data associated with the alarm to an electronic medical record associated with a patient,

wherein each computing process is performed by one or more computing devices.

14. The method of claim 13, wherein the clinician signal transmitter is a mobile device.

15. The method of claim 13, wherein the clinician signal transmitter is an identification badge.

16. The method of claim 13, wherein the alarm indicates that a witness is needed before an order associated with the infusion device can begin.

17. The method of claim 16, further comprising, detecting, via a sixth computing process, that the witness is in proximity to the clinician or the infusion device.

18. The method of claim 17, further comprising enabling, via a seventh computing process, the clinician to begin the order associated with the infusion device.

19. A system comprising:

one or more processors; and

one or more non-transitory computer storage media storing instructions that, when used by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to;

detect a device signal emitted by a device signal transmitter associated with an infusion device, the device signal detected at a signal receiver having a known location;

detect a clinician signal emitted by a clinician signal transmitter associated with a clinician, the clinician signal detected at the signal receiver having the known location;

based on detecting the device signal and the clinician signal, determine that the clinician is in proximity to the infusion device;

based on the proximity of the clinician to the infusion device, automatically suppress an alarm associated with the infusion device, wherein the alarm indicates that a witness is needed to perform an order associated with the infusion device;

detect a witness signal emitted by a witness signal transmitter associated with the witness, the witness signal detected at the signal receiver having the known location;

based on detecting the witness signal and the device signal, determine that the witness is also in proximity to the infusion device; and

based on determining that the clinician and the witness are in proximity to the infusion device, enable the infusion device to perform the order.