Systems and methods for assessing staffing levels and predicting patient outcomes
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1. A method implemented in a computing device comprising processing circuitry and interface circuitry communicatively coupled to the processing circuitry, the method comprising:
- receiving, by the processing circuitry via the interface circuitry, empirical patient data for a plurality of patients assigned to a healthcare unit of a medical facility;
responsive to detecting a change in the empirical patient data, determining, by the processing circuitry, a composite patient indicator score for each of the plurality of patients for a first period by scoring patient indicators using scores derived from the empirical patient data and using a weighting factor scale range for each of the patient indicators, wherein the weighting factor scale range is different for at least two of the patient indicators and a patient indicator representative of a higher mortality risk has a greater range of values than a patient indicator representative of a lower mortality risk;
determining, by the processing circuitry, a population score by summing the composite patient indicator scores of the plurality of patients;
updating, by the processing circuitry via the interface circuitry, a display device communicatively coupled to the interface circuitry with;
a map of the medical facility that graphically illustrates a layout of the medical facility; and
a visual representation of a juxtaposition of the healthcare unit relative to the layout of the medical facility;
wherein the visual representation is labeled with a visual indication of the composite patient indicator scores, the population score, or both.
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Abstract
Certain embodiments described herein are directed to methods and systems configured to score patient indicators and determine suitable staffing levels based on the scored patient indicators. In some configurations, the system determines scoring levels by comparing the patient indicators to empirical patient data or information.
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1. A method implemented in a computing device comprising processing circuitry and interface circuitry communicatively coupled to the processing circuitry, the method comprising:
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receiving, by the processing circuitry via the interface circuitry, empirical patient data for a plurality of patients assigned to a healthcare unit of a medical facility; responsive to detecting a change in the empirical patient data, determining, by the processing circuitry, a composite patient indicator score for each of the plurality of patients for a first period by scoring patient indicators using scores derived from the empirical patient data and using a weighting factor scale range for each of the patient indicators, wherein the weighting factor scale range is different for at least two of the patient indicators and a patient indicator representative of a higher mortality risk has a greater range of values than a patient indicator representative of a lower mortality risk; determining, by the processing circuitry, a population score by summing the composite patient indicator scores of the plurality of patients; updating, by the processing circuitry via the interface circuitry, a display device communicatively coupled to the interface circuitry with; a map of the medical facility that graphically illustrates a layout of the medical facility; and a visual representation of a juxtaposition of the healthcare unit relative to the layout of the medical facility; wherein the visual representation is labeled with a visual indication of the composite patient indicator scores, the population score, or both. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method implemented in a computing device comprising processing circuitry and interface circuitry communicatively coupled to the processing circuitry, the method comprising:
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receiving, by the processing circuitry via the interface circuitry, empirical patient data for a plurality of patients assigned to a healthcare unit of a medical facility; responsive to detecting a change in the empirical patient data, determining, by the processing circuitry, a composite patient indicator score for each of the plurality of patients for a first period by scoring patient indicators using scores derived from the empirical patient data; determining, by the processing circuitry, a population score by summing the composite patient indicator scores of the plurality of patients; updating, by the processing circuitry via the interface circuitry, a display device communicatively coupled to the interface circuitry with; a map of the medical facility that graphically illustrates a layout of the medical facility; and a visual representation of a juxtaposition of the healthcare unit relative to the layout of the medical facility; wherein the visual representation is labeled with a visual indication of each of the composite patient indicator scores as one of three levels. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method implemented in a computing device comprising processing circuitry and interface circuitry communicatively coupled to the processing circuitry, the method comprising:
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receiving, by the processing circuitry via the interface circuitry, empirical patient data for a plurality of patients assigned to a healthcare unit of a medical facility; responsive to detecting a change in the empirical patient data, determining, by the processing circuitry, a composite patient indicator score for each of the plurality of patients for a first period by scoring patient indicators using scores derived from the empirical patient data and at least five of the patient indicators from Table 1; determining, by the processing circuitry, a population score by summing the composite patient indicator scores of the plurality of patients; updating, by the processing circuitry via the interface circuitry, a display device communicatively coupled to the interface circuitry with; a map of the medical facility that graphically illustrates a layout of the medical facility; and a visual representation of a juxtaposition of the healthcare unit relative to the layout of the medical facility; wherein the visual representation is labeled with a visual indication of the composite patient indicator scores, the population score, or both. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A method implemented in a computing device comprising processing circuitry and interface circuitry communicatively coupled to the processing circuitry, the method comprising:
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receiving, by the processing circuitry via the interface circuitry, empirical patient data for a plurality of patients assigned to a healthcare unit of a medical facility; responsive to detecting a change in the empirical patient data, determining, by the processing circuitry, a composite patient indicator score for each of the plurality of patients for a first period by scoring patient indicators using scores derived from the empirical patient data, wherein determining the composite patient indicator score for each of the plurality of patients comprises; applying different weights to a scored patient indicator to obtain different candidate composite scores, wherein each of the different weights is based on a different population sample with respect to the patient indicator corresponding to the scored patient indicator; determining which of the different candidate composite scores is highest; selecting the highest candidate composite score as the composite patient indicator score; determining, by the processing circuitry, a population score by summing the composite patient indicator scores of the plurality of patients; updating, by the processing circuitry via the interface circuitry, a display device communicatively coupled to the interface circuitry with; a map of the medical facility that graphically illustrates a layout of the medical facility; and a visual representation of a juxtaposition of the healthcare unit relative to the layout of the medical facility; wherein the visual representation is labeled with a visual indication of the composite patient indicator scores, the population score, or both. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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31. A method implemented in a computing device comprising processing circuitry and interface circuitry communicatively coupled to the processing circuitry, the method comprising:
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receiving, by the processing circuitry via the interface circuitry, empirical patient data for a plurality of patients assigned to a healthcare unit of a medical facility; responsive to detecting a change in the empirical patient data, determining, by the processing circuitry, a composite patient indicator score for each of the plurality of patients for a first period by scoring patient indicators using scores derived from the empirical patient data; determining, by the processing circuitry, a population score by summing the composite patient indicator scores of the plurality of patients; updating, by the processing circuitry via the interface circuitry, a display device communicatively coupled to the interface circuitry with; a map of the medical facility that graphically illustrates a layout of the medical facility; and a visual representation of a juxtaposition of the healthcare unit relative to the layout of the medical facility; wherein the visual representation is labeled with a visual indication of the composite patient indicator scores, the population score, or both. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33, 34, 35)
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