Caregiver rounding communication system
First Claim
1. An information technology system for a healthcare facility having a real time locating system (RTLS) for tracking locations of a plurality of caregivers within the healthcare facility, the information technology system comprisingat least one computer device to keep track of rounding for a plurality of caregivers and to determine whether the caregivers successfully complete their rounds in a timely manner for their assigned patients, a successful round being defined as one in which a caregiver visits an assigned patient within a rounding interval and remains in the patient'"'"'s room for a threshold period of time, anda plurality of graphical displays in communication with the at least one computer device, each graphical display being operable to display a list of patients for whom rounds are due and to display reminder messages to the plurality of caregivers relating to rounding, wherein each graphical display includes a suspend icon which is selectable by the respective caregiver to suspend a round for a respective patient if the respective patient is not in their room, wherein the at least one computer device is operable to generate a rounding compliance report comprising a table having blocks that indicate a successful round within the rounding interval, an unsuccessful round, and a suspended round.
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Abstract
An information technology system for a healthcare facility is provided. The system includes a first computer device to keep track of rounding intervals for caregivers and to determine whether the caregivers successfully complete their rounds in a timely manner for their assigned patients. The system also has a real time locating system (RTLS) that tracks locations of the plurality of caregivers and that is in communication with the first computer device. The system further has a number of graphical displays in communication with the first computer device. Each graphical display is operable to display a list of patients for whom rounds are due and to display reminder messages to the plurality of caregivers relating to rounding.
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1. An information technology system for a healthcare facility having a real time locating system (RTLS) for tracking locations of a plurality of caregivers within the healthcare facility, the information technology system comprising
at least one computer device to keep track of rounding for a plurality of caregivers and to determine whether the caregivers successfully complete their rounds in a timely manner for their assigned patients, a successful round being defined as one in which a caregiver visits an assigned patient within a rounding interval and remains in the patient'"'"'s room for a threshold period of time, and a plurality of graphical displays in communication with the at least one computer device, each graphical display being operable to display a list of patients for whom rounds are due and to display reminder messages to the plurality of caregivers relating to rounding, wherein each graphical display includes a suspend icon which is selectable by the respective caregiver to suspend a round for a respective patient if the respective patient is not in their room, wherein the at least one computer device is operable to generate a rounding compliance report comprising a table having blocks that indicate a successful round within the rounding interval, an unsuccessful round, and a suspended round.
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