Patient device for advanced patient communication

• US 10,658,081 B2
• Filed: 05/18/2016
• Issued: 05/19/2020
• Est. Priority Date: 07/17/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Eloquence Communications, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Eloquence Communications, Inc.
• Inventors: Traughber, Bryan James, Patak, Lance S.
• Primary Examiner(s): Ouellette, Jonathan P
• Application Number:
  US15/158,070
• Publication Number:
  US 20160267236A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,462 Days
• Field of Search: 705 11-912, 705325
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2560/045 with a separable interface unit, e.g. for communication
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0002 Remote monitoring of patients using telemetry, e.g. transmission of vital signals via a communication network A61B5/07 takes precedence; transmission systems for measured values G08C; transmission H04B; transmission of digital information H04L; wireless communication networks H04W
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0022 Monitoring a patient using a global network, e.g. telephone networks, internet
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/7282 Event detection, e.g. detecting unique waveforms indicative of a medical condition A61B5/4094, A61B5/4818, A61B5/349, A61B5/0823 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/7475 User input or interface means, e.g. keyboard, pointing device, joystick
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 21/0211 Combination with medical sensor, e.g. for measuring heart rate, temperature
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 21/0277 Communication between units on a local network, e.g. Bluetooth, piconet, zigbee, Wireless Personal Area Networks [WPAN]
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 25/016 Personal emergency signalling and security systems emergency non-personal manually actuated alarm activators G08B25/12
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 25/10 using wireless transmission systems G08B25/009 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 5/222 Personal calling arrangements or devices, i.e. paging systems selective calling systems and call receivers H04W84/00, H04W68/00
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 10/60 for patient-specific data, e.g. for electronic patient records
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 15/00 ICT specially adapted for medical reports, e.g. generation or transmission thereof
• 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 40/63 for local operation
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 80/00 ICT specially adapted for facilitating communication between medical practitioners or patients, e.g. for collaborative diagnosis, therapy or health monitoring
• CPC Class Codes: G16Z 99/00 Subject matter not provided for in other main groups of this subclass
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72409 by interfacing with external accessories hands-free H04M1/60
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/724094 Interfacing with a device worn on the user's body to provide access to telephonic functionalities, e.g. accepting a call, reading or composing a message

Abstract

A provider device for advanced patient communication and methods for making and using same. According to one embodiment, a provider device comprises a receiver for receiving one or more messages from a central processing server, each of the one or more messages reflecting a patient request, an urgency level associated with the patient request, one or more action items associated with the patient request, and a lapse in time since receiving the patient request. The provider device also includes a display for displaying, based on the one or more messages, a patient listing including status information corresponding to one or more patients.

Claims

1. A computer-implemented method, comprising:

providing a patient communication mechanism by which a patient communicates a first message within a healthcare facility;

receiving one or more messages at a central processing server, a first message reflecting a patient request or need;

processing the first message to identify an urgency level of the first message, a lapse in time and a provider skill level or role best suited to respond to the first message;

generating one or more additional messages based on the first message; and

transmitting the one or more additional messages to at least one specific provider device of specific providers expected to respond, wherein the one or more additional messages are routed to at least one specific provider device based on a context of the first message;

presenting the one or more additional messages via a display with a selection input mechanism;

enabling a provider to select at least one of the presented messages via touching the display or at least one display control button of the selection input mechanism, which enables transferring of the one or more additional messages or generation and transmission of a second message.

2. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the generation and transmission of the one or more additional messages occurs after a time-lapsed threshold has been reached.

3. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the generation and transmission of the second message occurs after a time-lapsed threshold has been reached.

4. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, further comprising a modification to the first message after a time-lapsed threshold has been reached.

5. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, further comprising a modification to one or more messages after a time-lapsed threshold has been reached.

6. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, further comprising a modification to the second message after a time-lapsed threshold has been reached.

7. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, further comprising forwarding the first message to a second provider device.

8. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, further comprising presenting the one or more messages in a language that is different from a language of the first message.

9. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, further comprising prioritizing multiple messages from a plurality of first messages, second messages or the one or more messages or the one or more additional messages according to predetermined parameters.

10. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, further comprising presenting a list of preset or customizable messages on the at least one specific provider device that are intended for the associated provider to select via the selection input mechanism.

11. The computer-implemented method of claim 10, further comprising transmitting the preset or customizable messages to other provider devices or patient devices.

12. The computer-implemented method of claim 10, further comprising generating a third message from the preset or customizable messages.