Method and a system for optimizing hospital beds and ambulance allocations via a computer network
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1. A method for delivering a patient to a room in a hospital, the method comprising the steps of:
- providing a computer network;
providing a database connected to the computer network;
inputting information into the database by a hospital via the computer network wherein the information is associated with available beds in the room;
providing a first access to the database for viewing the information by a user of the database via the computer network;
determining a status of the room based on the information in the database; and
communicating the status of the room to an ambulance via the computer network wherein the ambulance transports the patient based on the status of the room.
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Abstract
A method and a system for optimizing hospital beds and ambulance allocations via a computer network are provided. The method and the system determine the status of emergency rooms and/or the status of beds in emergency rooms of hospitals via a computer network. The system and the method allocate emergency rooms and/or the beds in the emergency rooms of the hospitals to ambulances and/or ambulance services. The system and the method diverts or bypasses patients to emergency rooms of other hospitals for medical treatment.
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1. A method for delivering a patient to a room in a hospital, the method comprising the steps of:
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providing a computer network;
providing a database connected to the computer network;
inputting information into the database by a hospital via the computer network wherein the information is associated with available beds in the room;
providing a first access to the database for viewing the information by a user of the database via the computer network;
determining a status of the room based on the information in the database; and
communicating the status of the room to an ambulance via the computer network wherein the ambulance transports the patient based on the status of the room. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A system for allocating an available bed in an emergency room of a hospital to a patient, the system comprising:
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a computer network;
a database associated with the computer network;
means for inputting information into the database wherein the information is associated with the available bed; and
means for delivering the patient to the hospital based on the information in the database wherein the information in the database is accessed via the computer network. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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