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A system and method for observing patients in geographically dispersed health care locations. A patient is assigned to a health care location comprising a patient visual monitoring system, a patient audio receiver, and a patient controller. The visual monitoring system is responsive tri-axially to command signals received via a patient controller connected to the network. The patient controller sends patient imaging data and patient audio data to a remote command center via the network. A computerized patient care management system comprising the remote command center monitors patient data, patient imaging data, and patient audio data determines from the patient data, the patient imaging data, and the patient audio data if intervention with the selected patient is warranted.

A system and method for accounting and billing patients in a hospital environment. A hospitalized patient is associated with a patient identifier. Billable services provided to the hospitalized patient are associated with the patient identifier. If the billable service is provided by a physician, a physician identifier is also associated with the billable service. The hospitalized patient is scored and a current procedural terminology (CPT) assignment manager assigns CPT codes to the billable service. A bill generator receives the patient data, patient insurance information, physician insurance information, and CPT codes and generates a bill for the billable services provided to the hospitalized patient.

A video visitation system and method for dispersed health care locations. A patient data server, a teleconferencing server, a patient visual monitoring system and a visitor visual monitoring system are connected to a network. A patient data server receives patient data indicative of the condition of a patient and serves the patient data continuously and in real time to the teleconferencing server. The patient visual monitoring system acquires patient imaging data from a patient location and conveys the patient imaging data to the teleconferencing server. The visitor visual monitoring system acquires visitor imaging data from a visitor location and conveys the visitor imaging data to the teleconferencing server. The patient visual monitoring system displays the visitor imaging data and the visitor visual monitoring system simultaneously displays patient imaging data and the continuous real time feed of the patient data.

A system and method for displaying a health status of hospitalized patients. Patient data associated with hospitalized patients is selected according to display rules. A display module selects selected patient data, applies display rules to the selected patient data, and displays the selected patient data. A smart alert module generates and applies patient specific rules to other selected patient data elements. If a patient-specific rule for a hospitalized patient has been contravened, an alert is issued from the remote command center. Graphical attributes may be assigned to patients for whom an alert has been issued and to selected patient data elements that fall outside of an acceptable range. The graphical attributes determine how selected patient data appear on a display screen.

A remote command center for providing services to geographically dispersed hospitalized patients. A datastore accessible to the remote command center receives patient data from geographically dispersed hospitalized patients. Monitored data elements of geographically dispersed hospitalized patients are also received at the remote command center and stored in the datastore. A smart alert module generates and applies patient specific rules to selected data elements. If a patient-specific rule for a hospitalized patient has been contravened, an alert is issued from the remote command center. A patient care module displays selected data elements of the hospitalized patients at the remote command center. A decision support module applies decision support algorithms to selected data elements of a hospitalized patient and to user input to provide patient care advice. Patient care advice comprises a diagnosis, a method of treatment, and a laboratory protocol. The decision support module may also write orders for medication, laboratory protocols and surgical procedures.

A system and method for observing patients in geographically dispersed health care locations. A portable monitoring station is associated with a patient assigned to a health care location. The portable monitoring station comprises monitoring equipment that monitors physiological measures of the patient. A remote command center receives the monitored data elements, accesses patient data elements indicative of a medical condition associated with the patient, and applies a patient-specific rule to selected data elements to determine whether the patient-specific rule has been contravened. The monitored equipment may further comprise video and audio equipment that captures patient video data and patient audio data and provides these data to the central command center.

A remote command center for providing services to geographically dispersed hospitalized patients. A datastore accessible to the remote command center receives patient data from geographically dispersed hospitalized patients. Monitored data elements of geographically dispersed hospitalized patients are also received at the remote command center and stored in the datastore. A smart alert module generates and applies patient specific rules to selected data elements. If a patient-specific rule for a hospitalized patient has been contravened, an alert is issued from the remote command center. A patient care module displays selected data elements of the hospitalized patients at the remote command center. A decision support module applies decision support algorithms to selected data elements of a hospitalized patient and to user input to provide patient care advice. Patient care advice comprises a diagnosis, a method of treatment, and a laboratory protocol. The decision support module may also write orders for medication, laboratory protocols and surgical procedures.

A system and method for standardizing care in a hospital environment. Information concerning the latest care and practice standards for a given condition is provided to a decision support module. The decision support module comprises decision support algorithms that reflect a standardize guideline of practice for a particular medical condition. The general categories of cardiovascular, endocrinology, general, gastrointestinal, hematology, infectious diseases, neurology, pharmacology, pulmonary, renal, surgery, toxicology, trauma all have guidelines and practice standards associated with them. Patient data and user input are inputted to the decision support algorithm. The user may be prompted for user input, and an assessment is made of the patient so as provide patient care advice for the patient. Examples of patient care advice are a diagnosis, a method of treatment, and a laboratory protocol.

The invention provides a baffle device for sealing molten steel and a fabrication method thereof as well as a die applying the baffle device. The baffle device comprises a steel plate part, a fire-resistant filler and a coating, wherein, the steel plate part is a steel plate with a preset thickness, the steel plate part is provided with a first side face and a second side face which are oppositely arranged, the first side face is equipped with an annular inverted-cone dovetail groove, and the size of the groove bottom on a radial section is more than that of a notch of the inverted-cone dovetail groove; the outer diameter of the inverted-cone dovetail groove is 1.05 times more than that of a centrifugal casting pipe, and the outer diameter of the inverted-cone dovetail groove is 0.95 times less than that of the baffle device; the inner diameter of the inverted-cone dovetail groove is 0.75-0.85 times that of the centrifugal casting pipe; the fire-resistant filler is filled in the inverted-cone dovetail groove; and the coating is coated on the surface of the steel plate part and the fire-resistant filler. The baffle device has the advantages of high temperature resistance, good sealing property, strong non-deformability, molten steel erosion resistance and lowered cost, which prevents the fire-resistant filler from falling from the baffle device into the die in the case of high-speed rotation vibration.

The invention discloses a method for machining a bearing ring with an installation boss and a narrow and small grinding undercut, and relates to a method for machining the grinding undercut. The method aims at solving the problem that at present, the narrow and small grinding undercut cannot be machined. The method for machining the bearing ring with the installation boss and the narrow and small grinding undercut comprises the steps of firstly, carrying out rough turning forming, and obtaining a rough bearing ring body; secondly, adjusting and clamping a tool; and thirdly, carrying out milling forming, and obtaining the bearing ring with the installation boss and the narrow and small grinding undercut. The method has the advantage that the production cost is saved. According to a convention technological process, two-time clamping machining is needed, and after a milling mold is used, machining can be completed only through one-time clamping. Compared with the prior art, the tool cost, the man hour cost, the electricity cost and the auxiliary cost can be saved by 50 percents. The method is mainly used for machining the bearing ring with the installation boss and the narrow and small grinding undercut.

The invention relates to a folding boring tower which comprises a boring tower support arranged on the rear part of a rig substructure and a tower body articulated on the boring tower support, wherein a tower body comprises an upper section boring tower, a lower section boring tower and a tower rising oil cylinder, and the tower rising oil cylinder is arranged between the lower section boring tower and the rig substructure; the top end of the boring tower support is articulated with a sliding seat, a sliding oil cylinder is arranged between the sliding seat and the lower section boring tower, the front of a joint of the upper and lower section boring towers is provided with a folding articulated shaft, and the back surface of the joint of the upper and lower section boring towers is provided with positioning holes which are mutually matched; and an automatic plug pin mechanism matched with the positioning holes is arranged on the upper section boring tower or the lower section boring tower, and a double cylinder mutual assistance mechanism is arranged between the upper and lower boring towers. The folding boring tower provided by the invention adopts the double cylinder mutual assistance mechanism, the tower body can automatically complete spread or fold, the automatic degree is increased, and the performance of a boring apparatus is improved; and the sliding seat and the sliding oil cylinder are adopted to match, the work force and a lifting device are not needed in a tower rising process, the auxiliary expenses in a construction process is greatly reduced, and the work efficiency is improved.

The invention discloses a double-cylindrical-surface pressurizing type clamp for rotor balancing. The clamp comprises a positioning bushing a, a balancing bushing, a positioning bushing b, screws a, plungers, a bolt, screws b, an adapting plate, a nut and gaskets. The balancing bushing is in the shape of a sleeve, and a plurality of mounting grooves are formed in the inner wall of the balancing bushing. The adapting plate is fixed to the large end of the balancing bushing through the bolt, and the positioning bushing a and the positioning bushing b are arranged in the balancing bushing to formdouble cylindrical surfaces. The positioning bushing a and the positioning bushing b correspond to the mounting grooves in the radial direction of the inner wall of the balancing bushing in position.The plungers are poured into the mounting grooves in the radial direction of the inner wall of the balancing bushing. Each screw b is arranged at the upper end of the corresponding plunger, the nut is screwed on a part and clamped on the inner wall of the balancing bushing, and thus device movement is prevented. The inner wall of the balancing bushing is further provided with cavity channels communicating with the positioning bushing a and the positioning bushing b. The screws a penetrate through the outer wall of the balancing bushing and abut against the cavity channels. The gaskets are arranged between the screws a and the cavity channels. The cavity channels are filled with liquid plastic.