Caregiver centric and acuity adapting multi-patient system

Abstract

A workflow system includes a workflow unit (8), a location unit (10), and a display device (12). The workflow unit (8) identifies and tracks patient assessment and patient vital signs for a plurality of patients each assigned to at least one caregiver according to a schedule for each patient. The location unit (10) receives a location of each assigned caregiver and a location of each patient. The display device (12) displays grouped,caregiver centric, acuity adapted,clinical data,and crucial timing information for each patient in a consistent format as well as a name and the location of the patient, a caregiver name and the caregiver location for each assigned caregiver.

Description

Technical field [0001] The following generally relates to the patient care system. It is specifically applied in combination with nursing and / or clinical workflow and patient monitoring, and will be described with specific reference to the application. However, it should be understood that it is also applicable to other usage scenarios and is not necessarily limited to the aforementioned applications. Background technique [0002] An emergency care unit, such as an intensive care unit (ICU), typically includes 10-30 highly acute patients, and averages about 15 patients in the United States. The patient is continuously monitored by a monitor, which is usually automatic and may include a central monitoring system. A nurse who is typically assigned a limited number (eg, 2) of patients continuously evaluates the patients and performs any vital sign measurements or other non-automatic measurements. The nurse's assessment of the patient's level of consciousness (LOC) includes the pa...

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