Systems and methods for viewing biometrical information and dynamically adapting schedule and process interdependencies with clinical process decisioning

Abstract

Certain embodiments provide a method for viewing biometrical information, determining the clinical state of the patient, and dynamically adapting schedule and process interdependencies in a clinical environment. The method includes deriving a schedule including at least one patient treatment protocol based on a mathematical model using people and asset information as input. The method also includes processing input biometrical data indicating a patient status. Additionally, the method includes adapting the at least one patient treatment protocol based on the biometrical data. Further, the method includes revising the schedule based on adapting the at least one patient treatment protocol. In certain embodiments, the method includes recalculating a critical path, schedule tasks, and resource allocation based on adapting the at least one patient treatment protocol and revising the schedule. In certain embodiments, the method includes communicating with affected process stakeholders and assets regarding the revised schedule.

Description

CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS[0001]This application is related to and claims the benefit of priority to Provisional Application U.S. Ser. No. 60 / 976,582, entitled “METHOD TO VIEW BIOMETRICAL INFORMATION AND DYNAMICALLY ADAPT SCHEDULE AND PROCESS INTERDEPENDENCIES WITH CLINICAL PROCESS DECISIONING”, filed Oct. 1, 2007, the contents of which are both herein incorporated by reference.BACKGROUND TO THE INVENTION[0002]The invention relates generally to business process management systems, and more particularly to scheduling systems in the clinical setting, such as healthcare delivery institutions or hospitals.[0003]Healthcare delivery institutions are business systems that can be designed and operated to achieve their stated missions robustly. As is the case with other business systems such as those designed to provide services and manufactured goods, there are benefits to managing variation such that the stake-holders within these business systems can focus more fully on the v...

AI Technical Summary

Benefits of technology

"The patent describes a method and system for viewing biometrical information and dynamically adapting a patient treatment schedule in a clinical environment. The method involves using a mathematical model to derive a schedule based on people and asset information, and then processing input biometrical data to adapt the treatment protocol. The system includes a scheduling module and an input module for this purpose. The technical effect of this patent is to provide a more efficient and flexible way to manage patient treatment schedules in a clinical setting, taking into account real-time information and making adjustments to improve treatment outcomes."

Problems solved by technology

As a hospital processes care plans on an increasing patient load, these variations in medical condition and selected treatment plans perturbs the schedules of doctors, nurses and assets such as rooms and equipment.

When randomness and interdependencies exceed the ability to serve, care providers are forced to make choices amongst poor alternative options; some one or some thing is going to be bottlenecked or overextended.

Recent advances in locating devices such as those utilizing radio-frequency identification (RFID) technology to report a location of a tagged asset are utilized, yet personnel are loath to be tracked by wearing a device.

RFID devices are not pervasive, and the systems that monitor them are not fully integrated with the requisite adjacent systems that gather contextual information.

Typically, queues, delay, overtime and cancellation result; there is no proactive decision support to dynamically reschedule people or physical assets or supplies.

Images