55 results about "Care setting" patented technology

A system associates a patient and patient identifier with a medical device and includes an interface. The interface acquires data representing an image of a patient in a care setting and showing a medical device in the vicinity of the patient and acquires data identifying the patient. An image data processor analyzes the acquired data representing the image to identify the medical device type by, analyzing the acquired data to determine a shape of the medical device, comparing the determined shape of the medical device with predetermined template shapes of known device types and identifying the medical device type in response to the shape comparison indicating a shape match. A data processor associates the identified medical device type with the data identifying the patient. An output processor initiates generation of data indicating an association of the identified medical device type with the data identifying the patient.

A system and method for providing a clinical summary of patient data in a health care setting. The system and method comprises a graphical user interface in communication with a health information system for accessing patient data. The graphical user interface is capable of displaying a clinical summary of patient data in a summary window in a textual format and a graphical format. The system and method further comprises a user record allowing a user to specify and configure the patient data displayed in the summary window. The user record includes configuration and security settings for selectively controlling the display of the user-specified patient data, and a user can select from the displayed patient data, access additional information about the selected patient data, generate detailed reports including the selected patient data, and generate graphical representations including the selected patient data.

A computer-based system for recording, storing, and accessing clinical documentation in an acute care setting is provided. In an embodiment of the invention, a single electronic database or repository for storing clinical patient notes, provides multiple points of read/write access via a user interface operating on one or more client computers that are in real-time communication with the repository.

A disease-specific ontology crafted by a consensus of expert clinicians may be used to semantically characterize/provide semantic meaning to dynamically changing patient electronic medical record (EMR) data in critical care settings. Hierarchical, directed node-edge-node graphs (concept maps or Vmaps) developed with an end-user friendly graphical user interface and ontology editor, can be used to represent structured clinical reasoning and serve as the first step in disease-specific ontology building. Disease domain Vmaps reflecting expert clinical reasoning associated with management of acute illnesses encountered in critical care settings (e.g. ICUs) that extend core clinical ontologies, developed and reviewed by experts, are in turn extended with existing medical ontologies and automatically translated to a domain ontology processing engine. Semantically-enhanced EMR data derived from the ontology processing engine is incorporated into both real-time ‘track and trigger” rule engines and machine learning training algorithms using aggregated data. The resulting rule engines and machine-learnt models provide enhanced diagnostic and prognostic information respectively, to assist in clinical dual modes of reasoning (analytical rules and models based on experiential data) to assist in decisions associated with the specific disease in acute critical care settings.

A dispensing system and associated method provides a turnkey solution for dispensing pharmaceutical products such as solid medications and nutritional supplements to be taken orally in health care settings, including but not limited to long term care (LTC) and assisted living settings.

Collecting, validating, managing, and sharing data, for example healthcare and patient data, may include using a networked portable device. A forms-based system and process (referred to in some embodiments as DirectForms™) may allow clinical staff to efficiently collect and validate data on portable devices. In accordance with an embodiment, the system combines a portable computing device, validation of data, network connectivity, and an opportunity for shared effort among users via industry-standard (for example HL7 compliant) or customized interfaces. A server-based utility may route forms and HL7-compliant data transaction exports. Interfaces may provide for merging data into appropriate patient records. Some systems may be used in an ambulatory care setting. Various aspects may provide for improved clinical assessment, effective patient management, cost savings, and the ability to provide a more efficient billing process.

A clinical decision support system enabling sharing of medical knowledge in a machine executable format, implementable as a network-based system in which individual executable knowledge modules (EKMs) define the data requirements for assessing a patient, the conclusions that can be drawn using that data, and instructions on how to generate those conclusions. Using standards-based messages transmitted over a network, client decision support applications provide patient data to the system and receive patient-specific assessments and recommendations. The system permits re-use of executable medical knowledge across diverse applications and care settings, easy authoring of knowledge modules, and use of the system framework to implement decision support applications having significant clinical utility.

A medication management system is described that is operable to determine whether a user is actually following a protocol, provide additional assistance to a user, starting with instructions, video instructions, and the like, and moving up to contact from a medication administrator if it is determined that the user would need such assistance in any medical adherence situation, including clinical trial settings, home care settings, healthcare administration locations, such as nursing homes, clinics, hospitals and the like. Suspicious activity on the part of a patient or other user of the system is identified and can be noted to a healthcare provider or other service provider where appropriate.

Protective shoe covers have been widely used in health care setting and some industry environment that require clean room condition. To strip off the disposed shoe covers in a hand-free and automated fashion is very desirable to the users, which provide physical convenience, time saving and economic merits. This disclosed invention provides methods and an automatic system for stripping of disposable shoe cover from user's foot/feet that includes the electromechanical complex, a micro control unit and its embedded software programs, control algorithm to guide the execution of the stripping functions in automated and hand-free fashion.

The cart has a base, with casters at each corner. A cabinet body is slidable vertically relative to the base on telescoping members at opposite sides of the cart. Hydraulic cylinders, operated by a hand crank, raise and lower the cabinet body. The cabinet body has a number of lockable drawers, and is provided with an anti-tip mechanism so that only one drawer may be opened at a time. The cart is particularly useful for dispensing of medication in a health care setting, though it may have many other uses.

Protective shoe covers have been widely used in health care settings and some manufacturing environments such as semiconductor and pharmaceutical industries. An automatic system that dispenses shoe covers to user's feet is disclosed. The system includes the micro control unit, the embedded software and the control algorithm, the electro-mechanical operational apparatus and physical and biophysical sensors. The methods that perform shoe cover fetching, stretching, extension and deployment are also presented in this application.

A method for maintaining homeostasis for a patient in a health care setting includes the steps of monitoring a physiological parameter and comparing the parameter against an expected parameter range. When it is determined that a difference between the monitored physiological parameter and the expected parameter range presents a patient condition requiring a corrective measure, an alarm warning is presented. The alarm warning has a signature characteristic distinguishing it from other alarm warnings. The alarm warning may be musical and distinguishable based on genre, tempo, loudness, or pitch or, alternatively may be visual. The alarm warning may be adapted to distinguish one patient from other patients. Alternatively, the alarm warning may distinguish differing levels of severity associated with a patient condition of a particular patient or to distinguish between multiple conditions suffered by the same patient.

A server center controls operation across one or more command centers that are communicatively networked with one or more medical care settings. Devices are deployed at each medical care setting and at the command center(s) and a control device at the server center facilitates digital consultation sessions between a patient and/or local care provider and command center staff via the devices. The control device also facilitates communication between the command center staff and the care setting data center to update the electronic medical record for a patient and to enter specific patient instructions. The control device also prioritizes patients across one or more care settings and presents a prioritized patient queue to command center staff. The control device also provides command center staff with suggested tests and treatments based on an analysis of patient information. The control device also provides patient admission prediction information to each care setting.

A means of tightly controlling blood pressure in the acute care setting is elusive. Presently, the bedside nurse manages the rate of the intravenous blood pressure medication being infused. The invention seeks to allow continuous polling of the blood pressure, through telemetry monitoring, and adjust the rate of the intravenous antihypertensive nitroglycerin. The method algorithm allows for a set point of either mean arterial pressure (MAP) or systolic blood pressure (SBP) to be input. The nitroglycerin drip rate is then adjusted to maintain the set parameter range.

An Apparatus that generates onsite three antimicrobial solutions by electrolyzing a dilute brine solution. At least one of the generated solutions can be used to dissolve protein, emulsify oils and fats making it an effective general purpose cleaner. A second solution can be used as a non-corrosive, fast active general purpose sanitizer and a third solution can be used as a high level disinfectant, capable of killing all microorganism, including MRSA (methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureaus), C. diff (clostridium difficle), VRE (vancomycin resistant enterococci) and acinetobactor baumannii. The onsite generated antimicrobial solutions reduce the occurrence of infectious diseases in hospitals, other human or animal health care settings, cruise-ships, hotels and other facilities whereas there is a higher risk of spreading infectious diseases.

A serving apparatus is provided to minimise risk of injurious events in a hospital or care setting. The serving apparatus comprises, a serving member having a serving platform; a rotation mechanism in rotatable communication with the serving member; a stand in communication with the rotation mechanism, the stand having a connecting portion; said connecting portion being arranged to reversibly couple the stand to an item of furniture; wherein the rotation mechanism is arranged to provide reciprocal rotation of the serving member between a stowed position and a serving position. The serving apparatus of the present invention aims to minimise the risk of falls or injurious spillages and may also maintain the healthy orthopaedic properties of furniture during mealtimes, without necessitating an awkward seating position wherein said orthopaedic properties become substantially defunct.

Methods for the rapid detection of the presence or absence of SARS-CoV-2 in biological or non-biological samples are described. These methods are adapted to be performed rapidly in a point-of-care setting. The methods can include performing an amplifying step, a hybridizing step, and a detecting step. Specifically, primers and probes targeting SARS-CoV-2 are provided that are designed for the detection of this target. Additionally, kits and reaction vessels containing primers and probes targeting SARS-CoV-2 are provided. Additionally, methods, kits and reaction vessels for the simultaneous rapid detection of the presence or absence of SARS-CoV-2, influenza A, and influenza B in biological or non-biological samples are described.

The invention provides an electric nursing wheelchair bed. The electric nursing wheelchair bed comprises a seat plate support, a base support, a connecting hinge, a seat plate panel, a back panel, legpanels, foot panels, armrest frames, shear force supporting rods, armrests, a first pushing motor, a steel ball sliding rail, a second pushing motor, a third pushing motor, a fourth pushing motor, afifth pushing motor, universal wheels, a fifth pushing motor, supporting rolling wheels, auxiliary rolling wheels, threaded rods and a storage battery. The electric nursing wheelchair bed has the advantages that a nursing bed and a wheelchair are integrated, the wheelchair bed is converted and deformed from the wheelchair to the nursing bed through the pushing motors, a patient does not need to move, and therefore the patient can be directly converted into a lying state from a sitting state so as to be nursed; the shear force supporting rods are arranged, adjustment is carried out through thethreaded rods, and therefore the height positions of the armrests can be conveniently adjusted so as to be suitable for different patients; the second pushing motor is arranged to carry out inclination adjustment on the seat plate panel, medical nursing such as turning over can be carried out on the patient in time, and use is convenient.