Automated GUI for Real-Time Nursing Assignment Updates
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current nursing assignment systems rely on manual records, which are laborious, error-prone, and inefficient, lacking data integration and failing to utilize digitized patient data, leading to suboptimal coordination of care in healthcare settings.
Innovation Solution
A computerized system that processes scheduling and status data from multiple sources to provide real-time updates and automated caregiver assignments, integrating with third-party systems to generate a comprehensive graphical user interface, reducing manual entry and enhancing care coordination.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If manual nursing assignment records are used, then core information can be presented to nurses, but updating and revising the record becomes laborious and error-prone
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces manual mechanical record-keeping with an automated computerized system that electronically stores and updates nursing assignment data. The system automatically retrieves patient information from third-party systems and updates displays without manual data entry, eliminating the laborious and error-prone manual record updating process while maintaining information accessibility for nurses.
2Adaptability or versatility
If conventional systems are used, then basic nursing assignment tracking is possible, but data integration between proprietary systems is lacking
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces an intermediary computerized system that connects to multiple third-party proprietary systems through interfaces. This intermediary system retrieves data from various sources (patient management systems, scheduling systems, etc.), integrates the information, and presents it in a unified display, thereby bridging information silos and enabling data integration across previously incompatible systems.
3Productivity
If manual techniques are used for capacity management, then basic coordination is achieved, but efficiency and real-time updates are compromised
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a self-updating system where the computerized interface automatically retrieves new patient data, bed assignment information, and nursing schedule changes from connected third-party systems. The display updates in real-time without requiring manual data entry by nursing staff, allowing the system to serve itself by automatically maintaining current information and eliminating time-consuming manual updates.
4Reliability
If automated caregiver assignment is implemented, then coordination of care is improved, but system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the automated assignment system into distinct functional modules: data retrieval interfaces that connect to third-party systems, processing logic that analyzes patient and caregiver data, and display generation components that present assignment information. This modular segmentation manages system complexity by organizing functions into separate, manageable units while maintaining reliable automated caregiver assignment and care coordination.
Data Source
AI summary
Computer-implemented systems and methods are provided for generating an automatically updating graphical user interface for capacity management data. In some embodiments, a system is disclosed, comprising at least one processor configured to receive a bed assignment request. The bed assignment request may include an individual identifier and a bed identifier. The one or more processors may receive, based on a query made in response to the received bed assignment request, attribute data corresponding to the identifier. The one or more processors may also format information from the attribute data, and provide instructions for generating and updating a graphical user interface.