APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PATIENT DATA MANAGEMENT

• Main Authors: BAGNELL JOSEPH P, BOONE OTHO N, ST CLAIR NANCY, STRECKER ROBERT J, MCDERMOTT IAN, RICHARDS JOHN H
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 06.08.2009
• Subjects: CALCULATING; CHAIRS FOR DENTISTRY; COMPUTING; COUNTING; DATA PROCESSING SYSTEMS OR METHODS, SPECIALLY ADAPTED FORADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL, SUPERVISORYOR FORECASTING PURPOSES; DEVICES FOR INTRODUCING MEDIA INTO, OR ONTO, THE BODY; DEVICES FOR PRODUCING OR ENDING SLEEP OR STUPOR; DEVICES FOR TRANSDUCING BODY MEDIA OR FOR TAKING MEDIA FROMTHE BODY; DIAGNOSIS; FUNERAL DEVICES; HEALTHCARE INFORMATICS, i.e. INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATIONTECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR THE HANDLING ORPROCESSING OF MEDICAL OR HEALTHCARE DATA; HUMAN NECESSITIES; HYGIENE; IDENTIFICATION; INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTEDFOR SPECIFIC APPLICATION FIELDS; MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; OPERATING TABLES OR CHAIRS; PHYSICS; SURGERY; SYSTEMS OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE,COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL, SUPERVISORY OR FORECASTINGPURPOSES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; TRANSPORT OR ACCOMODATION FOR PATIENTS

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an apparatus and method for patient point-of-care data management. SOLUTION: In the apparatus and method for patient point-of-care data management, patient point-of-care data are obtained in real time or in substantially real time and are made available to subscribers or authorized users on either a local computer display screen 48', a remote computer display screen 48' or both. In some embodiments, data associated with a plurality of patients are made available and are viewable simultaneously on a computer display screen 48'. In some embodiments, patient point-of-care data from a plurality of hospitals are available. COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT