System and method for medical resource utilization management

• Main Authors: Patel, Mrigasha, Egeland, Ryan, Egeland, Brent
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 21.08.2018
• Subjects: CALCULATING; COMPUTER SYSTEMS BASED ON SPECIFIC COMPUTATIONAL MODELS; COMPUTING; COUNTING; ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE; ELECTRICITY; HEALTHCARE INFORMATICS, i.e. INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATIONTECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR THE HANDLING ORPROCESSING OF MEDICAL OR HEALTHCARE DATA; INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTEDFOR SPECIFIC APPLICATION FIELDS; PHYSICS; TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHICCOMMUNICATION

A gateway, a server, and a method are provided. The method includes receiving at least one message from a corresponding number of gateways, wherein each received message includes a first identification parameter associated with each gateway, and a second identification parameter associated with a beacon. The method also includes identifying a location the beacon is located, wherein the location is one location within an environment. The method further includes deriving a time duration that the beacon is located in the location. The method additionally includes determining a cost based on the time duration that the beacon is located in each location, wherein each location has a cost value associated with it.