System and method for caregiver availability determination

A system and method to determine availability of caregivers to respond to nurse calls or other alerts originating in patient rooms is provided. Caregivers are designated as unavailable depending upon room types in which they are located, or depending upon patient types in the rooms in which they are...

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Main Authors Hassey, Laura A, Wells, Pamela, Robinson, Andrew S, Agdeppa, Eric D, Baker, Steven D, Smith, Bradley T
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 09.02.2021
Subjects
ALARM SYSTEMS
DIAGNOSIS
ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
ELECTRICITY
HUMAN NECESSITIES
HYGIENE
IDENTIFICATION
MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE
ORDER TELEGRAPHS
PHYSICS
SIGNALLING
SIGNALLING OR CALLING SYSTEMS
SURGERY
WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS NETWORKS
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Summary:A system and method to determine availability of caregivers to respond to nurse calls or other alerts originating in patient rooms is provided. Caregivers are designated as unavailable depending upon room types in which they are located, or depending upon patient types in the rooms in which they are located, or depending upon how long they have been present in certain rooms, or depending upon whether the caregivers have designated themselves as unavailable, or any combination of the foregoing. A system and method to escalate alerts to other caregivers if a primary caregiver is unavailable includes escalating first to a designated secondary caregiver and then to a caregiver who is closest in proximity to the room from which the alert originated if the secondary caregiver is also unavailable.
Bibliography:Application Number: US201916695573