Customized bed exit warnings to modify patient behavior
AssigneeHill-Rom Services, Inc.
InventorsNeal Wiggermann, Robert M Zerhusen, Richard H Heimbrock
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Abstract
A patient support apparatus includes a frame, a support surface, and a sensor. The frame cooperates with the support surface to support a patient. The sensor is coupled to one of the frame and the support surface and is configured to provide an input signal indicative of a characteristic associated with the patient.
Claims18
A patient support apparatus comprising
- a frame and a support surface cooperating with the frame to support a patient,
- a sensor coupled to one of the frame and the support surface, the sensor configured to provide an input signal indicative of a characteristic associated with the patient, and
- a controller coupled to the sensor and including a processor and a memory device, the memory device including instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the controller to receive the input signal, associate the characteristic indicated by the input signal with patient information stored in an electronic medical records system, and cause a message customized to the patient according to the patient information to be issued to the patient,
- wherein the controller is further configured to determine contact information for at least one family member of the patient based on the patient information and cause the at least one family member to be contacted using the contact information to inform the at least one family member of the characteristic.
A patient support apparatus comprising
- a frame and a support surface cooperating with the frame to support a patient,
- a sensor coupled to one of the frame and the support surface, the sensor configured to provide a first input signal indicative of a first characteristic associated with the patient, and
- a controller coupled to the sensor and including a processor and memory, the memory device including instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the controller to receive the first input signal, associate the characteristic indicated by the first input signal with patient information stored in an electronic medical records system, and, if the controller receives a second input signal indicative of a second characteristic associated with the patient, cause a visual message customized to the patient according to the patient information to be issued to the patient in response to receiving the second input signal.
A method of communicating a message to a patient by a patient support apparatus including a frame, a support surface supported by the frame, and a sensor configured to provide an input signal indicative of a characteristic associated with the patient, the method comprising
- receiving the input signal,
- associating the characteristic indicated by the input signal with patient information stored in an electronic medical records system,
- causing a message customized to the patient according to the patient information to be issued to the patient, and
- determining contact information for at least one family member of the patient based on the patient information, and causing the at least one family member to be contacted using the contact information to inform the at least one family member of the characteristic.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.