Lighting system for medical appointment progress tracking

A system comprising:

• a processor and memory;
• a lighting fixture in a medical examination room;
• and
• a lighting device for location tracking in the medical examination room, wherein the lighting device is located within the lighting fixture and electrically coupled to the lighting fixture via a lighting interface, the lighting device comprising:
• a lighting element for illuminating the medical examination room, and
• a location sensor comprising a transceiver configured to communicate with a first device within a proximity to the location sensor, the first device corresponding to a physician, wherein the location sensor transmits a pulse signal with a first pulse length to the processor when the first device is in the proximity to indicate a presence of the physician in the medical examination room, and wherein the location sensor transmits the pulse signal with a second pulse length to the processor when the first device leaves the proximity to indicate an exit of the physician from the medical examination room;
• wherein the processor is configured to:
• record an examination start time for a first appointment corresponding to when the location sensor transmits the pulse signal with the first pulse length,
• compare the examination start time with scheduling information to determine that a second appointment will be substantially delayed, wherein scheduling information includes a plurality of scheduled appointments, the plurality of scheduled appointments including the first appointment and the second appointment, wherein determining whether the second appointment will be substantially delayed includes comparing a second time associated with the second appointment with an originally scheduled time for the second appointment, wherein the second time is predicted based on an amount of delay from the first appointment,
• transmit a notification to a second device corresponding to a holder of the second appointment indicating that the second appointment will be substantially delayed,
• receive user input from the second device corresponding to the holder of the second appointment indicating a desired rescheduled time for the second appointment, and
• update the scheduling information with the desired rescheduled time for the second appointment.

A system comprising:

• a processor and memory;
• a lighting element for illuminating a medical examination room;
• and
• a location sensor comprising a transceiver configured to communicate with a first device within a proximity to the location sensor, the first device corresponding to a physician, wherein the location sensor transmits a pulse signal with a first pulse length to the processor when the first device is in the proximity to indicate a presence of the physician in the medical examination room, and wherein the location sensor transmits the pulse signal with a second pulse length to the processor when the first device leaves the proximity to indicate an exit of the physician from the medical examination room;
• wherein the processor is configured to:
• record an examination start time for a first appointment corresponding to when the location sensor transmits the pulse signal with the first pulse length,
• compare the examination start time with scheduling information to determine that a second appointment will be substantially delayed, wherein scheduling information includes a plurality of scheduled appointments, the plurality of scheduled appointments including the first appointment and the second appointment, wherein determining whether the second appointment will be substantially delayed includes comparing a second time associated with the second appointment with an originally scheduled time for the second appointment, wherein the second time is predicted based on an amount of delay from the first appointment,
• transmit a notification to a second device corresponding to a holder of the second appointment indicating that the second appointment will be substantially delayed,
• receive user input from the second device corresponding to the holder of the second appointment indicating a desired rescheduled time for the second appointment, and
• update the scheduling information with the desired rescheduled time for the second appointment.