System and method for managing restorative care
OwnerJennifer Summers, Lana Kirby +1inventors
InventorsJennifer Summers, Lana Kirby, Timothy Kirby
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Abstract
An automated system and method for managing restorative care programs in a long-term care environment is provided. In one embodiment, the system includes a device or process for generating an up-to-date assignment sheet upon detecting a change in a resident's condition. In one embodiment, the device or method includes a feature of sending a communication to a caregiver when an assignment sheet changes. One embodiment provides for the monitoring of restorative care administered to residents and/or infection reporting to facilitate payment or reimbursement for the provision of such care.
Claims20
A method for managing restorative care in a long-term care facility, the method comprising:
- receiving a resident identifier identifying a resident of a long-term care facility;
- creating a restorative program including a description of a resident's condition, a goal for maintaining or improving the residents' condition, and a plan for achieving the goal;
- assigning one of a plurality of levels to the restorative program;
- linking the restorative program to the resident identifier;
- storing the resident identifier, level, and restorative program in a computer-readable medium;
- repeating the above receiving, creating, assigning, linking, and storing operations for a plurality of residents of a long-term care facility;
- receiving data relating to at least one of a work shift, caregiver, section of a facility, and grouping of residents;
- generating an assignment sheet for one of a work shift, caregiver, section of a facility, and grouping of residents, the assignment sheet including resident care data for a plurality of residents, the assignment sheet including at least a portion of the restorative programs for the residents;
- automatically updating the assignment sheet in real time as a resident's condition changes;
- and
- alerting a caregiver to the updated assignment sheet.
The method of claim I further comprising:
- receiving infection information;
- linking the infection information and the resident identifier;
- and
- sending a caregiver alert when the infection information linked to the resident identifier exceeds a threshold.
The method of claim I further comprising:
- automatically generating a periodic report including the resident identifier, the goal and the accomplishment data.
The method of claim I wherein the assignment sheet is automatically updated if the work shift, caregiver, section of the facility, or grouping of residents changes.
A method for facilitating reimbursement or payment for restorative care programs in long-term care facilities, comprising:
- a) receiving predetermined minimum restorative care data from a remote computer;
- b) storing the minimum restorative care data in a memory;
- c) creating a restorative care program including the minimum restorative care data for a resident of a long-term care facility;
- d) receiving resident care data for the resident via an input device;
- e) storing the resident care data in a memory;
- f) comparing the resident care data to a restorative care program for the resident;
- g) updating the restorative care program in real time based on one or more of the resident care data;
- h) receiving an update to the minimum restorative care data from a remote computer;
- i) updating the restorative care program based on the update;
- j) repeating steps (c) through (i) for other residents of the long-term care facility;
- and,
- k) generating a report indicating at least one of restorative care provided to residents by the facility and residents' progress against their respective restorative care programs.
A method comprising:
- maintaining a database including a resident identifier, a restorative care program record associated with the identifier and an infection record associated with the identifier;
- receiving input indicating a change in one of the restorative care program record and the infection record;
- modifying the database effective to store the change in one of the restorative care program record and the infection record;
- providing a first notice to a caregiver based upon the change to the restorative program;
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- providing a second notice to a caregiver based upon the infection record exceeding an infection frequency.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.