Systems and methods for coordinating the flow of events in a health care setting using a workflow module

A method of automatically coordinating at least a portion of events that occur between a time that a person enters a health care setting and a time that the person is discharged from the health care setting by generating a health care setting specific workflow module, the method comprising:

• receiving a selection of a first event category;
• receiving a selection of at least one first predetermined event;
• associating the at least one first predetermined event with the first event category;
• associating at least one first workflow process with the at least one first predetermined event, wherein the at least one first workflow process comprises a first plurality of predetermined of activities that are to take place after the at least one first predetermined event occurs;
• implementing the at least one first workflow process using a software program after the at least one first predetermined event occurs;
• receiving a selection of a second event category;
• receiving a selection of at least one second predetermined event;
• associating the at least one second predetermined event with the second event category;
• associating at least one second workflow process with the at least one second predetermined event, wherein the at least one second workflow process comprises a second plurality of predetermined of activities that are to take place after the at least one second predetermined event occurs;
• and
• implementing the at least one second workflow process using a software program after the at least one second predetermined event occurs.

A software arrangement, which, when executed by a processing arrangement, is configured to automatically coordinate at least a portion of events that occur between a time that a person enters a health care setting and a time that the person is discharged from the health care setting by:

• receiving a selection of at least one predetermined event;
• associating at least one workflow process with the at least one predetermined event, wherein the at least one workflow process comprises a plurality of predetermined activities that are to take place after the at least one predetermined event occurs;
• and
• implementing the at least one workflow process after the at least one predetermined event occurs.

A software arrangement, which, when executed by a processing arrangement, is configured to automatically coordinate at least a portion of events that occur between a time that a person enters a health care setting and a time that the person is discharged from the health care setting by:

• receiving a selection of a first event category;
• receiving a selection of at least one first predetermined event;
• associating the at least one first predetermined event with the first event category;
• associating at least one first workflow process with the at least one first predetermined event, wherein the at least one first workflow process comprises a first plurality of predetermined of activities that are to take place after the at least one first predetermined event occurs;
• implementing the at least one first workflow process after the at least one first predetermined event occurs;
• receiving a selection of a second event category;
• receiving a selection of at least one second predetermined event;
• associating the at least one second predetermined event with the second event category;
• associating at least one second workflow process with the at least one second predetermined event, wherein the at least one second workflow process comprises a second plurality of predetermined of activities that are to take place after the at least one second predetermined event occurs;
• and
• implementing the at least one second workflow process after the at least one second predetermined event occurs.

A system for coordinating activity for a person entering a health care setting, the system comprising:

• an initiating event input device;
• a processor coupled to the initiating event input device, wherein the processor receives information from the initiating event input device upon an initiating event occurring;
• a system component coupled to the processor, wherein the system component receives process information from the processor;
• and
• a system component interaction device coupled to the system component;
• wherein the system component produces output based on data received from at least one of the processor and the system component interaction device.