Automated patient management system
OwnerMichael G. BLOMinventor
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Abstract
A system for making the process of registering at and receiving treatment in a healthcare facility more efficient and safe has been developed. The system utilizes computer communications network-based systems, software, various input and output stations, and a patient identification card (e.g., Loyalty Card) that work together to allow (a) providers to direct, track, and optimize the efficiency of patient activity and (b) patients to have ready access to their status and, in some cases, control of the healthcare process.
Claims19
1-8. (canceled)
A computer-implemented method, comprising:
- obtaining a patient waitlist, the patient waitlist comprising a list of waiting patients requiring one or more healthcare services from one or more healthcare departments or sub-departments thereof;
- for each one of the waiting patients on the patient waitlist,
- determining a wait time for the one of the waiting patients for each of the healthcare departments or portions thereof associated with the healthcare services required by the one of the waiting patients to yield required departments,
- ascertaining routing requirements for the one of the waiting patients with respect to the required departments, and
- identifying a one of the required departments that meets the routing requirements and for which the wait time for the one of the waiting patients is lowest;
- and
- generating instructions for routing the one of the waiting patients to the identified one of the required departments.
A system comprising:
- a processor;
- a computer-readable medium, having stored thereon a plurality of instructions for causing the processor to perform operations comprising:
- obtaining a patient waitlist, the patient waitlist comprising a list of waiting patients requiring one or more healthcare services from one or more healthcare departments or sub-departments thereof;
- for each one of the waiting patients on the patient waitlist,
- determining a wait time for the one of the waiting patients for each of the healthcare departments or portions thereof associated with the healthcare services required by the one of the waiting patients to yield required departments,
- ascertaining routing requirements for the one of the waiting patients with respect to the required departments, and
- identifying a one of the required departments that meets the routing requirements and for which the wait time for the one of the waiting patients is lowest;
- and
- generating instructions for routing the one of the waiting patients to the identified one of the required departments.
A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having stored therein instructions which, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform operations comprising:
- obtaining a patient waitlist, the patient waitlist comprising a list of waiting patients requiring one or more healthcare services from one or more healthcare departments or sub-departments thereof;
- for each one of the waiting patients on the patient waitlist,
- determining a wait time for the one of the waiting patients for each of the healthcare departments or portions thereof associated with the healthcare services required by the one of the waiting patients to yield required departments,
- ascertaining routing requirements for the one of the waiting patients with respect to the required departments, and
- identifying a one of the required departments that meets the routing requirements and for which the wait time for the one of the waiting patients is lowest;
- and
- generating instructions for routing the one of the waiting patients to the identified one of the required departments.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.