Patient safety using virtual observation

A computerized method for providing improved patient safety using virtual observation, the method comprising:

• providing a falls risk assessment and a patient safety risk assessment within an electronic health record of a patient;
• prompting a clinician at a clinician device to provide input to the falls risk assessment and the patient safety risk assessment for the patient;
• based on the input, determining a safety assessment score for the patient;
• providing the safety assessment score of the patient to the clinician via the clinician device;
• prompting the clinician to initiate an order to place a camera in the room of the patient;
• based on the order, assigning a virtual sitter to the patient;
• prompting the virtual sitter to provide documentation for the patient at a virtual observation interface;
• and
• upon receiving documentation from the virtual sitter device corresponding to patient behavior, prompting the clinician to determine whether to continue or discontinue the virtual sitter for the patient

One or more computer storage media having computer-executable instructions embodied thereon that, when executed by a computer, causes the computer to perform operations, the operations comprising:

• providing a falls risk assessment and a patient safety risk assessment within an electronic health record of a patient;
• prompting a clinician at a clinician device to provide input to the falls risk assessment and the patient safety risk assessment for the patient;
• based on the input, determining a safety assessment score for the patient;
• providing the safety assessment score of the patient to the clinician via the clinician device;
• prompting the clinician to initiate an order to place a camera in the room of the patient;
• based on the order, assigning a virtual sitter to the patient;
• and
• receiving an assignment of virtual guardrails for the patient, the virtual guardrails being 3D zones positioned around a patient bed or chair, safety zones to detect tampering with invasive line or tube placement, safety zones for staff safety, patient elopement zones that provide a wide angle of a patient room to detect elopement, or visitor monitoring zones to prevent drug diversion and abuse.