Predictive system for elopement detection

A method for operating an elopement detection system for a patient monitoring system, the method comprising steps of:

• activating the elopement detection system when a patient is outside of a predetermined boundary;
• analyzing buffered sections of a video feed to identify a combination of facial features and components of clothing for the patient outside of the predetermined boundary;
• associating the combination of facial features with the components of clothing for each person to define a confirmed association;
• verifying the confirmed association of the patient by comparing the combination of facial features with the components of clothing of the patient;
• and
• activating an alert if the confirmed association of the patient is unverified based upon changes in the combination of facial features or the components of clothing of the confirmed association.

A method for detecting an elopement condition, the method comprising steps of:

• receiving user input to enable image processing, where the user input is related to a monitored patient exiting a predetermined boundary;
• generating a new video stream handling a request related to the user input;
• presenting the new video stream to an observer client for heightened monitoring of the monitored patient;
• processing the new video stream using a real-time streaming protocol to compare the new video stream to historical data related to past elopement events;
• adjusting a monitoring device to track the monitored patient within a patient care setting;
• and
• activating an elopement alert when an elopement indicator is determined, wherein the elopement indicator includes confirmation that the monitored patient is outside of a video feed and is determined to be outside of the patient care setting.