Methods and systems for automated patient tracking and data acqu

Details Methods and systems for automated patient tracking and data acqu Methods and systems for automated patient tracking and data acqu

1997-10-08

1999-11-23

Trammell, James P.

Data processing: financial, business practice, management, or co

Automated electrical financial or business practice or...

Health care management

395202, 705 2, 340825, G06F 1760

Patent

active

059917300

ABSTRACT:
Patient flow is automatically tracked through a medical clinic and data is acquired from the automated patient flow tracking. A file is associated with a patient including a patient identification indicator when the patient enters the facility and placement of the file in a receptacle along with the identification is detected by sensors in a receptacle located of at first service location. Removal of the file from the receptacle when a first service provider commences service is further detected. Placement of the file in a second receptacle is detected upon completion of the service. One receptacle may be a physician receptacle and the other may be a nurse receptacle. A patient visit data record is generated based upon the detected movement of the file including determining treatment time and waiting time based on marking the time of events when the file is removed and replaced in respective receptacles. Indications of patient status are further provided at the receptacle location or transmitted to a remote location. Patient flow tracking is preferably provided by receptacles at various locations to follow the treatment of the patient to entry of the service provider through ancillary services and checkout.

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