Electronic patient sitter management system and method for implementing

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2020228755-A1
Application number	US-202016787840-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Feb 11, 2020
Priority date	Dec 19, 2011
Publication date	Jul 16, 2020
Grant date	—

Abstract

An electronic sitter management system coupled to patient surveillance network having a plurality of video cameras, each camera transmitting a stream of surveillance video of a respective patient room. The sitter management system includes at least one sitter management device and a plurality of sitter devices. Each device being assigned a plurality of patient rooms and capable of receiving a plurality of streams of surveillance video for the corresponding plurality of patient rooms and simultaneously displaying a plurality of video images of the corresponding plurality of patient rooms. Each device is also capable of transmitting sitter device availability information to the sitter management device. The sitter management device being capable of recognizing a sitter device being unavailable and reassigning the plurality of patient rooms previously assigned to the unavailable device to other of the plurality of sitter devices that are available.

First claim

1 - 20 . (canceled)

21 . A method for managing patient surveillance video in an electronic sitter system for monitoring patients, the method comprising:
receiving, at a first sitter device, a first real-time patient surveillance video stream from one or more cameras located in a first patient room, wherein the first sitter device receives the first real-time patient surveillance video stream regardless of whether an alert is received by the first sitter device; displaying the first real-time patient surveillance video stream at the first sitter device; receiving an identification of motion within the first real-time patient surveillance video stream based on an analysis of the first real-time patient surveillance video stream that is performed by a video processor; receiving an alert corresponding to the identification of motion at the first sitter device, wherein the alert is received subsequent to the first sitter device receiving the first real-time patient surveillance video stream; providing at least one interactive control, wherein the interactive control is selected from the group consisting of an attend patient control and a nurse call control; and transmitting a signal to a staff calling system based on a selection from the at least one interactive control.

22 . The method of claim 21 , wherein the interactive control includes a patient chat function between the first sitter device and the first patient room.

23 . The method of claim 21 wherein the analysis of the first real-time patient surveillance video stream further comprises prioritizing video frames of the first real-time patient surveillance video stream based on content or external factors.

24 . The method of claim 21 wherein the analysis further comprises labeling video frames of the first real-time patient surveillance video stream as documentation for a patient medical procedure.

25 . The method of claim 24 further comprising compiling medical procedure information screens based on the labeled video frames for display on the first sitter device.

26 . The method of claim 21 further comprising communicating with a medical procedure sensing device that senses an event indicative of a commencement of a patient medical procedure.

27 . The method of claim 21 wherein the alert includes an indication that emphasizes a room surveillance frame corresponding to the first patient room.

28 . The method of claim 21 wherein the analysis further comprises predicting a patient fall based on the detected motion.

29 . The method of claim 21 further comprising logging events or actions of a patient corresponding to the first patient room.

30 . The method of claim 21 further comprising receiving vital sign data from a plurality of sensors for capturing data in the first patient room.

31 . An electronic sitter system coupled to a patient surveillance network, the patient surveillance network comprising a plurality of video cameras for capturing and transmitting surveillance video streams and a plurality of sensors for capturing data in patient rooms, each of the plurality of video cameras located in a patient room and aimed at an interior of the respective patient room, the electronic sitter system comprising:
a plurality of sitter devices, each sitter device configured to:
receive a real-time patient surveillance video stream from one or more cameras located in a patient room, wherein the sitter device receives the real-time patient surveillance video stream regardless of whether an alert is received by the sitter device;
display the real-time patient surveillance video stream;
receive an identification of motion within the real-time patient surveillance video stream based on an analysis of the real-time patient surveillance video stream that is performed by a video processor;
receive an alert corresponding to the identification of motion, wherein the alert is received subsequent to the sitter device receiving the real-time patient surveillance video stream;
provide at least one interactive control, wherein the interactive control is selected from the group consisting of an attend patient control and a nurse call control; and
transmit a signal to a staff calling system based on a selection from the at least one interactive control.

32 . An electronic sitter system for managing patient surveillance video in an electronic sitter system for monitoring patients, the electronic sitter system comprising:
a monitoring and control device configured to:
receive a real-time patient surveillance video stream from one or more cameras located in a patient room;
transmit the real-time patient surveillance video stream to a sitter device, wherein the real-time patient surveillance video stream is transmitted to the sitter device regardless of whether an alert is transmitted to the sitter device;
detect motion within the real-time patient surveillance video stream;
discriminate patient movements from the detected motion; and
transmit an alert to the sitter device, wherein the alert is triggered by the patient movements and wherein the alert is transmitted subsequent to transmitting the real-time patient surveillance video stream to the sitter device.

33 . The electronic sitter system of claim 32 wherein the monitoring and control device comprises a video processor configured to:
detect the motion by analyzing the real-time patient surveillance video stream; and
prioritize video frames of the real-time patient surveillance video stream based on content or external factors.

34 . The electronic sitter system of claim 32 wherein the monitoring and control device comprises a video processor configured to label video frames of the real-time patient surveillance video stream as documentation for a patient medical procedure.

35 . The electronic sitter system of claim 34 wherein the monitoring and control device comprises a video processor configured to compile medical procedure information screens based on the labeled video frames for display on the sitter device.

36 . The electronic sitter system of claim 32 further comprising the monitoring and control device configured to communicate with a medical procedure sensing device that senses an event indicative of a commencement of a patient medical procedure.

37 . The electronic sitter system of claim 32 wherein the alert includes an indication that emphasizes a room surveillance frame corresponding to the patient room.

38 . The electronic sitter system of claim 32 further comprising the monitoring and control device configured to predict a patient fall based on the patient movements.

39 . The electronic sitter system of claim 32 further comprising a communication system that includes a patient chat function between the sitter device and the patient room.

40 . The electronic sitter system of claim 32 further comprising receiving vital sign data from the plurality of sensors.

Assignees

• Careview Comm Inc

Inventors

• Greco Sam Anthony
• Johnson Steven Gail
• Clark Matthew Cameron
• Del Carpio Derek Stevan

Classifications

• G16Z99/00

  Subject matter not provided for in other main groups of this subclass · CPC title

• G16H40/20

  for the management or administration of healthcare resources or facilities, e.g. managing hospital staff or surgery rooms · CPC title

• H04N7/181 Primary

  for receiving images from a plurality of remote sources · CPC title

• G16H40/67

  for remote operation · CPC title

• G08B21/0227

  System arrangements with a plurality of child units · CPC title