System management of clinical procedures scheduling based on environmental thresholds

US9105071B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-9105071-B2
Application numberUS-201213630361-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateSep 28, 2012
Priority dateSep 28, 2012
Publication dateAug 11, 2015
Grant dateAug 11, 2015

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An approach for scheduling clinical procedures based on defined environmental thresholds of medical units in healthcare facilities. In one embodiment, a computer system monitors environmental conditions of the medical unit in which clinical procedures will be performed utilizing a measurement system that includes an environmental device for monitoring the environmental conditions. The computer system further receives a schedule of the clinical procedures of the medical unit. The computer system further identifies environmental thresholds for the medical unit to be used for comparison against the environmental conditions of the medical unit. The computer system further compares environmental conditions to the environmental threshold to determine if the environmental thresholds are violated. In another embodiment, the computer system modifies the schedule of clinical procedures of the medical unit responsive to the determination.

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What is claimed is: 1. A method for scheduling clinical procedures within a computer system, within a bi-directional computing environment, based on environmental thresholds, the method comprising the steps of: a clinical server system, monitoring environmental conditions of a medical unit in which a clinical procedure will be performed utilizing a unit measurement system that includes an environmental device for monitoring the environmental conditions, wherein the unit measuremen…

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What does patent US9105071B2 cover?
An approach for scheduling clinical procedures based on defined environmental thresholds of medical units in healthcare facilities. In one embodiment, a computer system monitors environmental conditions of the medical unit in which clinical procedures will be performed utilizing a measurement system that includes an environmental device for monitoring the environmental conditions. The computer …
Who is the assignee on this patent?
IBM
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification G06Q10/06311. Mapped technology areas include Physics.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Aug 11 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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