Patent ID: 9659148
Date: 2017-05-23
CPC Classifications: G06Q,G08B,G16H,G16Z

Claim:
1. An information technology system for a healthcare facility having a real time locating system (RTLS) for tracking locations of a plurality of caregivers within the healthcare facility, the information technology system comprising at least one computer device to keep track of rounding for a plurality of caregivers and to determine whether the caregivers successfully complete their rounds in a timely manner for their assigned patients, a successful round being defined as one in which a caregiver visits an assigned patient within a rounding interval and remains in the patient's room for an in-room threshold period of time, and a plurality of graphical displays in communication with the at least one computer device, each graphical display being operable to display a list of patients for whom rounds are due and to display reminder messages to the plurality of caregivers relating to rounding, wherein the at least one computer device is used to administer rounding parameters for each of the plurality of caregivers, wherein different types of caregivers have different rounding parameters, wherein the rounding parameters include the in-room threshold period of time such that different types of caregivers have different in-room threshold periods of time for determining successful completion of their rounds.