Patent ID: 9111435
Filing Date: 2015-08-18
Classification: G08B,G16H

Abstract:
1. A method for reducing medical error comprising: receiving an enter signal including an enter status using a first worker device entering a zone, the first worker device being a body-worn device worn by a human, the enter signal received by the first worker device; receiving an exit signal including an exit status using the first worker device exiting an additional zone including an area around the zone, the exit signal received by the first worker device; and receiving an action signal including an action status using the first worker device in response to an action device is actuated, the action signal received by the first worker device, wherein the enter signal has a strength of at least an entrance threshold signal strength associated with the zone, and the exit signal has a strength less than or equal to the entrance threshold signal strength but greater than or equal an exit threshold signal strength associated with the additional zone.