Patent ID: 7801743
Filing Date: 2010-09-21
Classification: G16H,H04W

Abstract:
1. A method of communicating in a healthcare establishment, said method comprising: receiving data indicative of a desire to communicate with a target clinician; receiving data regarding a wirelessly detectable tag associated with the target clinician; determining a physical location of the target clinician within the healthcare establishment based at least in part on the data regarding the wirelessly detectable tag; applying an unavailability policy to obtain an outcome indicating whether the target clinician is available for communication, the unavailability policy being a function of the physical location of the target clinician; if the outcome indicates that the target clinician is available for communication, performing an action to cause communication with the target clinician; and if the outcome indicates that the target clinician is unavailable for communication, providing an option to attempt communication with an other clinician who has been identified based at least in part on a physical location within the healthcare establishment of the other clinician and the physical location of the target clinician.