Patent ID: 9013299
Filing Date: 2015-04-21
Classification: G06F,G06K,G08B,G16H,G16Z,H04L,H04W

Abstract:
1. A method for scheduling a move of a patient in a medical facility, the method comprising: (a) securing a radio frequency identification (RFID) tag to a plurality of patients at a medical facility; (b) periodically interrogating, utilizing RFID readers disposed at various locations throughout the medical facility, the RFID tags secured to the patients to continuously monitor the location of each of the plurality of patients; (c) receiving, at a server, an order for a first patient of the plurality of patients to be moved to a destination location within the medical facility, the order including an appointment time at which the patient is to be at the destination location; (d) determining, at the server based on a most recent interrogation of the RFID tag secured to the first patient, a first most recent tracked location of the first patient; (e) determining, at the server based on the destination location and the first most recent tracked location, a first estimated travel time for the first patient to reach the destination location; (f) determining, at the server based on the first estimated travel time and the appointment time, a pick up time for the order; (g) subsequently, at a time after the determined pick up time, determining, at the server based on a most recent interrogation of the RFID tag secured to the first patient, a second most recent tracked location of the first patient; (h) determining, at the server based on the destination location and the second most recent tracked location, an estimated arrival time for the first patient to reach the destination location; (i) communicating, from the server to an electronic device disposed proximate the destination location, the estimated arrival time for the first patient to reach the destination location; and (j) displaying, on a display of the electronic device disposed proximate the destination location, the estimated arrival time for the first patient.