Patent ID: 7664659

Claim:
One or more computer storage media having computer-executable instructions stored thereon that, when executed, cause a computing device to perform a method for managing patients in an inpatient healthcare facility, the method comprising: accessing a first predicted-stay value that indicates a duration of time that an identified patient is predicted to stay in an inpatient healthcare facility; accessing an actual-stay value that indicates a duration of time that an identified patient has actually spent in the inpatient healthcare facility; calculating a difference between the first predicted-stay value and the actual-stay value, wherein the difference is a value that is equal to an amount by which the first predicted-stay value and the actual-stay value differ in quantity; concurrently displaying the first predicted-stay value of the identified patient, the actual-stay value of the identified patient, and the difference between the predicted-stay value and the actual-stay value; determining that the difference is greater than a prescribed threshold value; in response to determining that the difference is greater than the prescribed threshold value, determining that additional patient data of the identified patient has been received, wherein the additional patient data alters the first predicted-stay value; calculating by the computing device a second predicted-stay value, which is based at least in part on the additional patient data; and storing the second predicted-stay value as part of an electronic medical record of the identified patient.