Patent ID: 7734479

Claim:
A method for providing information associated with care of a patient in a health care environment, comprising the steps of: (a) receiving location information associated with a patient; (b) receiving information associated with at least one indicator of care of the patient; (c) providing a graphical user interface capable of displaying the location information associated with the patient and the at least one indicator of care of the patient in a geospatial arrangement; (d) displaying in a geospatial arrangement via the graphical user interface the location information associated with the patient, and the at least one indicator of care of the patient; and (e) updating the graphical user interface when a change occurs; (f) wherein the at least one indicator of care of the patient comprises a count-down timer; (g) wherein the user interface is configured for display of a negative value after the count-down timer passes zero; and (h) wherein the geo-spatial arrangement comprises a floorplan view.