Real-time method for controlling healthcare delivery processes in a clinical environment monitored through a real-time location device that includes auto-id tags and real-time system for healthcare delivery process control health in a clinical setting monitored by a real-time tracking device that includes auto-id tag

摘要

Methods of controlling healthcare delivery processes within a clinical environment include providing rules predetermined in terms of conditional results governing clinical processes to supervise the delivery of healthcare within the environment. The rules are executable based on event data and subject data values toward the objective of optimal performance of the processes. The rules apply to all individuals of the environment and data derived from auto-ID tags of individuals are operated on by the rules and corrective action is indicated by evaluation of such data pursuant to the rules. Signals transmitted utilizing the tags are processed to obtain event data representing the locations of individuals and events occurring within the environment. Subject data related to the individuals is collected. The rules are executed using current values of event data and subject data to evaluate the performance of each process. A corrective action is performed indicated by the rules being evaluated.