Method for objectively monitoring, recording and reporting work-hour compliance of medical and surgical residents

摘要

A system of transponders, receivers and data processing and data recording and reporting components, and the associated therewith method for objectively, accurately and passively (without monitored personnel or employer active involvement after installation) monitoring and storing medical and surgical resident attendance at medical facilities, and for facilitating the reporting of such attendance or activities, as well as compliance violations of the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) regulations (for clinical duty hour restrictions) to the resident, the residency program and/or to the ACGME via simple but secured electronic transmissions (e.g., internet via TCP/IP, web and/or wireless based network servers etc.).