IN-BED PATIENT IDENTITY VERIFICATION AND DATA COLLECTION

摘要

A patient support system includes a patient support apparatus operable to collect biometric and/or physiological data of a patient located on the patient support apparatus, using one or more sensors that are coupled to the patient or coupled to a component of the patient support apparatus. The system can use the biometric and/or physiological data to verify the identity of a patient that is associated with the patient support apparatus or a patient room. Based on the patient verification, the system can update patient electronic medical records to include the biometric and/or physiological data, and/or perform other tasks.

主权项

1. A patient support system comprising:
a patient support apparatus; a sensor configured to measure data indicative of one or more physical characteristics of a patient positioned on the support apparatus; a controller in communication with the sensor and the support apparatus, the controller configured to:
select one or more features in the data for patient identity verification;match the selected features with one or more baseline features to verify the identity of the patient; andassociate the patient with a unique identifier of the patient support apparatus to establish an association when the selected features verify the identity of the patient.