METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DETERMINING WHETHER A CARETAKER TAKES APPROPRIATE MEASURES TO PREVENT PATIENT BEDSORES

摘要

Systems and methods for reducing the chance that a patient will develop a bedsore may determine whether a caregiver physically approaches a patient and remains in close physical proximity to a patient for a time sufficient to perform a bedsore prevention action. If a planned bedsore prevention action does not appear to be performed, the systems and methods may alert the patient, the caregiver, or others. A determination may be made as to whether the patient's position has changed in a manner consistent with a bedsore prevention action.

主权项

1. A method of reducing the chance that a patient will develop a bedsore, the method comprising:
receiving, from a wireless receiver associated with one of a caregiver and a patient, data regarding signal strength for a signal received from a wireless transmitter associated with the other of the caregiver and the patient; determining, by a computerized monitoring system, when the signal strength indicates that the caregiver has approached the patient; determining, by the computerized monitoring system, and using the data regarding the strength of the signal from the wireless receiver, whether the caregiver enters a virtual patient or bed zone around the patient within a specified period of time for performing a bedsore prevention action, and whether the caregiver remains within the virtual patient or bed zone around the patient for a predetermined period of time sufficient to perform one or more bedsore prevention actions.