Healthcare communication system having configurable alarm rules

摘要

A system that monitors various conditions of a plurality of hospital beds located in different rooms of a healthcare facility is provided. Alternatively or additionally, other types of equipment may be monitored by the system. Various configurations of network interface units that are coupleable to or integrated into a hospital bed are also disclosed. The system receives data from the hospital beds and/or other equipment and initiates a communication to a wireless communication device of at least one designated caregiver in response to the received data being indicative of an alarm condition.

主权项

1. A system for alerting caregivers carrying wireless communication devices of alarm conditions associated with pieces of equipment in a healthcare facility, the system comprising at least one computer device that is remote from the pieces of equipment and that receives data from the pieces of equipment, a display screen associated with the computer device, the computer device being operable to display at least one alarm selection screen on the display screen, the at least one alarm selection screen permitting a user to select at least one respective boundary condition for at least two of the pieces of equipment and to specify that the respective boundary conditions of each of the at least two of the pieces of equipment must be violated before an alarm condition is considered to exist, the computer device being operable to initiate a communication to the wireless communication device of at least one of the designated caregivers in response to the alarm condition.