SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR HYGIENIC INTERACTION WITH A POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS HEALTHCARE ENVIRONMENT

摘要

Disclosed herein is a portable power source and computing device (collectively herein “mobile subsystem”) that accompany a healthcare professional as he or she treats or examines a patient before moving to another patient in another room. The mobile subsystem provides an interface to a receiving docking device (“stationary subsystem”) located at or near a relatively immobile site of healthcare delivery so that access can be afforded to an electronic medical records system for updating and observation. The disclosure includes a system and method for clinicians to access protected health information from an electronic medical record at different locations with a mobile subsystem that reduces risk of transmitting infection and reduces the need for repeated authentication for secure access.

主权项

1. A system for hygienic interaction between a health care provider and a potentially hazardous healthcare environment, the system comprising:
a mobile subsystem with a low power, lightweight, computing device and a portable rechargeable battery pack; a stationary subsystem to which the mobile subsystem can be connected and disconnected, the stationary subsystem having in-room peripheral components such as display devices, pointing devices, touch screens and keyboards, the stationary subsystem including an integrated connector between the mobile and stationary subsystems that allows the health care provider to move from one location to another without losing connectivity to a server-based, electronic medical record or other software utility useful in providing patient care and avoids the need to log in each time the healthcare provider moves from one location to another.