Abstract: A method for connecting devices to a health record configured to have a single connection thereto. The method includes creating a virtual device and configuring the virtual device such that two or more of the devices are connectable thereto. The virtual device receives data from each of the two or more of the devices and aggregates the data from each of the two or more of the devices into aggregate data. The aggregate data is associated with the virtual device as originating therefrom. The method further includes connecting the virtual device to the electronic medical record as the single connection thereto and providing the aggregate data from the virtual device to the health record.

Abstract: A method for connecting devices to a health record configured to have a single connection thereto. The method includes creating a virtual device and configuring the virtual device such that two or more of the devices are connectable thereto. The virtual device receives data from each of the two or more of the devices and aggregates the data from each of the two or more of the devices into aggregate data. The aggregate data is associated with the virtual device as originating therefrom. The method further includes connecting the virtual device to the electronic medical record as the single connection thereto and providing the aggregate data from the virtual device to the health record.

Abstract: A patient monitoring system includes an identification transmitter that transmits an identification signal associated with a patient and a location tracking system having a plurality of identification receivers arranged in a care facility that receive the identification signal from the identification transmitter, wherein the location tracking system determines a patient location within a care facility based on a location of receipt of the identification signal. The patient monitoring system further includes an activity tracking module executable to receive at least one activity threshold for the patient and the patient location, and to determine a patient activity indicator based on the patient location. The activity tracking module is further executable to generate an activity alert based on a comparison between the patient activity indicator and the activity threshold.

Abstract: A patient monitoring system includes a sensing device configured to measure physiological parameter data from a patient, an identification transmitter that transmits an identification signal, wherein the identification signal is associated with the patient, and a location tracking system having a plurality of identification receivers arranged in a care facility that receive the identification signal from the identification transmitter and determine a patient location within the care facility based on a location of receipt of the identification signal. The patient monitoring system further includes a contextual alarming module that receives the patient location and selects at least one location-specific alarm rule based on the patient location in the care facility. Physiological parameter data is then assessed by the patient monitoring system based on the location-specific alarm rule.

Abstract: A patient monitoring system includes patient identification transmitters that each transmit a patient identifier and clinician identification transmitters that each transmit a clinician identifier. Identification receivers are arranged in a care facility to receive patient identifiers and the clinician identifiers. A location tracking system determines a patient location within the care facility for each patient identification transmitter based on a location of receipt of the patient identifier, and determines a clinician location for each clinician identification transmitter based on the location of receipt of the clinician identifier. A mapping module is executable to receive the patient locations and the clinician locations, and locate the patient locations and the clinician locations on a map of the care facility. It then displays a patient location indicator for each patient location and a clinician location indicator for each clinician location on the map of the care facility.

Abstract: A patient monitoring system includes an identification transmitter that transmits an identification signal associated with a patient and a location tracking system having a plurality of identification receivers arranged in a care facility that receive the identification signal from the identification transmitter, wherein the location tracking system determines a patient location within a care facility based on a location of receipt of the identification signal. The patient monitoring system further includes an activity tracking module executable to receive at least one activity threshold for the patient and the patient location, and to determine a patient activity indicator based on the patient location. The activity tracking module is further executable to generate an activity alert based on a comparison between the patient activity indicator and the activity threshold.

Abstract: A patient monitoring system includes a sensing device configured to measure physiological parameter data from a patient, an identification transmitter that transmits an identification signal, wherein the identification signal is associated with the patient, and a location tracking system having a plurality of identification receivers arranged in a care facility that receive the identification signal from the identification transmitter and determine a patient location within the care facility based on a location of receipt of the identification signal. The patient monitoring system further includes a contextual alarming module that receives the patient location and selects at least one location-specific alarm rule based on the patient location in the care facility. Physiological parameter data is then assessed by the patient monitoring system based on the location-specific alarm rule.

Abstract: A system and method for reducing a workload of a user monitoring respective physiological conditions of a plurality of patients at a centralized physiological monitoring station. The system includes a plurality of patient measurement systems generating respective alarms indicative of a patient's physiological condition and a centralized physiological monitoring station receiving the alarms from the patient measurement systems. A processor in communication with the centralized physiological monitoring station is configured to monitor patterns in the alarms for each of the patients, to establish individualized historical alarm information for each of the patients responsive to monitored patterns in the alarms, to determine an urgency of the respective alarms according to the individualized historical alarm information, and to provide notifications to a user monitoring the respective physiological conditions at the centralized physiological monitoring station.