Jonathan D Weatherly

US Patent:

20080281638, Nov 13, 2008

Filed:

May 6, 2008

Appl. No.:

12/115671

Inventors:

Jonathan Weatherly - Chicago IL, US
Keith Knohl - Evanston IL, US

Assignee:

Your Choice Living, Inc. - Northfield IL

International Classification:

G06Q 50/00

US Classification:

705 3

Abstract:

The system and methods disclosed enable health-care providers to more accurately predict, monitor, report, and organize health-care events for a plurality of patients. Each patient is provided a fall-detecting device configured to transmit a message indicative of a patient status to a host device maintained by a health-care provider. When the host device receives such a message, the host device creates and stores new patient status data and suitably communicates the information contained in the message to a user. Additionally, the host device generates and automatically populates certain data fields in a report. This automatic generation of reports enables health-care providers to more easily comply with government and local health-care reporting requirements. Based on the accumulated data received from fall-detecting devices and external sources, the system and methods disclosed calculate fall-risk assessments for each patient, enabling the health-care provider to more accurately predict falls to prevent such fall-related activities and/or minimize resulting injuries.

US Patent:

20060293570, Dec 28, 2006

Filed:

Jun 24, 2005

Appl. No.:

11/166568

Inventors:

John Croghan - Kenilworth IL, US
Philip Sheridan - Winnetka IL, US
Jonathan Weatherly - Chicago IL, US
David Hughes - Highland Park IL, US
Mark Skolnik - Highland Park IL, US

International Classification:

A61B 5/00

US Classification:

600300000

Abstract:

Methods and apparatus for in-residence care are disclosed. The methods and apparatus enable a remote care provider to configure a home with a home controller and a plurality of medical and non-medical sensors based on the results of a periodic assessment survey. The remote care provider may also download software to the home controller to allow a new sensor to be connected to the home controller. The remote care provider then monitors data from the sensors electronically and provides services based on the assessment survey. Periodically and/or based on alerts generated in response to the monitored data, the remote care provider conducts virtual visits to the home using an audio/video telecommunications system. A home care provider or other professional may also conduct an actual visit to the home, and data associated with the actual visits may be recorded by the remote care provider.