Linda Robertson Ellis

US Patent:

20060247948, Nov 2, 2006

Filed:

Apr 29, 2005

Appl. No.:

11/119462

Inventors:

Linda Ellis - Matthews NC, US
David Carlson - Shoreview MN, US
Sherry Dean - Alpharetta GA, US

International Classification:

G06Q 10/00
G06F 3/00

US Classification:

705002000, 715764000

Abstract:

An electronically generated bed board is primarily comprised of a plurality of graphical representations of bed cells each having associated therewith a set of bed attributes and a plurality of graphical representations of patient cards each having associated therewith a set of patient attributes. Each patient card may be displayed as either assigned to a bed cell or unassigned. A graphical representation for grouping beds that are in the same room may also be provided. A holding area may be provided in which unassigned patient cards can be displayed. A reservation card capable of being assigned to a bed cell may also be provided. The present disclosure is also directed to methods of using the bed board to model (try) different patient configurations by dragging and dropping patient cards and reservation cards among bed cells and the holding area. When a final configuration is obtained, that configuration may be saved. Hardware in the form of a computer and a computer system in combination with computer readable media capable of generating and manipulating the electronically generated bed board are also disclosed. Because of the rules governing abstracts, this abstract should not be used to construe the claims.

US Patent:

20120271652, Oct 25, 2012

Filed:

May 2, 2012

Appl. No.:

13/462380

Inventors:

Linda Shipman Ellis - Matthews NC, US
David Paul Carlson - Shoreview MN, US
Sherry Dean - Alpharetta GA, US

Assignee:

MCKESSON TECHNOLOGIES INC. - Alpharetta GA

International Classification:

G06Q 50/22

US Classification:

705 2

Abstract:

An electronically generated bed board is primarily comprised of a plurality of graphical representations of bed cells each having associated therewith a set of bed attributes and a plurality of graphical representations of patient cards each having associated therewith a set of patient attributes. Each patient card may be displayed as either assigned to a bed cell or unassigned. A graphical representation for grouping beds that are in the same room may also be provided. A holding area may be provided in which unassigned patient cards can be displayed. A reservation card capable of being assigned to a bed cell may also be provided. The present disclosure is also directed to methods of using the bed board to model (try) different patient configurations by dragging and dropping patient cards and reservation cards among bed cells and the holding area.