Various methods and systems are provided for automatically generating a recommendation to downgrade a patient from an intensive care unit (ICU) to a different medical unit. In one embodiment, a method for a patient downgrade recommendation system comprises, for each patient of a plurality of selected patients of the ICU, selecting a set of downgrade criteria for the patient; from a first, larger set of patient data of the patient, automatically compiling a second, smaller set of patient data based on the set of downgrade criteria; applying a set of rules associated with the set of downgrade criteria to the second, smaller set of patient data to generate a downgrade recommendation for the patient; and arranging the graphical downgrade recommendation elements of the plurality of selected patients in a single integrated view of a user interface a display device of the patient downgrade recommendation system.
G16H 40/20 - ICT specially adapted for the management or administration of healthcare resources or facilities; ICT specially adapted for the management or operation of medical equipment or devices for the management or administration of healthcare resources or facilities, e.g. managing hospital staff or surgery rooms
G06F 3/0481 - Interaction techniques based on graphical user interfaces [GUI] based on specific properties of the displayed interaction object or a metaphor-based environment, e.g. interaction with desktop elements like windows or icons, or assisted by a cursor's changing behaviour or appearance
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ACTIVATION OF LATE RESPONSE GENES USING NEUROMODULATION
The present disclosure relates to the use of therapeutic ultrasound to non-invasively stimulate multiple peripheral nerve pathways that modulate energy homeostasis. An embodiment of the disclosed neuromodulation techniques includes neuromodulation techniques to treat a patient with a metabolic disorder. Certain embodiments of the disclosure are discussed in the context of blood glucose regulation.
Various methods and systems are provided for integrated alert management for clinical decision support. In one embodiment, a method includes determining an alert for a patient relating to a task for caring for the patient, displaying, to a user, the alert via a graphical user interface, responsive to receiving a selection by the user via the graphical user interface, performing one or more actions including adjusting a status of the alert, snoozing the alert for a specified duration, escalating the alert to one or more users, adding a comment on the alert, and displaying a history of interactions with the alert. In this way, hospital staff may easily manage alerts and tasks associated with a patient in an integrated graphical user interface.
G16H 40/20 - ICT specially adapted for the management or administration of healthcare resources or facilities; ICT specially adapted for the management or operation of medical equipment or devices for the management or administration of healthcare resources or facilities, e.g. managing hospital staff or surgery rooms
G16H 10/60 - ICT specially adapted for the handling or processing of patient-related medical or healthcare data for patient-specific data, e.g. for electronic patient records
G08B 23/00 - Alarms responsive to unspecified undesired or abnormal conditions
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PATIENT MONITORING ELECTRODES AND ELECTRODE PATCHES
An electrode configured to adhere to a patient's skin to conduct electrical potentials therefrom includes a substrate, a skin adhesive configured to adhere the electrode to a patient's skin, and a conductor plate mounted on the substrate. A conductive gel is configured to contact the patient's skin and to conduct electrical potentials from the patient's skin to the conductor plate when the electrode is adhered to the patient's skin. A removable separator is positioned between the conductive gel and the conductor plate, wherein the removable separator is configured to be removed prior to operating the electrode to conduct electrical potentials.
A61B 5/259 - Means for maintaining electrode contact with the body using adhesive means, e.g. adhesive pads or tapes using conductive adhesive means, e.g. gels
A61B 5/257 - Means for maintaining electrode contact with the body using adhesive means, e.g. adhesive pads or tapes
A61B 5/28 - Bioelectric electrodes therefor specially adapted for particular uses for electrocardiography [ECG]
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SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETERMINING PATIENT DISEASE LOAD
Systems and methods are provided for collecting, aggregating, and visualizing resource availability information including patient disease load for one or more medical facilities. In one example, a method includes determining, based on one or more test results of one or more tests for a disease included in a data stream from a medical facility and further based on an amount of time since the one or more tests were conducted, whether a patient suspected of having the disease is positive, negative, or under investigation for the disease; and updating one or more resource availability graphical user interfaces (GUIs) based on the determination.
G16H 50/30 - ICT specially adapted for medical diagnosis, medical simulation or medical data mining; ICT specially adapted for detecting, monitoring or modelling epidemics or pandemics for individual health risk assessment
G06F 3/0481 - Interaction techniques based on graphical user interfaces [GUI] based on specific properties of the displayed interaction object or a metaphor-based environment, e.g. interaction with desktop elements like windows or icons, or assisted by a cursor's changing behaviour or appearance
G16H 10/60 - ICT specially adapted for the handling or processing of patient-related medical or healthcare data for patient-specific data, e.g. for electronic patient records
G16H 50/20 - ICT specially adapted for medical diagnosis, medical simulation or medical data mining; ICT specially adapted for detecting, monitoring or modelling epidemics or pandemics for computer-aided diagnosis, e.g. based on medical expert systems
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OPTIMIZING PATIENT PLACEMENT AND SEQUENCING IN A DYNAMIC MEDICAL SYSTEM USING A COMPLEX HEURISTIC WITH EMBEDDED MACHINE LEARNING
Techniques for optimizing patient placement and sequencing in dynamic medical environment. In various embodiments, a method includes receiving current state information regarding a current state of a medical facility system in real-time, including operating conditions data regarding current operating conditions of the medical facility system and patient case data regarding active patient cases and pending patient cases of the medical facility system. It further includes forecasting future state information for the medical facility system based on the current state information using a machine learning framework, including forecasted timeline information regarding future timing of workflow events of the active patient cases and pending patient cases. It further includes employing a heuristic-based optimization mechanism to determine optimal reactive solutions regarding patient sequencing, patient placement and resource allocation based on the current state information, the future state information, rules of the medical care facility system, and one or more optimization criteria.
G16H 40/20 - ICT specially adapted for the management or administration of healthcare resources or facilities; ICT specially adapted for the management or operation of medical equipment or devices for the management or administration of healthcare resources or facilities, e.g. managing hospital staff or surgery rooms
G06Q 10/04 - Forecasting or optimisation specially adapted for administrative or management purposes, e.g. linear programming or "cutting stock problem"
A T-piece for ventilating a neonate includes a body having three ports, including an air supply connection port configured to connect to an air supply hose to receive gas therefrom, a mask connection port configured to connect to a neonatal ventilation mask, and a positive end-expiratory pressure (PEEP) control port. A PEEP adjustor cap is connected to the PEEP control port, the PEEP adjustor cap having a bypass hole to allow gas to exit the T-piece and configured such that when the bypass hole is closed substantially all gas received at the air supply connection port is directed to the neonate, and when the bypass hole is open at least a portion of the gas received at the air supply connection port exits through the bypass hole. The T-piece is configured such that the bypass hole can be closed to deliver a sustained breath procedure to a neonate. A sustained breath delivery timer configured to limit a duration of the sustained breath procedure.
Various methods and systems are provided for a fabric cover including a plurality of integrated electrodes for measuring an electrocardiogram signal of a patient in direct contact with at least a subset of the plurality of integrate electrodes. As one example, a fabric cover for an infant incubator or warmer includes a plurality of electrodes spaced apart from one another within a measurement area of a surface of the fabric cover adapted to have direct contact with a patient, the plurality of electrodes including a topmost electrode extending across an entire width of the measurement area, a bottommost electrode extending across the entire width of the measurement area, and a set of electrodes arranged between the topmost electrode and bottommost electrode, in a direction perpendicular to the width, within the measurement area.
The invention concerns a multi-electrode patch for abdominal detection of fetal electrophysiological signals. The patch has a flexible substrate interconnecting multiple electrodes in respective electrode regions and a removable electronic readout device for detecting a maternal and/or fetal electrophysiological signal from the electrodes. The electrodes include sensing electrodes positioned along an arc, and a common electrode. The patch may be flexible in a manner that allows variation in the relative positioning between the electrodes. The patch and/or electronic readout device may comprise a security device for communication of an authentication code.
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