Systems and methods for managing an electronic database
View Patent ↗An embodiment provides a method, including: accessing, using a processor of an electronic device, a list of on-call clinicians; accessing, using the processor, a list of requirements for a healthcare facility on-call clinician schedule; producing, using the processor, an initial on-call clinician schedule based on the list of on-call clinicians; determining, using the processor, whether the list of requirements is satisfied by the initial on-call clinician schedule; and providing an indication as a result of the determining. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
1. A method, comprising:
assessing characteristics of an electronic device that are indicative of unavailability of a requestor including at least one of accelerometer data, 9-axis sensor data, or location data;
accessing, using a processor of the electronic device or in communication with the electronic device, a list of on-call clinicians;
determining an unavailability of at least one of the on-call clinicians based on the assessed characteristics;
accessing, using the processor, a list of requirements for a healthcare facility on-call clinician schedule;
producing, using the processor, an initial on-call clinician schedule based on the list of on-call clinicians and the determined unavailability;
determining, using the processor, whether the list of requirements is satisfied by the initial on-call clinician schedule; and
providing an indication of a result of the determining, the result including complete or incomplete coverage of the initial on-call clinician schedule.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the list of requirements includes at least one of a clinician scheduling preference, a facility on-call coverage requirement, and a facility scheduling balance preference.
3. The method of claim 2 , further comprising:
determining, using the processor, at least one of the list of requirements is not satisfied; and
automatically generating, using the processor, at least one modification to the initial on-call clinician schedule based on the list of requirements.
4. The method of claim 3 , further comprising:
receiving, from an on-call clinician mobile device, at least one update to the initial on-call clinician schedule; and
publishing, based on the at least one update, a revised on-call clinician schedule.
5. The method of claim 4 , wherein the publishing comprises updating a database maintaining on-call clinician information.
6. The method of claim 4 , wherein the publishing comprises communicating a message to at least one clinician mobile device.
7. The method of claim 4 , wherein the at least one update comprises a temporary unavailability notification.
8. The method of claim 4 , wherein the at least one update comprises an unavailability notification.
9. The method of claim 4 , wherein the at least one update comprises an unavailability preference.
10. A method, comprising:
assessing characteristics of an electronic device that are indicative of unavailability of a reguestor including at least one of accelerometer data, 9-axis sensor data, or location data;
determining an unavailability of at least one of the on-call clinicians based on the assessed characteristics;
determining at least one update to an initial on-call clinician schedule based on the determined unavailability;
receiving, from a first on-call clinician mobile device associated with a first clinician, the at least one update;
updating, using a processor, the initial on-call clinician schedule based on the at least one update; and
automatically communicating, using a wireless communication network, the at least one update to at least a second clinician mobile device associated with a second clinician based on priority information related to the first and second clinicians.
11. The method of claim 10 , wherein the at least one other clinician mobile device is an on-call clinician mobile device.
12. The method of claim 11 , wherein the at least one update comprises a temporary unavailability update.
13. The method of claim 12 , wherein the temporary unavailability update is automatically inferred using at least one device characteristic of the on-call clinician mobile device.
14. The method of claim 13 , wherein the at least one device characteristic is selected from the group consisting of a real-time location of the on-call clinician mobile device, orientation data of the on-call clinician mobile device, and accelerometer data of the on-call clinician mobile device.
15. The method of claim 11 , further comprising:
accessing a database including priority clinician information; and selecting the on-call clinician mobile device using the priority clinician information.
16. The method of claim 15 , wherein the updating comprises selecting an alternative on-call clinician for an on-call coverage period based on the priority information.
17. The method of claim 16 , wherein the communicating comprises communicating the update to the on-call clinician mobile device selected using the priority clinician information.
18. The method of claim 17 , wherein the communicating comprises sending a notification that the alternative on-call clinician is now on-call.
19. The method of claim 18 , wherein the notification is selected from the group consisting of an SMS text message, an email, a page, and an automated voice call.
20. A method, comprising:
assessing characteristics of an electronic device that are indicative of unavailability of a requestor including at least one of accelerometer data, 9-axis sensor data, or location data;
receiving, at centralized electronic management system, at least one request for on-call clinician schedule data, the request indicating at least a service line and a facility requirement;
accessing, using the centralized electronic management system, stored on-call clinician scheduling data based on the at least one request; and
determining an unavailability of at least one on-call clinician based on the assessed characteristics;
determining, based on at least the determined unavailability, a response to the at least one request for the on-call clinician schedule data, the response comprising at least a currently on-call clinician associated with the indicated service line and facility requirement;
communicating, using a wireless communication network, the response.
21. The method of claim 20 , wherein the at least one request is issued from a clinician device.
22. The method of claim 21 , wherein the clinician device issues the request according to a patient transfer application.
23. A method, comprising:
assessing characteristics of an electronic device that are indicative of unavailability of a requestor including at least one of accelerometer data, 9-axis sensor data, or location data;
accessing, using a centralized electronic management system, stored on-call clinician scheduling data;
analyzing, using a processor of the centralized electronic management system, the assessed characteristics of the electronic device and the on-call clinician scheduling data for a service line in a given time frame;
determining an unavailability of at least one on-call clinician based on the analyzing; and
identifying, based on at least the determined unavailability, at least one underutilized on-call service line time frame within the given time frame, wherein the at least one underutilized on-call service line is defined according to a user configuration.
24. The method of claim 23 , further comprising generating an adjusted on-call clinician schedule based the identified at least one underutilized on-call service line time frame.