Systems and methods for virtually integrated care delivery
Disclosed herein are systems and methods for virtually integrated care delivery. In one implementation, a provider controller is disposed in a virtual care command center and has a provider care delivery interface. Patient controllers and provider user devices are in communication with the provider controller over a network and are each associated with a patient room and have a patient care delivery interface. The provider controller obtains real-time video from the patient controllers for presentation using the provider care delivery interface. The real-time video is captured using the patient care delivery interfaces and provides real-time surveillance of the patient rooms in the virtual care command center. A communication manager device is deployed in the network and configured to route communications among the controllers and user devices and routes a round coordination communication from the provider controller to a subset of the provider user devices associated with providers for a patient.
1. A method for virtually integrated health care delivery, the method comprising:
receiving a care delivery communication from a provider controller disposed in a virtual command center, the care delivery communication initiated through a selection of a patient room from a directory of patient rooms using the provider controller;
routing the care delivery communication over a network to a patient controller associated with the patient room using at least one communication manager device;
delivering the care delivery communication to the patient controller as an audio exclusive connection between the patient controller and the provider controller prior to an initiation of a care visit session, the audio exclusive connection including a request for the initiation of the care visit session, the request being acceptable by the patient controller through a patient response, the audio exclusive connection being terminated upon a denial of the request through the patient response; and
upon acceptance of the request for the care visit session through the patient response, delivering a video connection between the patient controller and the provider controller, the delivery of the video connection initiating the care visit session.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the care visit session includes obtaining patient admission information.
3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the care visit session includes providing patient discharge information.
4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the care visit session includes sharing patient medical data.
5. A system for virtually integrated health care delivery, the system comprising:
a patient controller disposed in a patient room;
a database storing a directory of patient rooms;
a provider controller disposed in a virtual command center and in communication with the patient controller over a network, the provider controller initiating a care delivery communication through a selection of the patient room from the directory of patient rooms; and
a communication manager routing the care delivery communication over the network to the patient controller, the care delivery communication being delivered to the patient controller as an audio exclusive connection between the patient controller and the provider controller prior to an initiation of a care visit session, the audio exclusive connection including a request for the initiation of the care visit session, the request being acceptable by the patient controller through a patient response, the audio exclusive connection being terminated upon a denial of the request through the patient response, upon acceptance of the request for the care visit session through the patient response, a video connection between the patient controller and the provider controller being delivered, the delivery of the video connection initiating the care visit session.
6. The system of claim 5 , wherein the care visit session includes obtaining patient admission information.
7. The system of claim 5 , wherein the care visit session includes providing patient discharge information.
8. The system of claim 5 , wherein the care visit session includes sharing patient medical data.