Medical equipment management
A computer-implemented method for managing medical equipment includes presenting, at a display of a mobile computing device associated with an inspector, an inspection user interface configured to capture one or more user inputs from the inspector, receiving inspection account information via the one or more user inputs, receiving a location of the mobile computing device, providing, at the inspection user interface, identification information for transported medical equipment that is associated with the inspection account information, receiving status information for the transported medical equipment via the one or more user inputs, receiving, at a remote medical equipment database, location information for the transported medical equipment, and updating a maintenance report for the transported medical equipment by storing an inspection information entry in the maintenance report. The inspection information entry includes a time stamp, the location information, the received status information, and the location of the mobile computing device.
1. A system for managing medical equipment, the system comprising:
a computing device comprising a first memory, an inspection user interface configured to capture one or more user inputs, and one or more first processors, wherein the one or more first processors are configured to:
receive information that identifies an account associated with a user of the computing device, wherein the information is provided via the one or more user inputs to the inspection user interface,
present, via the inspection user interface, identification information for at least one item of medical equipment that is associated with the account,
present, via the inspection user interface, a list of a plurality of components that are included with the at least one item of medical equipment,
after receiving the information that identifies the account, receive current status information for one or more of the plurality of components, and
send, to one or more servers, the current status information for the at least one item of medical equipment; and
the one or more servers comprising:
a second memory including a database having stored therein previously stored status information for the at least one item of medical equipment,
a communication component configured to receive the current status information for the at least one item of medical equipment, and
one or more second processors configured to determine access privileges associated with the account, wherein:
management access privileges allow the user of the computing device to add information characterizing a new item of medical equipment to the database and update the previously stored status information in the database after receiving the current status information; and
inspection access privileges allow the user of the computing device to update the previously stored status information in the database after receiving the current status information, but prevent the user from adding information characterizing the new item of medical equipment to the database.
2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the at least one item of medical equipment comprises one or more of public safety equipment, emergency equipment, or hospital equipment.
3. The system of claim 1 , wherein the at least one item of medical equipment comprises an external defibrillator.
4. The system of claim 1 , wherein the at least one item of medical equipment comprises one or more of a naloxone hydrochloride kit, a first aid kit, or tourniquet equipment.
5. The system of claim 1 , wherein:
the one or more first processors are further configured to receive, from the one or more servers, identification information for the at least one item of medical equipment; and
the identification information is provided based on an inspection distance, evaluated at the one or more servers, between the computing device and the at least one item of medical equipment.
6. The system of claim 1 , wherein the one or more first processors are further configured to:
receive, from the one or more servers, a location of the at least one item of medical equipment; and
present, via the inspection user interface, the location.
7. The system of claim 1 , wherein the one or more first processors are further configured to send, to the one or more servers, current location information for the at least one item of medical equipment.
8. The system of claim 1 , wherein:
updating the previously stored status information in the database includes storing an inspection information entry in the database; and
the inspection information entry comprises a timestamp associated with an inspection of the at least one item of medical equipment, location information for the at least one item of medical equipment, and the current status information.
9. The system of claim 8 , wherein the inspection information entry further comprises a location of the computing device during the inspection of the at least one item of medical equipment.
10. A computer-implemented method for managing medical equipment, the method comprising:
receiving, from a computing device, information that identifies an account associated with a user of the computing device;
determining access privileges associated with the account, the access privileges defining permissions for a database having stored therein status information for at least one item of medical equipment, wherein:
management access privileges allow the user of the computing device to add information characterizing a new item of medical equipment to the database and modify the status information for the at least one item of medical equipment, and
inspection access privileges allow the user of the computing device to modify the status information for the at least one item of medical equipment, but prevent the user from adding information characterizing the new item of medical equipment to the database;
receiving, from the computing device, inspection information provided by the user associated with the account; and
updating the database based on the received inspection information and in accordance with the determined access privileges associated with the account.
11. The computer-implemented method of claim 10 , further comprising sending, to the computing device, a notification that a component of the at least one item of medial equipment is due for replacement or servicing.
12. The computer-implemented method of claim 10 , further comprising sending, to the computing device, an expiration date for a component of the at least one item of medical equipment.
13. The computer-implemented method of claim 10 , further comprising sending, to the computing device, the status information for the at least one item of medical equipment.
14. The computer-implemented method of claim 10 , wherein the received inspection information characterizes results of an inspection of the at least one item of medical equipment.
15. The computer-implemented method of claim 10 , wherein the at least one item of medical equipment is a first aid kit.
16. The computer-implemented method of claim 15 , wherein the first aid kid includes at least one consumable component.
17. The computer-implemented method of claim 15 , wherein the status information includes inventory information for at least one of a plurality of components that are included in the first aid kit.
18. The computer-implemented method of claim 15 , wherein the status information includes an expiration date for at least one of a plurality of components that are included in the first aid kit.
19. The computer-implemented method of claim 10 , wherein the at least one item of medical equipment includes a processor, a memory, and an input/output device.
20. The computer-implemented method of claim 19 , wherein the status information comprises battery information for the at least one item of medical equipment.
21. The computer-implemented method of claim 19 , wherein the status information includes at least one of software information or configuration information for the at least one item of medical equipment.
22. The computer-implemented method of claim 19 , further comprising sending, to the computing device, a notification that at least one of a software update or a configuration update is available for the at least one item of medical equipment.
23. The computer-implemented method of claim 22 , further comprising sending, to the computing device, the at least one of the software update or the configuration update.
24. The computer-implemented method of claim 10 , further comprising sending, to the computing device, an equipment list that includes a plurality of items of medical equipment associated with the account.
25. The computer-implemented method of claim 10 , further comprising receiving, from the computing device, a location of the computing device, wherein updating the database includes storing the location of the computing device in the database.
26. The computer-implemented method of claim 10 , further comprising:
receiving, from the computing device, a location of the computing device; and
sending, to the computing device, identification information for one or more items of medical equipment based on a distance between the computing device and each of the one or more items of medical equipment.
27. The computer-implemented method of claim 10 , further comprising receiving, from the computing device, a location of the at least one item of medical equipment, wherein updating the database includes storing the location of the at least one item of medical equipment in the database.
28. The computer-implemented method of claim 10 , wherein the at least one item of medical equipment comprises one or more of an external defibrillator, an automated external defibrillator, a patient monitor, ventilation equipment, drug delivery equipment, a physiological sensor, a fire extinguisher, an oxygen tank, a naloxone hydrochloride kit, a first aid kit, or tourniquet equipment.