System for facility management of medical data and patient interface

1. A system comprising:

a medical data server, the medical data server comprising a user interface;

a medical data interchange device, the medical data interchange device comprising:

a processor;

a medical device interface configured to communicate with a plurality of medical devices;

a data relay transceiver; and

a memory coupled to the processor and storing instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to:

automatically detect, based on a wireless signal received via the medical device interface, a communication protocol used by one or more of the second plurality of medical devices;

transition the medical data interchange device from a quiescent state to an active state in response to the signal to prepare the medical data interchange device to receive data from the medical device;

broadcast, using the medical device interface, an authorization code stored in the memory in response to a request for authorization, the authorization code for authenticating, by the medical device, the medical data interchange device;

in response to the detected wireless signal, automatically configure the medical device interface to communicate using a frequency used by the one or more of the plurality of medical devices and a communication protocol used by the one or more of the plurality of medical devices;

receive, using the device interface, data for a plurality of patients from the plurality of medical devices, wherein the received data includes a location for at least one of the plurality of patients;

transmit a message including the received data, using the data relay transceiver, to one or more of:

the medical data server; and

an intermediary device, wherein the intermediary device includes a software program configured to retransmit the message to the medical data server;

wherein the medical data server is configured to:

extract the data for a plurality of patients from the message;

respectively associate the data for the plurality of patients with a plurality of graphical patient indicia; and

present the graphical patient indicia on a map using the user interface, wherein the graphical patient indicia are arranged in accordance with respective location data for the plurality of patients on the map.

2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the received data includes one of a respective patient identifier for each of the respective plurality of patients and a respective health status indicator for each of the respective plurality of patients.

3. The system of claim 1 , wherein the received data includes one or more of:

biological information for a patient;

biometric information for a patient; and

behavioral information for a patient.

4. The system of claim 1 , wherein the message is encrypted.

5. The system of claim 1 , wherein the device interface is configured to receive the data from the medical device through a wired connection selected from the group consisting of an optical fiber connection, a tip and sleeve (TS) connection, a tip, ring, and sleeve (TRS) connection, a tip, ring, ring, and sleeve (TRRS) connection, a serial peripheral interface bus (SPI) connection, a universal serial bus (USB) connection, an RS-232 serial connection, an Ethernet connection, a FireWire connection, and combinations thereof.

6. The system of claim 1 , wherein the device interface is configured to receive the data from the medical device through a wireless connection using a protocol selected from the group consisting of a Zigbee protocol, a Wibree protocol, an IEEE 802.11 protocol, an IEEE 802.15 protocol, an IEEE 802.16 protocol, an Ultra-Wideband (UWB) protocol, an Infrared Data Association (IrDA) protocol, a Bluetooth protocol, and combinations thereof.

7. The system of claim 1 , wherein the data includes an environmental parameter, wherein the environmental parameter includes at least one of a battery charge level, a temperature, a barometric pressure, a code relating to an accessory for the medical device, a data validity measurement, an elapsed time since a previous reading by the medical device, a test result parameter, a signal to-noise parameter, and a quality of service (QoS) parameter.

8. The system of claim 1 , wherein the data relay transceiver is configured to transmit the message through a wireless network selected from the group consisting of:

a cellular network;

a General Packet Radio Service (GPRS) network;

a wireless Local Area Network (WLAN);

a Global System for Mobile Communications (GSM) network;

a Personal Communication Service (PCS) network;

an Advanced Mobile Phone System (AMPS) network;

a satellite communication network; and

combinations thereof.

9. The system of claim 1 , wherein the memory further stores instructions to cause the processor to request a medical device identifier from the medical device through the device interface.

10. The system of claim 1 , wherein the map corresponds to a layout of a healthcare facility.

11. The system of claim 1 , wherein:

the message further comprises respective health status indicators corresponding to the plurality of patients; and

the presented graphical patient indicia includes respective graphical representations of the respective health status indicators.

12. The system of claim 11 , wherein:

the respective graphical representations of the respective health status indicators includes a graphical indicia that indicates when a patient of the plurality of patients requires medical assistance.

13. The system of claim 11 , wherein the medical data server is further configured to:

analyze the respective health status indicators;

determine whether at least one of the respective health status indicators satisfies a predetermined threshold condition that a respective patient requires assistance; and

provide, through the user interface, the location of the respective patient that requires assistance.

14. The system of claim 13 , wherein determining that at least one of the respective health status indicators satisfies a predetermined threshold condition that a respective patient requires assistance includes at least one of:

determining that the patient has left a predefined area;

receiving information from a sensor in a medical device associated with the patient that indicates the patient is in distress;

determining that a biometric for the patient exceeds a predetermined threshold value; and

receiving a communication from the patient indicating that the patient requires assistance.

15. The system of claim 13 , wherein the user interface is further configured to provide instructions to direct a healthcare provider to the patient requiring assistance.

16. The system of claim 15 , wherein the medical data server is further configured to format a dispatch message for transmission to the healthcare provider, the dispatch message including the respective patient location information and the instructions to direct the healthcare provider to the patient.

17. The system of claim 15 , wherein the dispatch message further comprises at least one of: the patient identifier and the respective health status indicator.

18. The system of claim 1 , wherein the user interface is further configured to initiate a voice communication with a patient.

19. The system of claim 18 , wherein the voice communication with the patient is initiated in response to input from a healthcare provider using the user interface.