TWI398831B - A sickbed calling system based on an internet protocol (ip) and a method for controlling the same - Google Patents

Description

Bed network calling system based on internet communication protocol and control method thereof

The invention relates to a hospital bed calling system and a control method thereof, in particular to a hospital bed calling system based on an internet protocol (IP) and a control method thereof.

In general, patients in hospital wards often have various emergencies, such as the need for emergency ambulance, temporary need for caregivers during injections, especially the lack of manpower for night care workers, and the current way of notifying caregivers is mainly via A bell in the ward or bedside informs the caregiver that the red light in the ward area indicates that the caregiver has been prompted, and the caregiver cannot immediately know the patient's identity to respond to the treatment at the first time, thereby delaying the timeliness of the bed service. In addition, caregivers can be notified from the family to the nursing center, but this method is time consuming and inconvenient, and if the staff of the nursing center is busy, it may forget to carry out the treatment of the bed service due to busyness.

In view of this, it is necessary to provide an innovative bed calling system and its control method, which not only can immediately know the patient's identity, but also systematically record the patient's calling time and the nursing staff's processing time, increase the efficiency of the nursing staff to carry out the bed service, and reduce medical disputes. Improve patient safety and make services more complete.

Therefore, in view of the aforementioned problems and deficiencies, the inventors have accumulated years of experience, and exerted imagination and creativity. After continuous trial and modification, the invention has been based on an Internet Protocol-based bed calling system. And its control methods.

The main object of the present invention is to provide a bed call system based on an internet protocol and a control method thereof, and an internet protocol (IP) is used as an infrastructure to enable a patient bed and a management station. And the nursing staff can quickly identify each other and promote the efficiency of the bed service.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a bed communication system based on an internet protocol and a control method thereof, which can avoid the omission of information through the transmission of the network, and can expand the type of message transmission to promote the service of the bed. Efficiency.

A further object of the present invention is to provide a bed communication system based on an internet protocol and a control method thereof, which are integrated into a hospital bed service platform, and the user interface of each communication device can be in accordance with the service object and service. The content is changed to make the control of the bed call system more flexible and diversified.

Accordingly, the present invention provides an Internet Protocol-based bed call system comprising at least one bed-side communication device, a management station-side communication device, and a care provider communication device, all of which are connected via the Internet. The protocol is connected to the network and is identified by their specific IP location. The detailed system architecture and control methods are described below.

In order to achieve the aforementioned purposes and effects, the inventor used an internet communication protocol as the infrastructure of a hospital bed calling system, and with a complete control method, under the constant adjustment and correction, one of the inventions was obtained. A bed call system based on an internet protocol and a control method thereof. A bed call system based on an internet protocol and a control method thereof according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the overall architecture and technical contents of the present invention are described in detail.

Referring first to the first embodiment, a preferred embodiment of the present invention is an Internet Protocol-based bed system architecture diagram comprising: a plurality of bed-side communication devices 100, respectively At a plurality of bed ends 101 of a medical institution, the plurality of bed end communication devices 100 respectively provide a first user interface 102 for being operated by a user of the bed end 101 and communicating via an internet communication The Internet Protocol (IP) is connected to a network 140, and the connection mode can be wired or wireless, and the plurality of bed-side communication devices 100 each have a first specific IP location 103a, 103b, 103c, and each bed The first specific IP locations 103a, 103b, 103c of the end communication device 100 are different, wherein the bed end communication device 100 has a data storage function; and a management station end communication device 110 is disposed in the medical institution. The management station end 111, the management station side communication device 110 provides a second user interface 112, which can be operated by a user of the management station end 111, and is connected by the internet communication protocol. The network 140 may be wired or wireless, and the management station-side communication device 110 includes a second specific IP location 113, wherein the management station-side communication device 110 has a data storage function; and a plurality of care provider communication devices 120, respectively, are disposed on a caregiver 121, and the plurality of caregiver communication devices 120 respectively provide a third user interface 122 for the caregiver 121 to operate and use the Internet Protocol to Wirelessly connected to the network 140, and the plurality of care provider communication devices 120 respectively include a third specific IP location 123a, 123b, 123c, and the third specific IP location 123a of each care provider communication device 120, 123b, 123c are different, wherein the plurality of care provider communication devices 120 can be a type of mobile clinic assistance, a video mobile phone or a personal digital assistance (PDA), wherein a plurality of The nursing staff terminal communication device 120 has the function of data storage; wherein, the plurality of bed end communication devices 100 and the management station end communication The 110 and the plurality of escort-side communication devices 120 can be connected to each other by the network 140, and mutually recognized by the specific IP locations of each other, and the messages can be transmitted to each other via the network 140. The types may include voice messages, video messages, text messages, and alert sound messages, and the voice messages are transmitted by a Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) method. Since the hospital bed calling system of the present invention uses the network as a basic structure, in order to prevent the transmission of internal messages of the bed calling system from being disturbed by the outside, the bed calling system can block the message transmitted by an external IP location, that is, the non-first specific IP. Locations 103a, 103b, 103c, second specific IP location 113, and third specific IP locations 123a, 123b, 123c are all determined by the hospital bed system of the present invention as the external IP location, thereby blocking any messages it transmits.

In addition, the first user interface 102, the second user interface 112, and the third user interface 122 can change their operation interface and usage rights according to different service objects and service contents.

Furthermore, the bedside communication device 100, the management station end communication device 110, and the care provider terminal communication device 120 can connect to a hospital information server via the network 140, and access data with the hospital information server.

Referring to FIG. 2A and FIG. 2B, a step of controlling a method for controlling a bed call system based on an internet protocol according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention includes the following steps: The end communication device 100, the management station end communication device 110 and the nursing staff end communication device 120 respectively activate the first user interface 102, the second user interface 112 and the third user interface 122 (step 200); the bed end communication device 100 Determining whether a user operates the first user interface 102 to transmit a message (step 201), if yes, proceeding to step 202; if not, ending the step; the bedside communication device 100 determines whether the message is transmitted to a designated IP Position (step 202), if yes, proceed to step 203, if no, proceed to step 207; the patient-side communication device 100 transmits the message to the management station-side communication device 110 or a care via the network 140 according to the specified IP address. The personnel terminal communication device 120 (step 203); the management station side communication device 110 or the care provider terminal communication device 120 according to the first specific IP position 103 included in the bed end communication device 100 a, 103b, 103c search for corresponding patient data (step 204), wherein the patient data type includes the patient's medical record and the bed number; the management station communication device 110 or the nursing staff communication device 120 will send the message and the patient data Displayed in the second user interface 112 or the third user interface 122 (step 205); one of the messages received by the caregiver performs the bed service (step 206), and proceeds to step 211; the bedside communication device 100 transmits the message to the group And the message is transmitted to the management station side communication device 110 and each of the care personnel terminal communication devices 120 via the network 140 (step 207); the management station side communication device 110 and each care provider terminal communication device 120 are based on the bed end communication. The first specific IP location 103a, 103b, 103c included in the device 100 retrieves the corresponding patient data (step 208); the management station communication device 110 and each care provider communication device 120 display the message and the patient data on the The second user interface 112 and the third user interface 122 (step 209); the management station side communication device 110 and each care provider terminal communication device 120 perform the bed end 101 The location analysis of each caregiver 121 is to assign a bed service to the nearest caregiver 121 from the bed end 101 (step 210), and proceeds to step 211; the management station side communication device 110 and the care provider terminal communication device 120 will serve a hospital bed. The record is stored (step 211) and the bed service record can be integrated into the patient's medical record.

In the above step 200, the bed end communication device 100, the management station end communication device 110 and the nursing staff terminal communication device 120 require the user to input an identity authentication information before starting, so as to make the first user interface according to the identity. 102. The second user interface 112 and the third user interface 122 initiate corresponding usage rights. The identity authentication information mentioned above may be an account password, a medical record number, a barcode scanning or an inductive chip card.

Please refer to the figure of the identity authentication step in the preferred embodiment of the present invention. As the identity authentication methods of the three communication devices are the same, the following is generally referred to as a "communication device", and the steps include: the communication device determines whether it is Starting (step 300), if yes, proceeding to step 301, if not, ending the step; the communication device requires the user to input an identity authentication information (step 301); the communication device determines whether the user inputs the identity authentication within a specific time Information (step 302), if yes, proceed to step 303, if not, end the step; the communication device determines whether the identity authentication information is correct (step 303), and if so, proceeds to step 304, if not, ends the step; and the communication device The corresponding usage right is opened according to the identity authentication information (step 304), and step 201 is performed.

In addition, please refer to the schematic diagram of the position distribution of the hospital bed end 101, the management station end 111 and the nursing staff 121 in a medical institution as shown in the fourth figure, wherein when a specific bed end 101 has an emergency or When a bed service is required, the user of the bed end 101 can make a whole call by the bed call system of the present invention, so that the management station end 111 and each caregiver 121 can know the message so as to dispatch the nearest caregiver to the bed end. 121 bed services to increase the efficiency of bed services. In order to enable the caregiver 121 to quickly know if he is closest to the bed end, it can be achieved according to the aforementioned step 210, that is, the position analysis is performed. There are many ways to analyze the position. One of the methods is achieved by using a global positioning system (GPS). The bedside communication device 100, the management station communication device 110, and each of the nursing staff communication devices 120 are provided. After the positioning is performed, the distance calculation is performed by the system to determine the caregiver 121 closest to the bed end 101.

Furthermore, the bedside communication device 100 is divided into two types, which can be selected according to different service objects. The first type is a simple type, which can only exchange voice messages, but it is simple and convenient to operate, and is sufficient for emergency call of the hospital bed; the second type is a complete type, which further includes a screen. It can be used to exchange voice messages and video messages. In addition to calls for emergency or bed services, it can be used to obtain various medical related information, such as hospital information, patient information or health information, and even interactive. Services, such as ordering online, can be sent by the management station 111 or the caregiver 121 in accordance with the order information.

After the above detailed description of the system structure and technical contents of the present invention, the following advantages can be summarized:

1. The invention uses an Internet Protocol (IP) as an infrastructure to enable the patient bed, the management station and the nursing staff to quickly identify each other and promote the efficiency of the bed service.

2. The present invention can avoid the omission of messages through the transmission of the network, and can expand the type of message transmission to promote the efficiency of the bed service.

3. The user interface of each communication device disclosed in the present invention can be changed according to the service object and the service content, thereby making the control of the bed call system more flexible and diversified.

The embodiments described above are merely illustrative of the technical spirit and characteristics of the present invention, and the purpose of the present invention is to enable those skilled in the art to understand the contents of the present invention and to implement the present invention. Equivalent variations or modifications in accordance with the spirit of the invention are still intended to be included within the scope of the invention.

100. . . Bedside communication device

101. . . Bed end

102. . . First user interface

103a, 103b, 103c. . . First specific IP location

110. . . Management station communication device

111. . . Management station

112. . . Second user interface

113. . . Second specific IP location

120. . . Nursing staff communication device

121. . . Nursing staff

122. . . Third user interface

123a, 123b, 123c. . . Third specific IP location

140. . . network

200~211. . . Step number of control method of a bed call system based on internet protocol in accordance with a preferred embodiment of the present invention

300~304. . . ID authentication step number of a preferred embodiment of the present invention

200~211. . . Step number of control method of a bed call system based on internet protocol in accordance with a preferred embodiment of the present invention

Claims (10)

A method for controlling a bed call system based on an internet protocol includes at least the following steps: (1) starting; (2) a bed end communication device, a management station end communication device, and a nursing staff communication device respectively Activating a first user interface, a second user interface, and a third user interface; (3) the bedside communication device determines whether a user operates the first user interface to transmit a message, and if so, Step (4), if not, proceed to step (14); (4) the bedside communication device determines whether the message is transmitted to a designated IP location, and if so, proceeds to step (5), and if not, proceeds to step (9); (5) the bed-side communication device transmits the message to a management station-side communication device or a care-person communication device via a network according to the specified IP address; (6) the management station-side communication device or the The nursing staff communication device searches for the corresponding patient data according to one of the first specific IP locations contained in the bedside communication device; (7) the management station communication device or the nursing staff communication device displays the message and the patient data on the The second user interface or the third user interface; (8) receiving a message from a caregiver to perform a bed service and performing a step (9); (9) the bedside communication device transmits the message to the group, and the message is transmitted to the management station end communication device and each care personnel terminal communication device via the network; (10) management station end communication The device and each of the caregiver communication devices retrieve corresponding patient data according to the first specific IP location contained in the bedside communication device; (11) the management station side communication device and each caregiver communication device will The patient data is displayed on the second user interface and the third user interface; (12) the management station communication device and each care provider communication device perform the position analysis of the bed end and each caregiver to assign the nearest to the bed end The nursing staff performs the bed service and performs step (13); (13) the management station communication device and the nursing staff terminal communication device store a hospital bed service record; and (14) ends. The method for controlling a bed call system based on an internet protocol according to claim 1, wherein in the step (2), the bed end communication device, the management station end communication device, and the nursing staff Before the startup, the terminal communication device requests the user to input an identity authentication information to make the first user interface and the second user according to the identity. The interface and the third user interface initiate corresponding usage rights. The method for controlling a bed call system based on the Internet Protocol, as described in claim 2, wherein the identity authentication information is selected from the following categories: account password, medical record number, barcode scanning, and sensing. Wafer card. The method for controlling a bed call system based on the Internet Protocol, as described in claim 1, wherein in step (6), the type of the patient data includes a patient's medical record and a hospital bed number. The method for controlling a bed call system based on the Internet Protocol, as described in claim 1, wherein in the step (13), the management station communication device and the care provider communication device can The bed service record is integrated into the patient's medical record. The method for controlling a bed call system based on the Internet Protocol, as described in claim 1, wherein the message described in the step (3) may be any of the following: a voice message, a video message, Text message and warning sound message. A method for controlling a bed call system based on an internet protocol as described in claim 1 of the patent application, the method described in the step (3) The message is a voice message transmitted by a Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) method. In the method of controlling an Internet Protocol-based bed call system according to claim 2, in the step (2), the bedside communication device can block the message transmitted by an external IP address. In order to avoid the transmission of internal messages of the bed call system is disturbed by the outside world. The method for controlling a bed call system based on the Internet Protocol, as described in claim 1, wherein in step (2), the care provider communication device is wirelessly connected to the network. It can also be selected for use in the following categories: mobile clinic assistance, video mobile phones, and personal digital assistance (PDA). The method for controlling a bed call system based on the Internet Protocol, as described in claim 1, wherein in the step (2), the bedside communication device and the communication station communication device are selectively Connect to the network by wire and wirelessly.