Method and Apparatus for Designating Patients According to Sleep Patterns

20160035057

14/446096

July 29, 2014

A method and apparatus can include a patient profile module configured to process input data specific to at least one patient under the care of a health care facility to generate patient profile data, where a patient profile can include a sleep profile. The apparatus can further include a service delivery module configured to process input data specific to a facility or location and patient profile data to generate output data including information associated with delivery of services to patients. The apparatus can further include a resource allocation module configured to process input data specific to a facility and patient profile data to generate output data including information associated with one or more allocations of facility resources. The apparatus can further include a data controller configured to communicate output data to a user.

1.-120. (canceled)

121. A system for managing service delivery or resource allocation by a health care facility, implemented by at least one computing device, comprising: a patient profile module including circuitry configured to process at least one element of first input data specific to at least one of a plurality of individuals under the care of said health care facility to generate a first output dataset, said first output dataset including information associated with a patient profile, said patient profile including at least one sleep profile associated with said at least one individual; a module, including at least one of a service delivery module including circuitry configured to process at least one element of second input data associated with one or more resources specific to said health care facility and at least one element of said first output dataset to generate a second output dataset, said second output dataset including information associated with the delivery of services to said at least one individual; and a resource allocation module including circuitry configured to process at least one element of second input data associated with one or more resources specific to said health care facility and at least one element of said first output dataset to generate a third output dataset, said third output dataset including information associated with allocating one or more resources associated with said health care facility; and a data controller configured to communicate at least one element of said first output dataset, and at least one of an element of said second output dataset and said third output dataset to a user.

122. The system of claim 121, wherein said at least one element of first input data specific to at least one of a plurality of individuals under the care of said health care facility includes at least one element of first input data specific to at least one of a plurality of individuals under the care of at least one of a hospital, a skilled nursing facility, and a long-term care facility.

123.-124. (canceled)

125. The system of claim 121, wherein said one or more of a resources allocation include at least one unit of facility equipment or service allocation.

126. The system of claim 121, wherein said one or more of a resources allocation include a facility accommodation.

127. (canceled)

128. The system of claim 121, wherein said at least one element of first input data includes at least one data element associated with at least one of a sleep habit, a sleep cycle, a chronotype, and a circadian cycle for said at least one individual.

129. (canceled)

130. The system of claim 128, wherein said sleep cycle includes at least one of stage 1 non-rapid eye movement (NREM) sleep, stage 2 NREM sleep; stage 3 NREM sleep, stage 4 NREM sleep, and rapid eye movement (REM) sleep.

131. (canceled)

132. The system of claim 121, wherein said at least one element of first input data includes a care protocol for said at least one individual.

133. The system of claim 121, wherein said at least one element of first input data includes at least one element of data acquired by a sensor.

134.-135. (canceled)

136. The system of claim 121, wherein said at least one element of first input data includes at least one data element associated with timing the administration of a medication.

137. The system of claim 121, wherein said at least one element of first input data includes a patient medical history.

138.-140. (canceled)

141. The system of claim 121, wherein said at least one element of first input data is acquired from at least one of an electronic medical record, a database, and a response to a questionnaire.

142.-144. (canceled)

145. The system of claim 121, wherein said at least one element of second input data includes at least one element of input data specific to at least one location within said health care facility.

146. The system of claim 145, wherein said at least one location includes at least one bed, room, ward, floor level, and other subdivision within said health care facility.

147.-150. (canceled)

151. The system of claim 145, wherein said service delivery module is further configured to assign said at least one individual to at least one location, based on said second output dataset.

152. The system of claim 151, wherein said service delivery module is further configured to assign at least one delivery of services to said at least one individual, based on said second output dataset.

153.-156. (canceled)

157. The system of claim 152, wherein said service delivery module is further configured to generate at least one schedule comprising at least one delivery of services, said at least one schedule being specific to at least one of a location and a plurality of individuals assigned to a location.

158.-159. (canceled)

160. The system of claim 121, further comprising: at least one sensor configured to collect at least one of said element of first input data and said second element of input data, the at least one sensor including at least one of an actigraph, a thermometer, a chemical sensor, a polysomnographic array, an electroencephalograph, an electrooculograph, an electrocardiograph, and an electromyelograph.

161.-165. (canceled)

166. The system of claim 121, wherein said resource allocation module is further configured to allocate a responsibility of care for at least one individual of said plurality of individuals to at least one staff member, based on said third output dataset.

167.-170. (canceled)

171. The system of claim 166, wherein said resource allocation module is further configured to at least one of provide information associated with said at least one allocation of responsibility, provide a recommendation associated with said at least one allocation of responsibility, and issue a decision associated with at least one allocation of responsibility.

172.-176. (canceled)

177. The system of claim 121, wherein said data controller is further configured to communicate with at least one of an external record, an external database, an external program, and an external device.

178.-181. (canceled)

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