AUTOMATIC DETECTION OF PATIENT AVAILABILITY IN A TELEHEALTH SYSTEM

原文（中国語）

Telehealth consultations between a patient and a remote provider are useful in many settings, including inpatient care. Because patients in inpatient care are often moved in and out of their rooms during the day, inpatient care settings create unique challenges for remote providers and local care teams in terms of scheduling and completing telehealth consultations. Accordingly, disclosed herein is a system and method for automated detection and notification of a patient's call status in a telehealth network. The system automatically detects whether a patient is in their patient room. The system also monitors the status of a telehealth device in the patient room. The system displays the patient and device statuses to the remote provider so the remote provider can know when both the device and the patient are available for a consult. The system saves time by reducing calls made to empty patient rooms.