Stephen W Metz

US Patent:

20100198614, Aug 5, 2010

Filed:

Feb 1, 2010

Appl. No.:

12/697782

Inventors:

Vineet Chopra - Ann Arbor MI, US
Prasanth Gogineni - Ann Arbor MI, US
Shuang Zhao - Ann Arbor MI, US
Marc Alan Schweikert - Otsego MI, US
Bret Jared Abel - Grand Haven MI, US
Stephen Gregory Metz - Ann Arbor MI, US

Assignee:

THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN - Ann Arbor MI

International Classification:

G06Q 10/00
G06Q 50/00
G06F 17/30
H04W 88/02

US Classification:

705 2, 707802, 4555501, 707E17044

Abstract:

A medical communication system for use in connection with providing medical care to patients at a health care facility. The system includes a central server, a database accessible by the server, and a plurality of mobile stations each carried by a health care practitioner for use within the facility. Each of the mobile stations are accessible within the health care facility by the server via wireless communication. The database provides storage of task information associated with patients receiving medical care at the facility, wherein the task information comprises information associated with a task, including identification of the task, task status, task priority, task assignment or any combination of these. Task information can be shared and updated on each of the mobile devices of the practitioner associated with the patient.