System and method for managing workflow

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 7796045
APP PUB NO 20090051526A1
SERIAL NO

12258654

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A system and method for managing workflow is provided. The system includes one or more computer devices which execute workflow software to assign tasks to medical staff. The workflow software may be configured to assign tasks to persons on the medical staff based on a set of criteria including the person's current location or zone, the locations or zones in which other uncompleted tasks are located, and whether the person has a particular pieced of medical equipment. The system may include portable wireless communication devices and an interactive voice recognitions (IVR) subsystem to permit persons on the staff to communicate information by voice to the computer devices via the portable wireless communication devices and to receive audio messages from the computer devices via the wireless communication devices. The workflow software may be configured to display a staff screen in which the displayed data is filtered by medical staff role and sorted by medical staff identification.

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HILL-ROM SERVICES INCBATESVILLE IN

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Larson, Wendy R Little Canada, US 2 86
Martin, Jeffrey A Circle Pines, US 21 465
Spear, Steven E Centerville, US 2 86

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