Inventors:
Paul R. THOMPSON - White Bear Lake MN, US
Chun Shi - Blaine MN, US
William Charles Ballough Harding - Chandler AZ, US
Timothy Douglas Paffel - Shafer MN, US
Assignee:
MEDTRONIC, INC. - Minneapolis MN
International Classification:
G06Q 10/00
Abstract:
Computer-implemented systems, apparatus and methods for managing information, operations and functions in a complex medical environment and providing a command control center interface for receiving/sending/displaying data, relating to products, instructions, diagnosis, consultation, patient's information, supplies and their provision, registration, scheduling, updating and like operational functions and features, and updating on an ongoing basis to coordinate, control and synchronize necessary and/or desirable operations within the environment, whereby the “hospital of the future” is effectively facilitated with proficiency and efficiency in an accurate and reliable manner. Such systems may also include one or more client terminal devices in communication with a data interchange subsystem.