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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 27, 2026
Filed:
Nov. 02, 2021
Applicant:
Hill-rom Services, Inc., Batesville, IN (US);
Inventors:
Mark F. Hettig, Denver, CO (US);
Justin Haldane, Tampa, FL (US);
Assignee:
Hill-Rom Services, Inc., Batesville, IN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G16H 80/00 (2018.01); G16H 10/60 (2018.01); G16H 40/20 (2018.01); G16H 40/67 (2018.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G16H 80/00 (2018.01); G16H 10/60 (2018.01); G16H 40/20 (2018.01); G16H 40/67 (2018.01);
Abstract
A system for providing communications on mobile devices located in a healthcare facility receives a notification identifying a patient admitted to the healthcare facility, creates a patient-centric chat room based the notification, and adds caregivers to the patient-centric chat room. The system provides messaging communications in the patient-centric chat room, and terminates the patient-centric chat room after the patient is discharged from the healthcare facility.