CPC A61B 5/7465 (2013.01) [A61B 5/002 (2013.01); A61B 5/0022 (2013.01); A61B 5/746 (2013.01); G06F 3/048 (2013.01); G08B 5/222 (2013.01); G08B 7/06 (2013.01); G08B 25/00 (2013.01); G08B 25/016 (2013.01); G16H 40/20 (2018.01); H04L 67/12 (2013.01); H04L 67/52 (2022.05)] | 20 Claims |
1. A healthcare communication method implemented in a healthcare facility having a plurality of patient rooms, the healthcare communication method comprising:
providing a plurality of graphical audio stations, each of the patient rooms having at least one of the plurality of graphical audio stations located therein, each of the plurality of graphical audio stations having a graphical display screen,
providing a master station communicatively coupled to each of the graphical audio stations, and
using user inputs of at least one graphical audio station of the plurality of graphical audio stations to establish a two-way communication link with a selected one of the other graphical audio stations, to view a list of alerts or nurse calls originating in other patient rooms, to acknowledge alerts or nurse calls originating in other patient rooms, to answer alerts or nurse calls originating in other patient rooms, and to cancel alerts or nurse calls originating in other patient rooms.
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