ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,784,884, issued on Nov. 3, was assigned to Cerner Innovation Inc. (Kansas City, Mo.).

"Patient safety using virtual observation" was invented by Todd Bechtel (Overland Park, Kan.), Lisa Schaberg (Lee's Summit, Mo.), Julie Hull (Kansas City, Mo.) and Michelle Padgett (Leawood, Kan.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Methods, systems, and computer-readable media are provided for improving patient safety using virtual observation. A falls risk assessment and a patient safety risk assessment are initially provided within an electronic health record of a patient. A clinician is prompted at a clinician device to provide input to the falls risk asse...