CLIAMS:We claim:
1. A method for improving patient adherence to a mobility program, the method comprising:
obtaining, with an mobility program adherence device, a mobility program for a patient, the mobility program comprising instructions for one or more physical activities and an associated expected duration during a specified time period that the patient is to perform each of the one or more physical activities;
receiving, with the mobility program adherence device, data from at least an accelerometer of a patient monitoring device associated with the patient during at least a portion of the specified time period;
processing, with the mobility program adherence device, the obtained data to identify one or more of the physical activities performed by the patient;
determining, with the mobility program adherence device, a duration the patient has performed each of the identified one or more physical activities; and
generating and outputting, with the mobility program adherence device, a graphical display including at least the determined duration the patient performed each of the one or more physical activities during the at least a portion of the specified time period and an indication of the expected duration that the patient is to perform each of the one or more physical activities during the specified time period.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the method further comprises:
determining, with the mobility program adherence device, an expected duration for the at least a portion of the specified time period for each of the one or more activities based on the expected duration during the specified time period;
determining, with the mobility program adherence device, whether the determined duration deviates from the expected duration for the at least a portion of the specified time period by at least a threshold for any of the one or more activities; and
outputting, with the mobility program adherence device, a notification, when it is determined that the determined duration deviates from the expected duration for the at least a portion of the specified time period by at least a threshold for any of the one or more activities.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the notification is at least one of an audible notification, a visual notification, or an electronic message to a health care provider.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein:
the receiving further comprises receiving data from a physiological sensor, an electrocardiogram sensor, a heart rate monitor, a blood pressure sensor, a temperature sensor, a respiratory rate sensor, or a pulse oximeter of the patient monitoring device; and
the graphical display further includes at least a portion of the received data.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising:
obtaining, with the mobility program adherence device, one or more modifications to the mobility program from a computing device associated with a health care provider;
modifying, with the mobility program adherence device, the mobility program for the patient based on the one or more modifications; and
repeating at least the receiving and processing steps based on the modified mobility program.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the generating and outputting further comprises at least one of outputting the graphical display to a display of a nursing station computing apparatus or sending the graphical display to a health care provider device for output on a display of the health care provider device.

7. A non-transitory computer readable medium having stored thereon instructions for improving patient adherence to a mobility program comprising machine executable code which when executed by a processor, causes the processor to perform steps comprising:
obtaining a mobility program for a patient, the mobility program comprising instructions for one or more physical activities and an associated expected duration during a specified time period that the patient is to perform each of the one or more physical activities;
receiving data from at least an accelerometer of a patient monitoring device associated with the patient during at least a portion of the specified time period;
processing the obtained data to identify one or more of the physical activities performed by the patient;
determining a duration the patient has performed each of the identified one or more physical activities; and
generating and outputting a graphical display including at least the determined duration the patient performed each of the one or more physical activities during the at least a portion of the specified time period and an indication of the expected duration that the patient is to perform each of the one or more physical activities during the specified time period.

8. The medium of claim 7 wherein the at least a portion of the specified time period comprises the entire specified time period and the medium further comprises machine executable code which, when executed by the processor, causes the processor to perform steps further comprising:
determining an expected duration for the at least a portion of the specified time period for each of the one or more activities based on the expected duration during the specified time period;
determining whether the determined duration deviates from the expected duration for the at least a portion of the specified time period by at least a threshold for any of the one or more activities; and
outputting a notification, when it is determined that the determined duration deviates from the expected duration for the at least a portion of the specified time period by at least a threshold for any of the one or more activities.

9. The medium of claim 8 wherein the notification is at least one of an audible notification, a visual notification, or an electronic message to a health care provider.

10. The medium of claim 7 wherein:
the receiving further comprises receiving data from a physiological sensor, an electrocardiogram sensor, a heart rate monitor, a blood pressure sensor, a temperature sensor, a respiratory rate sensor, or a pulse oximeter of the patient monitoring device; and
the graphical display further includes at least a portion of the received data.

11. The medium of claim 7 further comprising machine executable code which, when executed by the processor, causes the processor to perform steps further comprising:
obtaining one or more modifications to the mobility program from a computing device associated with a health care provider;
modifying the mobility program for the patient based on the one or more modifications; and
repeating at least the receiving and processing steps based on the modified mobility program.

12. The medium of claim 7 wherein the generating and outputting further comprises at least one of outputting the graphical display to a display of a nursing station computing apparatus or sending the graphical display to a health care provider device for output on a display of the health care provider device.

13. A mobility program adherence device, comprising:
a processor coupled to a memory and configured to execute programmed instructions stored in the memory, comprising:
obtaining a mobility program for a patient, the mobility program comprising instructions for one or more physical activities and an associated expected duration during a specified time period that the patient is to perform each of the one or more physical activities;
receiving data from at least an accelerometer of a patient monitoring device associated with the patient during at least a portion of the specified time period;
processing the obtained data to identify one or more of the physical activities performed by the patient;
determining a duration the patient has performed each of the identified one or more physical activities; and
generating and outputting a graphical display including at least the determined duration the patient performed each of the one or more physical activities during the at least a portion of the specified time period and an indication of the expected duration that the patient is to perform each of the one or more physical activities during the specified time period.

14. The device of claim 13 wherein the at least a portion of the specified time period comprises the entire specified time period and the processor is further configured to execute programmed instructions stored in the memory further comprising:
determining an expected duration for the at least a portion of the specified time period for each of the one or more activities based on the expected duration during the specified time period;
determining whether the determined duration deviates from the expected duration for the at least a portion of the specified time period by at least a threshold for any of the one or more activities; and
outputting a notification, when it is determined that the determined duration deviates from the expected duration for the at least a portion of the specified time period by at least a threshold for any of the one or more activities.

15. The device of claim 14 wherein the notification is at least one of an audible notification, a visual notification, or an electronic message to a health care provider.

16. The device of claim 13 wherein:
the receiving further comprises receiving data from a physiological sensor, an electrocardiogram sensor, a heart rate monitor, a blood pressure sensor, a temperature sensor, a respiratory rate sensor, or a pulse oximeter of the patient monitoring device; and
the graphical display further includes at least a portion of the received data.

17. The device of claim 13 wherein the processor is further configured to execute programmed instructions stored in the memory further comprising:
obtaining one or more modifications to the mobility program from a computing device associated with a health care provider;
modifying the mobility program for the patient based on the one or more modifications; and
repeating at least the receiving and processing steps based on the modified mobility program.

18. The device of claim 13 wherein the generating and outputting further comprises at least one of outputting the graphical display to a display of a nursing station computing apparatus or sending the graphical display to a health care provider device for output on a display of the health care provider device.

Dated this 26th day of June, 2013

SRAVAN KUMAR GAMPA
K&S PARTNERS
AGENT FOR THE APPLICANT

,TagSPECI:This technology generally relates to methods and devices for monitoring patients and, more particularly, methods for improving patient adherence to a mobility program and devices thereof.