Time tracking and productivity system

Abstract

A system for automatically tracking employee hours. The system includes a tracking component. The tracking component is configured to determine the current location of the employee, determine if the current location of the employee is within a designated location and track the time spent by the employee within the designated location. The system also includes an evaluation module. The evaluation module is configured to receive from the tracking component the time spent by the employee within the designated location and determine if the time spent by the employee within the designated location exceeds a predetermined threshold and or to be used for the purpose of billing or to monitor and improve coordination of patient care.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A system for automatically tracking employee hours, the system comprising:
 a tracking component configured to:
 determine the current location of the employee; 
 determine if the current location of the employee is within a designated location; and 
 track the time spent by the employee within the designated location; and 
   an evaluation module configured to:
 receive from the tracking component the time spent by the employee within the designated location; and 
 determine if the time spent by the employee within the designated location exceeds a predetermined threshold. 
   
     
     
         2 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the tracking component includes an application on a portable electronic device. 
     
     
         3 . The system of  claim 2 , wherein the portable electronic device includes a smart phone. 
     
     
         4 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the tracking component tracks the current location of the employee using at least one of:
 GPS;   geofence technology; or   iBeacons.   
     
     
         5 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the predetermined threshold is stored in a database. 
     
     
         6 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the time spent by the employee within the designated location is shown to a supervisor via a user interface. 
     
     
         7 . The system of  claim 6 , wherein the user interface allows the supervisor to set the predetermined threshold. 
     
     
         8 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the time spent by the employee within the designated location is integrated into at least one of:
 electronic medical records;   billing statements; or   personnel evaluations.   
     
     
         9 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the designated location includes a remote location. 
     
     
         10 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the tracking component shows the employee a shift log configured to track the time of the employee's current shift. 
     
     
         11 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the tracking component shows the employee a aggregate log configured to track the total time worked by the employee over a designated period of time. 
     
     
         12 . The system of  claim 11 , wherein the designated period of time includes one week. 
     
     
         13 . A system embodied on a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium bearing computer-executable instructions that, when executed by a logic device, automatically tracks employee hours, the system comprising:
 a logic device; and   one or more computer readable media, wherein the one or more computer readable media contain a set of computer-executable instructions to be executed by the logic device, the set of computer-executable instructions configured to:
 determine the current location of an employee; 
 determine if the current location of the employee is within a designated location; 
 track the time spent by the employee within the designated location; and 
 determine if the time spent by the employee within the designated location exceeds a predetermined threshold. 
   
     
     
         14 . The system of  claim 13 , wherein the set of computer-executable instructions is further configured to alert a supervisor of the employee if the time spent by the employee within the designated location exceeds the predetermined threshold. 
     
     
         15 . The system of  claim 13 , wherein determining if the time spent by the employee within the designated location exceeds a predetermined threshold includes comparing the time spent by the employee in a current shift with an assigned shift. 
     
     
         16 . The system of  claim 13 , wherein determining if the time spent by the employee within the designated location exceeds a predetermined threshold includes comparing the time spent by the employee in a current work week with an assigned work week. 
     
     
         17 . A method of automatically tracking employee hours, the method comprising:
 determining the current location of an employee;   determining if the current location of the employee is within a designated location;   if the current location of the employee is within the designated location tracking the time spent by the employee within the designated location;   determining if the time spent by the employee within the designated location exceeds a predetermined threshold; and   alerting a supervisor if the predetermined threshold is exceeded.   
     
     
         18 . The method of  claim 17 , wherein alerting a supervisor includes at least one of:
 a page;   an email;   a visual alarm;   an audio alarm;   a text message; or   a push notification.   
     
     
         19 . The method of  claim 17 , wherein the employee includes a resident physician. 
     
     
         20 . The method of  claim 17 , wherein the designated location includes a hospital department.