System and method to manage a workflow in delivering healthcare

Abstract

An example method to assign a plurality of resources to patient progressing through a workflow of events includes tracking a first property of a first resource, tracking a second property of a second resource, calculating a first set of bids for the first and second resources based on the respective first and second properties, assigning one of the first resource or the second resource to the slot in the workflow of events based on the first set of bids, introducing a third resource and tracking a third property of the third resource and calculating a second set of bids for the first, second and third resources based on the respective first, second and third properties, and reassigning one of the first resource, the second resource or the third resource to the slot in the workflow of events based on the second set of bids.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A method to assign a plurality of resources to patient progressing through a workflow of events, comprising:
 tracking a first property of a first resource using a first agent;   tracking a second property of a second resource using a second agent;   calculating a first set of bids for the first and second resources based on the respective first and second properties, the first set of bids representative of priority statuses of the respective first and second resources to a slot in the workflow of events;   assigning one of the first resource or the second resource to the slot in the workflow of events based on the first set of bids;   introducing a third resource and tracking a third property of the third resource using a third agent;   calculating a second set of bids for the first, second and third resources based on the respective first, second and third properties, the second set of bids representative of priority statuses of the respective first, second and third resources to the slot in the workflow of events;   reassigning one of the first resource, the second resource or the third resource to the slot in the workflow of events based on the second set of bids.