Electronic health record timeline and the human figure

• US 10,032,236 B2
• Filed: 11/25/2008
• Issued: 07/24/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 04/26/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: General Electric Company
• Original Assignee: General Electric Company
• Inventors: Hawkins, Michael, Pavlov, Dmitry, Burt, Christopher, Lopez, Kenneth, Siddiqui, Khan
• Primary Examiner(s): Gort, Elaine
• Assistant Examiner(s): Nguyen, Trang T
• Application Number:
  US12/323,033
• Publication Number:
  US 20090192823A1
• Time in Patent Office: 3,528 Days
• Field of Search: 705 3, 705 2
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/06 Resources, workflows, human or project management; Enterprise or organisation planning; Enterprise or organisation modelling
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 10/40 for data related to laboratory analysis, e.g. patient specimen analysis
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 10/60 for patient-specific data, e.g. for electronic patient records
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 15/00 ICT specially adapted for medical reports, e.g. generation or transmission thereof
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 30/20 for handling medical images, e.g. DICOM, HL7 or PACS
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 30/40 for processing medical images, e.g. editing
• CPC Class Codes: G16Z 99/00 Subject matter not provided for in other main groups of this subclass

Abstract

A patient information interface system presents an aggregated, graphical view of patient anatomy and history. The system includes a graphical representation of at least a portion of a human anatomy including one or more indicators, aggregated from a plurality of clinical information sources and located at anatomical locations on the representation, that correspond to clinical events that have occurred in connection with a patient. The system also includes an electronic health record timeline of clinical events for the patient. The timeline includes the same one or more indicators that are displayed on the graphical representation corresponding to clinical events that have occurred in connection with a patient. A selection or change of an indicator on one of the graphical representation or the electronic health record timeline triggers a corresponding selection or change of the indicator on the other of the graphical representation or the electronic health record timeline.

Claims

1. A patient information interface system presenting an aggregated, graphical view of patient anatomy and history via a graphical user interface, the graphical user interface displayed on a workstation screen, said system comprising:

a processor configured to at least extract data for a patient from a plurality of messages received from a plurality of clinical information sources, identify one or more relationships between patient events related to medical conditions based on the data, compile the data, and convert the data into an anatomical dashboard including a first area and a second area displayed concurrently for interaction via the graphical user interface, the interaction including modifying the data by generating a report, the first and the second areas to produce a capability to determine a severity within an anatomic structure for the patient with respect to time, the anatomical dashboard including;

a graphical representation, generated from the extracted data and displayed via the graphical user interface in the first area, visually depicting at least a portion of a human anatomy and including one or more indicators corresponding to clinical events that have occurred in connection with the patient, each of the one or more indicators located and displayed at an anatomical location on the graphical representation that corresponds to an anatomy of the patient affected by the clinical event corresponding to the respective indicator, each of the one or more indicators visually indicating a deduction based on the one or more relationships, the deduction including a diagnosis to support a clinical decision; and

an electronic health record timeline of clinical events for the patient, generated from the extracted data and displayed via the graphical user interface in the second area, the timeline including the one or more indicators corresponding to clinical events that have occurred in connection with the patient, the one or more indicators displayed on both the graphical representation in the first area of the graphical user interface and the electronic health record timeline in the second area of the graphical user interface,

wherein patient information based on the converted data and the one or more identified relationships is displayed on both a) the graphical representation of at least a portion of the human anatomy in the first area of the graphical user interface and b) the electronic health record timeline in the second area of the graphical user interface, and wherein a user can interact with and modify the patient information via either of a) the graphical representation of at least a portion of the human anatomy and b) the electronic health record timeline to trigger a corresponding modification on the other of a) the graphical representation of at least a portion of the human anatomy in the first area of the graphical user interface and b) the electronic health record timeline in the second area of the graphical user interface,

wherein modifying the patient information includes a selection or a change of an indicator on one of a) the graphical representation or b) the electronic health record timeline, the modification activating the processor to generate the report and propagate the modification to one or more other systems.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the one or more indicators are provided from one or more of the plurality of clinical information sources and are deduced from information in clinical data messages from one or more of the plurality of clinical information sources.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein the time bar is positionable by a user at a certain point along the electronic health record timeline to display information regarding one or more clinical events for the patient occurring at that point in the timeline.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein selection of one of the one or more indicators on either the graphical representation or the electronic health record timeline displays a document corresponding to the clinical event for the patient.

5. The system of claim 1, wherein positioning a cursor over one of one or more indicators on either the graphical representation or the electronic health record timeline displays a thumbnail view of a document corresponding to the clinical event for the patient.

6. The system of claim 1, wherein the graphical representation comprises a three-dimensional representation of at least a portion of a human anatomy.

7. The system of claim 1, wherein the electronic health record timeline is overlaid on the graphical representation for joint manipulation of the one or more indicators of the graphical representation and the electronic health record timeline.

8. The system of claim 1, wherein a characteristic of the one or more indicators indicates at least one of a type, a status, and a severity of the clinical event corresponding to the indicator.

9. The system of claim 1, further comprising a control to allow a user to manipulate a view of the graphical representation.

10. The system of claim 1, wherein the electronic health record timeline is overlaid on the graphical representation and is configured to generate a time series of images for the at least a portion of the human anatomy based on a selected indicator on the graphical representation and a position of the time bar with respect to the electronic health record timeline and the selected indicator, the time series of images shown with respect to the selected indicator in the graphical representation.

11. A computer-implemented method for aggregating and displaying a graphical view of patient anatomy and history via a graphical user interface, the graphical user interface displayed on a workstation screen, said method comprising:

extracting patient information from a plurality of messages received from a plurality of clinical information sources and identifying clinical events related to a patient based on the patient information;

identifying one or more relationships between patient events related to medical conditions based on the patient information;

compiling the patient information with the one or more relationships related to the medical conditions;

graphically displaying, via the graphical user interface, an anatomical dashboard formed using the compiled patient information with the one or more relationships, the anatomical dashboard including a first area and a second area displayed concurrently for interaction via the graphical user interface, the interaction including modifying the patient information by generating a report, the first and the second areas to produce a capability to determine a severity within an anatomic structure for the patient with respect to time, the anatomical dashboard including;

a) a graphical representation visually depicting at least a portion of a human anatomy displayed in the first area and b) an electronic health record timeline of clinical events for the patient displayed in the second area, each of the graphical representation and the electronic health record timeline including corresponding sets of one or more indicators identifying clinical events that have occurred in connection with the patient, each of the one or more indicators located at an anatomical location on the graphical representation that corresponds to an anatomy of the patient affected by the clinical event corresponding to the respective indicator and located on the electronic health record timeline at a point in time at which the clinical event occurred, wherein each of the one or more indicators indicate a deduction based on the one or more relationships, the deduction including a diagnosis to support a clinical decision, wherein the electronic health record timeline comprises a plurality of parallel timelines, each of the timelines indicating a different type of clinical event occurring with respect to the patient; and

facilitating user interaction with the displayed patient clinical event indicators on both the graphical representation and the timeline via the graphical user interface, wherein patient information is displayed on both a) the graphical representation of at least a portion of the human anatomy and b) the electronic health record timeline and wherein a user can interact with and modify the patient information via either of a) the graphical representation of at least a portion of the human anatomy and b) the electronic health record timeline, wherein modifying the patient information includes activating a workflow engine to generate the report and propagate the modification to one or more other systems.

12. The method of claim 11, further comprising deducing a relationship between clinical events based on information in clinical data messages from one or more of the plurality of clinical information sources.

13. The method of claim 11, wherein user interaction comprises positioning the time bar at a certain point along the electronic health record timeline to display information regarding one or more clinical events for the patient occurring at that point in the timeline.

14. The method of claim 11, further comprising displaying a document corresponding to the clinical event for the patient based on selection by a user of one of the one or more indicators on either the graphical representation or the electronic health record timeline.

15. The method of claim 11, further comprising displaying a thumbnail view of a document corresponding to the clinical event for the patient based on positioning by a user of a cursor over one of one or more indicators on either the graphical representation or the electronic health record timeline.

16. The method of claim 11, wherein the electronic health record timeline is overlaid on the graphical representation for joint manipulation of the one or more indicators of the graphical representation and the electronic health record timeline.

17. The method of claim 11, wherein a characteristic of the one or more indicators indicates at least one of a type, a status, and a severity of the clinical event corresponding to the indicator.

18. The method of claim 11, wherein facilitating user interaction further comprises allowing a user to manipulate a view of the graphical representation.

19. The method of claim 11, wherein the electronic health record timeline is overlaid on the graphical representation and is configured to generate a time series of images for the at least a portion of the human anatomy based on a selected indicator on the graphical representation and a position of the time bar with respect to the electronic health record timeline and the selected indicator, the time series of images shown with respect to the selected indicator in the graphical representation.

20. A non-transitory machine readable medium having a set of instructions for execution on a computing device, the set of instructions, when executed on the computing device, causing the computing device to execute a method for aggregating and displaying a graphical view of patient anatomy and history via a graphical user interface, the graphical user interface displayed on a workstation screen, the method comprising:

extracting patient information from a plurality of messages received from a plurality of clinical information sources and identifying clinical events related to a patient based on the patient information;

identifying one or more relationships between patient events related to medical conditions based on the patient information;

compiling the patient information with the one or more relationships related to the medical conditions;

graphically displaying, via the graphical user interface, an anatomical dashboard formed using the compiled patient information with the one or more relationships, the anatomical dashboard including a first area and a second area displayed concurrently for interaction via the graphical user interface, the interaction including modifying the patient information by generating a report, the first and the second areas to produce a capability to determine a severity within an anatomic structure for the patient with respect to time, the anatomical dashboard including;

a) a graphical representation visually depicting at least a portion of a human anatomy displayed in the first area and b) an electronic health record timeline of clinical events for the patient displayed in the second area, each of the graphical representation and the electronic health record timeline including corresponding sets of one or more indicators identifying clinical events that have occurred in connection with the patient, each of the one or more indicators located at an anatomical location on the graphical representation that corresponds to an anatomy of the patient affected by the clinical event corresponding to the respective indicator and located on the electronic health record timeline at a point in time at which the clinical event occurred, wherein each of the one or more indicators indicate a deduction based on the one or more relationships, the deduction including a diagnosis to support a clinical decision, wherein the electronic health record timeline comprises a plurality of parallel timelines, each of the timelines indicating a different type of clinical event occurring with respect to the patient; and

facilitating user interaction with the displayed patient clinical event indicators on both the graphical representation and the timeline via the graphical user interface, wherein patient information is displayed on both a) the graphical representation of at least a portion of the human anatomy and b) the electronic health record timeline and wherein a user can interact with and modify the patient information via either of a) the graphical representation of at least a portion of the human anatomy and b) the electronic health record timeline, wherein modifying the patient information includes activating a workflow engine to generate the report and propagate the modification to one or more other systems.