Healthcare information operation session and data transfer system

• US 10,424,031 B2
• Filed: 11/29/2012
• Issued: 09/24/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 09/27/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Cerner Innovation, Inc. (Oracle Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Cerner Innovation, Inc. (Oracle Corporation)
• Inventors: Neff, Robert A
• Primary Examiner(s): Nguyen, Hiep V
• Application Number:
  US13/688,713
• Publication Number:
  US 20140088983A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,490 Days
• Field of Search: 705 2
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/10 Office automation; Time management
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 10/60 for patient-specific data, e.g. for electronic patient records
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 30/20 for handling medical images, e.g. DICOM, HL7 or PACS
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/67 for remote operation

Abstract

A system transfers healthcare session operation data between a portable device and a first computer. The portable device includes, an imaging device for acquiring image data including a readable code from a displayed image associated with a current operating session of a first application and presented by the first computer. A code interpreter for image to text conversion converts the readable code to text comprising a URL (universal resource locator) and context data associated with the current operating session. An executable application automatically initiates a session of operation of a second application corresponding to the current operating session of the first application, on the portable device in response to the text. A display processor generates data representing at least one display image associated with the session of operation of the second application.

Claims

1. A healthcare information system for transferring healthcare session operation data between a portable processing device and a first computer, comprising:

a non-portable computing device including,

a first healthcare information processing application having context data associated with a current operating session, wherein the context data includes a current application module within the first healthcare information processing application, and an application code portion identifier indicating a point in the first healthcare information processing application corresponding to the current operating session;

at least one processor for generating a readable code corresponding to the context data associated with the current operating session;

a display processor for generating a first display image representing the readable code; and

a display for presenting the first display image;

a lookup table comprising a mapping of the context data for the current operating session of the first healthcare information processing application to equivalent mobile operating sessions for one or more mobile versions of the first healthcare information processing application, the equivalent mobile operating sessions comprising locations within the one or more mobile versions equivalent to the application code portion identifier, and

a portable processing device including,

an imaging device for acquiring the first display image;

a code interpreter for reading the readable code from the acquired first display image;

a mobile executable application for automatically initiating a mobile instance of the current operating session, in response to the reading the readable code from the acquired first display image, wherein,

the mobile executable application is a mobile version of the one or more mobile versions of the first healthcare information processing application; and

the mobile executable application initiates the mobile instance of the current operating session, according to the lookup table, at an equivalent location within the mobile executable application corresponding to the application code portion identifier in the first healthcare information processing application;

a display processor for generating a graphical user interface for user interaction with the mobile instance of the mobile instance of the current operating session; and

a portable processing device display for presenting the graphical user interface.

2. A system according to claim 1, wherein the mobile executable application is configured to initiate the mobile instance of the current operating session including a second display image corresponding to the first healthcare information processing application.

3. A system according to claim 2, wherein the first healthcare information processing application is a non-mobile application and the portable processing device selects the mobile executable application using predetermined information in the lookup table associating the mobile executable application with the non-mobile first healthcare information processing application.

4. A system according to claim 1, wherein the first healthcare information processing application and the mobile executable application are the same application.

5. A system according to claim 4, wherein the first healthcare information processing application and the mobile executable application are different operational instances of the same application.

6. A system according to claim 1, wherein the readable code comprises an encryption key.

7. A system according to claim 1, wherein the executable application automatically initiates the mobile instance of the current operating session with the same context as the current operating session of the first healthcare information processing application in response to the context data, the context comprising a particular application displayed image and an application function.

8. A system according to claim 7, wherein the context data comprises particular application context data including at least two of, (a) a patient identifier, (b) a user identifier and (c) a session identifier, and the at least one display image presents the context data.

9. A system according to claim 7, wherein the context data comprises particular application context data including at least one of, (a) a patient name, and (b) a patient visit identifier.

10. A system according to claim 7, wherein the mobile executable application comprises at least one of, (a) an order entry application, (b) a pharmacy application, (c) an admission, discharge and transfer application, and (d) a patient administration application.

11. A system according to claim 1, wherein the readable code indicates information items accessible by the mobile executable application and the portable processing device.

12. A system according to claim 11, wherein the data indicating information items accessible by the portable processing device comprises a list of user selectable items, and in response to a user command, the portable processing device acquires and displays the selected information items.

13. A system according to claim 1, wherein the non-portable computing device comprises at least one of, (a) a non-portable computer, (b) a laptop computer, and (c) a notebook computer.

14. A system according to claim 1, including a communication interface for initiating communication of a message to a destination, wherein the imaging device acquires image data including a second readable code from a displayed image and the code interpreter converts the second readable code to data initiating communication of a message by the communication interface, the message initiating a session of operation of a third healthcare information application on the non-portable computing device corresponding to a current operating session of the mobile executable application.

15. A healthcare information system for transferring healthcare session operation data between a portable processing device and a computer, comprising:

a non-portable computer including,

a first healthcare information processing application having context data associated with a current operating session, wherein the context data includes a current application module within the first healthcare information processing application, and an application code portion identifier indicating a point in the first healthcare information processing application corresponding to the current operating session;

a non-portable executable application for executing the first healthcare information processing application, wherein executing the first healthcare information processing application comprises performing a plurality of patient data related functions and displaying a plurality of display images associated with said plurality of patient data related functions;

a processor for, dynamically generating a readable code representing text comprising a URL (universal resource locator) and said context data associated with said current operating session of said non-portable executable application, wherein said readable code comprises a Quick Response (QR) code or a bar code, and incorporating the generated readable code in data representing a said current operating session of said non-portable executable application; and

a display processor for generating data representing said display image for presentation by said non-portable computer;

a repository including a lookup table comprising a mapping of the context data for the current operating session of the first healthcare information processing application to equivalent mobile operating sessions for one or more mobile versions of the first healthcare information processing application, the equivalent mobile operating sessions comprising locations within the one or more mobile versions equivalent to the application code portion identifier, and

a portable processing device including,

an imaging device for acquiring said data representing said current operating session of said first healthcare information processing application;

a mobile executable application for automatically initiating a mobile instance of said current operating session, in response to acquiring said data representing said current operating session, wherein;

said mobile executable application is a mobile version of the non-portable executable application,

the mobile executable application initiates a mobile instance of said current operating session at a point in said mobile executable application corresponding to said current operating session of said first healthcare information processing application; and

a display for presenting a graphical user interface for interaction with said mobile instance of said current operating session.

16. A system according to claim 15, wherein said context data comprises particular application context data including at least two of, (a) a patient identifier, (b) a user identifier and (c) a session identifier.

17. A system according to claim 15, wherein said context data comprises particular application context data including at least one of, (a) a patient name and (b) a patient visit identifier.

18. A system according to claim 15, wherein in response to said portable processing device scanning a code displayed in said display image, said current operation session is automatically terminated on said non-portable computer.

19. A method for transferring healthcare session operation data between a portable processing device and a first computer, comprising the activities of:

employing a portable processing device for,

acquiring image data including a readable code from a displayed image associated with a current operating session of a first healthcare information processing application and presented by a first computer, wherein the readable code represents a universal resource locator (URL);

wherein the displayed image represents context data for the current operating session and includes an application code portion identifier indicating a point in the first healthcare information processing application corresponding to the current operating session;

converting said readable code to text, wherein the text comprises the URL and the context data associated with said current operating session;

on said portable processing device, in response to converting said readable code to said text, automatically initiating a mobile instance of a session of operation of a second healthcare information application corresponding to said current operating session of said first healthcare information processing application, wherein said second healthcare information application is a mobile version of the first healthcare information application and the second healthcare information application initiates said mobile instance of said current operating session at a point in said second healthcare information processing application corresponding to said current operating session; and

generating data representing at least one display image associated with said session of operation of said second healthcare information application.

20. One or more non-transitory computer storage media devices having computer-executable instructions embodied thereon for performing a method for transferring healthcare session operation data between a first processing device and a second processing device, the method comprising:

employing the first processing device for,

executing a first healthcare information processing application by an executable application, wherein executing the first healthcare information processing application comprises performing a plurality of patient data related functions and displaying a plurality of display images associated with said plurality of functions;

dynamically generating a readable code representing text comprising a URL (universal resource locator) and context data associated with a current operating session of said executable application, wherein the readable code represents a universal resource locator (URL);

associating, with the generated readable code, data representing a said current operating session of said executable application, wherein the data represents context data for the current operating session and includes an application code portion identifier indicating a point in the first healthcare information processing application corresponding to the current operating session;

associating the context data for the current operating session of the first healthcare information processing application with equivalent mobile operating sessions for one or more mobile versions of the first healthcare information processing application; and

presenting said readable code including said data representing said context data on a display of said first processing device, wherein said readable code includes instructions to initiate said current operating session on said second processing device upon acquiring said readable code by said second processing device.