Graphical user interface for tracking and displaying patient information over the course of care

• US 10,529,445 B2
• Filed: 06/13/2014
• Issued: 01/07/2020
• Est. Priority Date: 06/13/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: University Hospitals of Cleveland (University Hospitals Health System Incorporated)
• Original Assignee: University Hospitals of Cleveland (University Hospitals Health System Incorporated)
• Inventors: Cossler, Nancy, Beers, Jeffrey
• Primary Examiner(s): Nguyen, Hiep V
• Application Number:
  US14/304,593
• Publication Number:
  US 20150370966A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,034 Days
• Field of Search: 705 3
• 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

Abstract

A system for generating an interface that tracks information over the course of patient care is provided. The system includes an interface component configured to generate an interface that facilitates tracking a course of care of a patient, wherein the interface comprises a plurality of input compartments defined by a first axis comprising columns corresponding to sequential points in time over the course of the care and a second axis comprising rows respectively corresponding to patient care events or patient conditions associated with the course of the care. The system further includes a reception component configured to receive input regarding a patient care event or condition that occurred over the course of the care, and a logging component configured to fill one or more input compartments respectively corresponding to a point or period of time associated with occurrence of the patient care event or patient condition.

Claims

1. A system, comprising:

a memory having stored thereon computer executable components; and

a processor configured to execute the computer executable components, comprising;

a reception component configured to receive information regarding patient care events and patient conditions over a course of care of a patient;

an interface component configured to generate a graphical user interface that facilitates tracking the course of care of the patient based on the information, wherein the graphical user interface comprises a plurality of data fields arranged along a vertical axis respectively corresponding to the patient care events and the patient conditions, and time information identifying sequential points in time arranged along a horizontal axis;

a logging component configured to adapt the graphical user interface in response to reception of the information, wherein in response to reception of the information identifying an occurrence of a patient care event of the patient care events or a patient condition of the patient conditions, the logging component is configured to;

generate a data block in the graphical user interface at a first position coinciding with a first point in time of the sequential points in time that the patient care event or the patient condition occurred, and coinciding with a data field of the plurality of data fields that corresponds to the patient care event or the patient condition, and

automatically extend the data block in the graphical user interface over the course of patient care from the first position to a second position coinciding with a second point in time of the sequential points in time, wherein the second point in time corresponds to a current point in time, thereby generating a visual timeline in which a first edge of the data block is at the first position, a second edge of the data block is at the second position, and a horizontal length between the first and second edges of the data block indicates duration of time elapsed since the occurrence of the patient care event or the patient condition;

a presentation component configured to render the graphical user interface at a device accessible to one or more caregivers responsible for providing medical care to the patient over the course of care;

a tracking component configured to evaluate the information regarding the patient care events and the patient conditions over the course of care of the patient and generate inferences regarding clinical issues associated with the patient over the course of the patient care, wherein the tracking component is configured to infer based on the information, the course of patient care, and a current representation of the graphical user interface, that a data field regarding a clinically relevant patient care event or patient condition is missing from the graphical user interface; and

an inference component configured to employ one or more explicitly trained or implicitly trained classification schemes to provide for or aid in generating the inferences by the tracking component regarding the clinical issues.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the reception component is configured to receive the information from two or more different sources in real time over the course of care.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein the logging component is configured to automatically extend the data block in the graphical user interface until new information is received that identifies a change in the patient care event or the patient condition.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein the logging component is configured to identify, in the data block, different characteristics associated with the patient care event or the patient condition that occur over the course of care.

5. The system of claim 1, wherein at least one of the data fields is associated with a drop-down menu with input options that facilitate selection of one of the options for the information.

6. The system of claim 1, wherein the reception component is configured to receive the information from a medical device.

7. The system of claim 1, wherein the tracking component is further configured to infer based on the information, the course of patient care, and the current representation of the graphical user interface, an error data field of the plurality of data fields that is associated with incorrect information.

8. The system of claim 7, further comprising:

an alert component configured to generate a notification in the graphical user interface indicating the error data field and the incorrect information.

9. The system of claim 1, wherein the tracking component is further configured to infer based on the information, one or more predefined relationships between patient care event data and patient condition data for the course of patient care, and a current point in time of the course of patient care, a new data field corresponding to a new patient care event or patient condition that should be included in the graphical user interface.

10. The system of claim 9, wherein the interface component is further configured to automatically add the new data field to the graphical user interface.

11. The system of claim 9, wherein the computer executable components further comprise:

an alert component configured to generate a notification regarding the new data field and the need for new information associated with the new patient care event or the new patient condition corresponding to the new data field.

12. The system of claim 1, wherein the tracking component is further configured to infer based on the information, a current point in the course of the patient care, and the current representation of the graphical user interface, a recommended patient care event for performance by the one or more caregivers in association with the course of the patient care.

13. The system of claim 1, wherein the tracking component is further configured to infer based on the information, the course of patient care, and the current representation of the graphical user interface, that the clinically relevant patient care event or patient condition has occurred.

14. The system of claim 1, wherein the tracking component is further configured to infer based on the information, the course of patient care, and the current representation of the graphical user interface, that the data regarding the clinically relevant patient care event or patient condition has not been received by the reception component.

15. The system of claim 1, wherein the computer executable components further comprise:

an alert component configured to generate an alert for rendering at the device or another device comprising information indicating the exclusion of the data regarding the clinically relevant patient care event or patient condition from the graphical user interface.

16. The system of claim 1, wherein the interface component is further configured to automatically generate a new data field in the graphical user interface for entry of the data regarding the clinically relevant patient care event or condition and visually call attention to the new data field.

17. A method comprising:

using a processor to execute the following computer executable instructions stored in a memory to perform the following acts;

generating a graphical user interface that facilitates tracking a course of care of a patient, wherein the graphical user interface comprises a plurality of data fields arranged along a vertical axis respectively corresponding to patient care events and patient conditions, and time information identifying sequential points in time arranged along a horizontal axis;

adapting the graphical user interface in response to reception of information regarding one or more of the patient care events and the patient conditions, including in response to reception of first information identifying occurrence of a patient care event of the patient care events or a patient condition of the patient conditions, wherein the adapting the graphical user interface includes;

generating a data block in the graphical user interface at a first position coinciding with a first point in time of the sequential points in time that the patient care event or the patient condition occurred, and coinciding with a data field of the plurality of data fields that corresponds to the patient care event or the patient condition, and

automatically extending the data block in the graphical user interface over the course of patient care to a second position coinciding with a second point in time of the sequential points in time, wherein the second point in time corresponds to a current point in time, thereby generating a visual timeline in which a first edge of the data block is at the first position, a second edge of the data block is at the second position, and a horizontal length between the first and second edges of the data block indicates duration of time elapsed since the occurrence of the patient care event or the patient condition;

causing the graphical user interface to be displayed at a device accessible to one or more caregivers responsible for providing medical care to the patient over the course of care; and

employing one or more explicitly trained or implicitly trained classification schemes to infer clinical issues associated with the patient over the course of the patient care based on the information as represented via the graphical user interface, including inferring based on the information, the course of patient care, and a current representation of the graphical user interface, that a data field regarding a clinically relevant patient care event or patient condition is missing from the graphical user interface.

18. The method of claim 17, wherein the automatically extending comprises automatically extending the data block in the graphical user interface until new information is received that identifies a change in the patient care event or the patient condition.

19. The method of claim 17, wherein the employing comprises, employing the one or more explicitly trained or implicitly trained classification schemes to infer, based on the information, a current point in time of the course of patient care, and the current representation of the graphical user interface, a recommended patient care event for performance by the one or more caregivers in association with the course of the patient care.

20. The method of claim 19, further comprising:

generating a notification in the graphical user interface indicating the recommended patient care event.

21. The method of claim 19, wherein the automatically extending comprises automatically extending the data block in the graphical user interface until new information is received that identifies a change in the patient care event or the patient condition.

22. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium comprising computer-readable instructions that, in response to execution, cause a computing system to perform operations, comprising:

generating a graphical user interface that facilitates tracking a course of care of a patient, wherein the graphical user interface comprises a plurality of data fields arranged along a vertical axis respectively corresponding to patient care events and patient conditions, and time information identifying sequential points in time arranged along a horizontal axis;

adapting the graphical user interface in response to reception of information regarding one or more of the patient care events and the patient conditions, including in response to reception of first information identifying occurrence of a patient care event of the patient care events or a patient condition of the patient conditions, wherein the adapting the graphical user interface includes;

generating a data block in the graphical user interface at a first position coinciding with a first point in time of the sequential points in time that the patient care event or the patient condition occurred, and coinciding with a data field of the plurality of data fields that corresponds to the patient care event or the patient condition, and

automatically extending the data block in the graphical user interface over the course of patient care from the first position to a second position coinciding with a second point in time of the sequential points in time, wherein the second point in time corresponds to a current point in time, thereby generating a visual timeline in which a first edge of the data block is at the first position, a second edge of the data block is at the second position, and a horizontal length between the first and second edges of the data block indicates duration of time elapsed since the occurrence of the patient care event or the patient condition;

rendering the graphical user interface to be displayed at a device accessible to one or more caregivers responsible for providing medical care to the patient over the course of care; and

employing one or more explicitly trained or implicitly trained classification schemes to infer clinical issues associated with the patient over the course of the patient care based on the information as represented via the graphical user interface, including inferring based on the information, the course of patient care, and a current representation of the graphical user interface, that a data field regarding a clinically relevant patient care event or patient condition is missing from the graphical user interface.