Automatic updating of care team assignments in electronic health record systems based on data from voice communication systems

• US 10,623,498 B2
• Filed: 06/10/2018
• Issued: 04/14/2020
• Est. Priority Date: 08/11/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Stryker Corporation
• Original Assignee: Vocera Communications, Inc. (Stryker Corporation)
• Inventors: Schlapfer, Martin, Shively, David
• Primary Examiner(s): Rubin, Blake J
• Application Number:
  US16/004,393
• Publication Number:
  US 20180295186A1
• Time in Patent Office: 674 Days
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 10/60 for patient-specific data, e.g. for electronic patient records
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/20 for the management or administration of healthcare resources or facilities, e.g. managing hospital staff or surgery rooms
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/67 for remote operation
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/02 based on web technology, e.g. hypertext transfer protocol [HTTP]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/12 specially adapted for proprietary or special-purpose networking environments, e.g. medical networks, sensor networks, networks in vehicles or remote metering networks

Abstract

Various embodiments enable updating care team assignments data in multiple systems of a hospital. Various embodiments may include receiving by a first server a first message including information corresponding to a hospital personnel assignment for a predetermined location within a hospital, determining, by the first server, whether a hospital personnel assignment data record corresponding to the predetermined location within the hospital reflects a current hospital personnel assignment for the predetermined location within the hospital based on whether the first message is received from a second server or a third server, and updating, by the first server, the hospital personnel assignment data record to include the information corresponding to the hospital personnel assignment for the predetermined location within the hospital included in the first message in response to determining that the hospital personnel assignment data record does not reflect the current hospital personnel assignment for the predetermined location.

Claims

1. A method of updating hospital personnel assignment data records, comprising:

receiving, by a first server, a first message including information corresponding to a hospital personnel assignment for a predetermined location within a hospital;

determining, by the first server, whether a hospital personnel assignment data record corresponding to the predetermined location within the hospital reflects a current hospital personnel assignment for the predetermined location within the hospital based on whether the first message is received from a second server or a third server; and

updating, by the first server, the hospital personnel assignment data record to include the information corresponding to the hospital personnel assignment for the predetermined location within the hospital included in the first message in response to determining that the hospital personnel assignment data record does not reflect the current hospital personnel assignment for the predetermined location,

wherein the second server is a different type of server from the first server and the third server,

wherein the third server is a different type of server from the first server and the second server, and

wherein the second server is an electronic health record (EHR) server and the third server is a voice communication server.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the information corresponding to the hospital personnel assignment for the predetermined location within the hospital included in the first message comprises location information associated with the hospital and one or more of a hospital personnel role identifier, a unique hospital personnel identifier, hospital personnel shift information, a unique patient identifier, and a patient status identifier.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the first message indicates a change in the hospital personnel assignment for the predetermined location within the hospital.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

obtaining, by the first server, the hospital personnel assignment data record based on the predetermined location within the hospital in response to receiving the first message,

wherein the hospital personnel assignment data record has a plurality of data fields, and

wherein the plurality of data fields includes a first data field associated with the predetermined location, a second data field associated with information assumed to be accurate when provided by the second server, and a third data field associated with information assumed to be accurate when provided by the third server.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein determining whether the hospital personnel assignment data record corresponding to the predetermined location within the hospital reflects the current hospital personnel assignment for the predetermined location within the hospital comprises:

comparing, by the first server, the information corresponding to the hospital personnel assignment for the predetermined location within the hospital included in the first message to the second data field in response to determining that the first message is received from the third server;

determining, by the first server, that the hospital personnel assignment data record does not reflect the current hospital personnel assignment for the predetermined location within the hospital in response to determining that the second data field is empty or the information within the second data field does not match the information corresponding to the hospital personnel assignment for the predetermined location within the hospital included in the first message; and

determining, by the first server, that the hospital personnel assignment data record reflects the current hospital personnel assignment for the predetermined location within the hospital in response to determining that information within the second data field includes the information corresponding to the hospital personnel assignment for the predetermined location within the hospital included in the first message.

6. The method of claim 4, wherein determining whether the hospital personnel assignment data record corresponding to the predetermined location within the hospital reflects the current hospital personnel assignment for the predetermined location within the hospital comprises:

comparing, by the first server, the information corresponding to the hospital personnel assignment for the predetermined location within the hospital included in the first message to the third data field in response to determining that the first message is received from the second server;

determining, by the first server, that the hospital personnel assignment data record does not reflect the current hospital personnel assignment for the predetermined location within the hospital in response to determining that the third data field is empty or the information within the third data field does not match the information corresponding to the hospital personnel assignment for the predetermined location within the hospital included in the first message; and

determining, by the first server, that the hospital personnel assignment data record reflects the current hospital personnel assignment for the predetermined location within the hospital in response to determining that information within the third data field includes the information corresponding to the hospital personnel assignment for the predetermined location within the hospital included in the first message.

7. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

transmitting, by the first server, a second message to the second server in response to determining that the first message is received from the third server and the hospital personnel assignment data record corresponding to the predetermined location within the hospital does not reflect the current hospital personnel assignment for the predetermined location within the hospital; and

transmitting, by the first server, a third message to the third server in response to determining that the first message is received from the second server and the hospital personnel assignment data record corresponding to the predetermined location within the hospital does not reflect the current hospital personnel assignment for the predetermined location within the hospital.

8. A first server, comprising a processor configured with processor-executable instructions to perform operations comprising:

receiving a first message including information corresponding to a hospital personnel assignment for a predetermined location within a hospital;

determining whether a hospital personnel assignment data record corresponding to the predetermined location within the hospital reflects a current hospital personnel assignment for the predetermined location within the hospital based on whether the first message is received from a second server or a third server; and

updating the hospital personnel assignment data record to include the information corresponding to the hospital personnel assignment for the predetermined location within the hospital included in the first message in response to determining that the hospital personnel assignment data record does not reflect the current hospital personnel assignment for the predetermined location,

wherein the second server is a different type of server from the first server and the third server,

wherein the third server is a different type of server from the first server and the second server, and

wherein the second server is an electronic health record (EHR) server and the third server is a voice communication server.

9. The first server of claim 8, wherein the information corresponding to the hospital personnel assignment for the predetermined location within the hospital included in the first message comprises location information associated with the hospital and one or more of a hospital personnel role identifier, a unique hospital personnel identifier, hospital personnel shift information, a unique patient identifier, and a patient status identifier.

10. The first server of claim 8, wherein the first message indicates a change in the hospital personnel assignment for the predetermined location within the hospital.

11. The first server of claim 8, wherein the processor is configured with processor-executable instructions to perform further operations comprising:

obtaining the hospital personnel assignment data record based on the predetermined location within the hospital in response to receiving the first message,

wherein the hospital personnel assignment data record has a plurality of data fields, and

wherein the plurality of data fields includes a first data field associated with the predetermined location, a second data field associated with information assumed to be accurate when provided by the second server, and a third data field associated with information assumed to be accurate when provided by the third server.

12. The first server of claim 11, wherein determining whether the hospital personnel assignment data record corresponding to the predetermined location within the hospital reflects the current hospital personnel assignment for the predetermined location within the hospital comprises:

comparing the information corresponding to the hospital personnel assignment for the predetermined location within the hospital included in the first message to the second data field in response to determining that the first message is received from the third server;

determining that the hospital personnel assignment data record does not reflect the current hospital personnel assignment for the predetermined location within the hospital in response to determining that the second data field is empty or the information within the second data field does not match the information corresponding to the hospital personnel assignment for the predetermined location within the hospital included in the first message; and

determining that the hospital personnel assignment data record reflects the current hospital personnel assignment for the predetermined location within the hospital in response to determining that information within the second data field includes the information corresponding to the hospital personnel assignment for the predetermined location within the hospital included in the first message.

13. The first server of claim 11, wherein determining whether the hospital personnel assignment data record corresponding to the predetermined location within the hospital reflects the current hospital personnel assignment for the predetermined location within the hospital comprises:

comparing the information corresponding to the hospital personnel assignment for the predetermined location within the hospital included in the first message to the third data field in response to determining that the first message is received from the second server;

determining that the hospital personnel assignment data record does not reflect the current hospital personnel assignment for the predetermined location within the hospital in response to determining that the third data field is empty or the information within the third data field does not match the information corresponding to the hospital personnel assignment for the predetermined location within the hospital included in the first message; and

determining that the hospital personnel assignment data record reflects the current hospital personnel assignment for the predetermined location within the hospital in response to determining that information within the third data field includes the information corresponding to the hospital personnel assignment for the predetermined location within the hospital included in the first message.

14. The first server of claim 8, wherein the processor is configured with processor-executable instructions to perform further operations comprising:

transmitting a second message to the second server in response to determining that the first message is received from the third server and the hospital personnel assignment data record corresponding to the predetermined location within the hospital does not reflect the current hospital personnel assignment for the predetermined location within the hospital; and

transmitting a third message to the third server in response to determining that the first message is received from the second server and the hospital personnel assignment data record corresponding to the predetermined location within the hospital does not reflect the current hospital personnel assignment for the predetermined location within the hospital.

15. A non-transitory processor-readable storage medium having stored thereon processor-executable instructions configured to cause a processor of a first server to perform operations comprising:

receiving a first message including information corresponding to a hospital personnel assignment for a predetermined location within a hospital;

determining whether a hospital personnel assignment data record corresponding to the predetermined location within the hospital reflects a current hospital personnel assignment for the predetermined location within the hospital based on whether the first message is received from a second server or a third server; and

updating the hospital personnel assignment data record to include the information corresponding to the hospital personnel assignment for the predetermined location within the hospital included in the first message in response to determining that the hospital personnel assignment data record does not reflect the current hospital personnel assignment for the predetermined location,

wherein the second server is a different type of server from the first server and the third server,

wherein the third server is a different type of server from the first server and the second server, and

wherein the second server is an electronic health record (EHR) server and the third server is a voice communication server.

16. The non-transitory processor-readable storage medium of claim 15, wherein the information corresponding to the hospital personnel assignment for the predetermined location within the hospital included in the first message comprises location information associated with the hospital and one or more of a hospital personnel role identifier, a unique hospital personnel identifier, hospital personnel shift information, a unique patient identifier, and a patient status identifier.

17. The non-transitory processor-readable storage medium of claim 15, wherein the first message indicates a change in the hospital personnel assignment for the predetermined location within the hospital.

18. The non-transitory processor-readable storage medium of claim 15, wherein the stored processor-executable instructions are configured to cause the processor of the first server to perform further operations comprising:

obtaining the hospital personnel assignment data record based on the predetermined location within the hospital in response to receiving the first message,

wherein the hospital personnel assignment data record has a plurality of data fields, and

wherein the plurality of data fields includes a first data field associated with the predetermined location, a second data field associated with information assumed to be accurate when provided by the second server, and a third data field associated with information assumed to be accurate when provided by the third server.

19. The non-transitory processor-readable storage medium of claim 18, wherein the stored processor-executable instructions are configured to cause the processor of the first server to perform operations such that determining whether the hospital personnel assignment data record corresponding to the predetermined location within the hospital reflects the current hospital personnel assignment for the predetermined location within the hospital comprises:

comparing the information corresponding to the hospital personnel assignment for the predetermined location within the hospital included in the first message to the second data field in response to determining that the first message is received from the third server;

determining that the hospital personnel assignment data record does not reflect the current hospital personnel assignment for the predetermined location within the hospital in response to determining that the second data field is empty or the information within the second data field does not match the information corresponding to the hospital personnel assignment for the predetermined location within the hospital included in the first message; and

determining that the hospital personnel assignment data record reflects the current hospital personnel assignment for the predetermined location within the hospital in response to determining that information within the second data field includes the information corresponding to the hospital personnel assignment for the predetermined location within the hospital included in the first message.

20. The non-transitory processor-readable storage medium of claim 18, wherein the stored processor-executable instructions are configured to cause the processor of the first server to perform operations such that determining whether the hospital personnel assignment data record corresponding to the predetermined location within the hospital reflects the current hospital personnel assignment for the predetermined location within the hospital comprises:

comparing the information corresponding to the hospital personnel assignment for the predetermined location within the hospital included in the first message to the third data field in response to determining that the first message is received from the second server;

determining that the hospital personnel assignment data record does not reflect the current hospital personnel assignment for the predetermined location within the hospital in response to determining that the third data field is empty or the information within the third data field does not match the information corresponding to the hospital personnel assignment for the predetermined location within the hospital included in the first message; and

determining that the hospital personnel assignment data record reflects the current hospital personnel assignment for the predetermined location within the hospital in response to determining that information within the third data field includes the information corresponding to the hospital personnel assignment for the predetermined location within the hospital included in the first message.

21. The non-transitory processor-readable storage medium of claim 15, wherein the stored processor-executable instructions are configured to cause the processor of the first server to perform further operations comprising:

transmitting a second message to the second server in response to determining that the first message is received from the third server and the hospital personnel assignment data record corresponding to the predetermined location within the hospital does not reflect the current hospital personnel assignment for the predetermined location within the hospital; and

transmitting a third message to the third server in response to determining that the first message is received from the second server and the hospital personnel assignment data record corresponding to the predetermined location within the hospital does not reflect the current hospital personnel assignment for the predetermined location within the hospital.