System and method for processing patient medical information

• US 20020082870A1
• Filed: 11/19/2001
• Published: 06/27/2002
• Est. Priority Date: 11/20/2000
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Draeger Medical Systems Incorporated (Dragerwerk AG)
• Original Assignee: Draeger Medical Systems Incorporated (Dragerwerk AG)
• Inventors: Penny, Mark, Auer, John E., Monteleone, Rand, Gilman, Paul
• Application Number:
  US09/992,991
• Publication Number:
  US 20020082870A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/3
• 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 40/63 for local operation
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/67 for remote operation

Abstract

An internet compatible system and method are presented for displaying medical information derived from a plurality of sources. Medical parameters associated with a patient including patient laboratory results are collected via a communication network, collated and stored in a relational database. The database is then searched for specific laboratory test results based on one or more of (a) a text string identifying a portion of a lab test name, (b) a patient identifier, and (c) a date. Those test results meeting the specified search criteria are then displayed to a user in a desired order. An attribute is allocated to distinguish newly acquired or non-reviewed laboratory results.

Claims

1. In a network compatible system for displaying medical information derived from a plurality of sources, apparatus comprising:

a communication processor for acquiring medical parameters associated with a patient including patient laboratory results;

a collation processor for collating acquired medical parameters for storage in a database; and

a device for searching said database of acquired medical parameters to find specific laboratory test results based on one or more of (a) a text string identifying a portion of a lab test name, (b) a patient identifier, and (c) a date, for display in a desired order.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein said network is at least one of an internet or intra-net compatible network.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein said collation processor orders said acquired patient laboratory results by criteria including at least one of (a) test type, (b) date, and (c) patient.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein said searching is based on additional criteria including at least one of (a) patient name, (b) caregiver identifier, (c) text identifying a diagnosis, and (d) text identifying a procedure.

5. The system of claim 1, wherein said communications processor acquires said test results from said plurality of sources using network protocols including one or more of (a) ASTM and (b) HL7.

6. The system of claim 1, wherein said communication processor continuously acquires said results from one or more of (a) a hospital intranet, and (b) a patient monitoring system.

7. The system of claim 1, wherein said system acquires and displays other information together with said test results in a composite display window, said other information including one or more of ventilator status, (b) diagnosis information, (c) care unit identifier, (d) procedure, (e) caregiver indicator, and (f) laboratory test results indicator.

8. The system of claim 1, further comprising a menu generator for generating a window for displaying said specific test results.

9. The system of claim 8, wherein said menu generator comprises an internet browser.

10. The system of claim 1, wherein said collation processor allocates

an attribute for distinguishing unreviewed test results.

11. The system of claim 10, wherein said attribute is a predetermined color.

12. The system of claim 1, wherein said collation processor allocates an attribute for identifying test results that are outside a predetermined range level.

13. The system of claim 12, wherein said attribute is a predetermined color.

15. The method of claim 14, further comprising the step of generating a window for displaying said laboratory test results.

16. The method of claim 14, further comprising the step of allocating

an attribute for distinguishing unreviewed test results.

17. The method of claim 14, further comprising the step of allocating

an attribute for identifying test results that are outside a predetermined range level.

14. An internet compatible method for displaying medical information derived from a plurality of sources, comprising steps of:

acquiring medical parameters associated with a patient including patient laboratory results;

collating said acquired medical parameters for storage in a database; and

searching said database of acquired medical parameters to find specific laboratory test results based on one or more of (a) a text string identifying a portion of a lab test name, (b) a patient identifier, and (c) a date, for display in a desired order.