System and user interface for use in providing medical information and health care delivery support
First Claim
1. A medical information system for processing information from a plurality of sources suitable for access by healthcare personnel for use in critical clinical care delivery, comprising:
- a communication interface for receiving information from patient monitoring devices and for bidirectionally communicating with a hospital information database containing patient records;
a data processor using said communication interface for, acquiring patient record information from said hospital information database and acquiring information from patient monitoring devices, updating said acquired patient record information based on said acquired information from said patient monitoring devices, and communicating updated patient record information to said hospital information database; and
a display processor for initiating display of said updated patient record information to a user.
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Abstract
A medical information system processes information from multiple sources suitable for access by healthcare personnel for use in clinical (e.g., critical) care delivery. The system includes a communication interface for receiving information from patient monitoring devices and for bidirectionally communicating with a hospital information database containing patient records. The system also includes a data processor using the communication interface for acquiring patient record information from the hospital information database and for acquiring information from patient monitoring devices. The data processor updates the acquired patient record information based on the acquired information from the patient monitoring devices and communicates updated patient record information to the hospital information database. A display processor initiates display of the updated patient record information to a user. The data processor may also include a data analysis unit for analyzing stored patient parameters by correlating stored parameters, patient record information, corresponding medical outcomes and medication database information to identify alternative medication options and improve decision processing. The data processor combines acquired medical parameter information and an acquired patient medical image to provide a composite image for display and storage.
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28 Claims
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1. A medical information system for processing information from a plurality of sources suitable for access by healthcare personnel for use in critical clinical care delivery, comprising:
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a communication interface for receiving information from patient monitoring devices and for bidirectionally communicating with a hospital information database containing patient records;
a data processor using said communication interface for, acquiring patient record information from said hospital information database and acquiring information from patient monitoring devices, updating said acquired patient record information based on said acquired information from said patient monitoring devices, and communicating updated patient record information to said hospital information database; and
a display processor for initiating display of said updated patient record information to a user. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A medical information system for processing information from a plurality of sources suitable for access by healthcare personnel for use in clinical care delivery, comprising:
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a communication interface for receiving medical parameter information from patient monitoring devices for a specific patient and for receiving medical images from an archive of patient medical images;
a data processor using said communication interface for, acquiring patient record information from said hospital information database and a medical image for said specific patient from said archive, and combining said medical parameter information and said patient medical image for display as a composite image, a display processor for initiating display of said composite image to a user. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A medical information system for processing information from a plurality of sources suitable for access by healthcare personnel for use in clinical care delivery, comprising:
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a communication interface for receiving medical parameters from patient monitoring devices and for bidirectionally communicating with a hospital information database containing patient records;
a data processor using said communication interface for acquiring patient record information for a particular patient from said hospital information database and for collating and storing received medical parameters for said particular patient from monitoring devices;
a decision processor supporting determination of a prescription for a patient medical condition using a medication information database and said collated patient parameters; and
an update processor for initiating updating of said patient record information to record a determined prescription. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 17, 18, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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16. A medical information system for processing information from a plurality of sources suitable for access by healthcare personnel for use in clinical care delivery, comprising:
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a communication interface for receiving information from a medication information database and for bidirectionally communicating with a hospital information database containing patient records;
a data processor using said communication interface for acquiring patient record information for a particular patient from said hospital information database;
a decision processor supporting determination of a prescription for a patient medical condition based on said acquired particular patient record information and information from said medication information database; and
an update processor for initiating updating of said patient record information to record a determined prescription.
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19. A medical information system for processing information from a plurality of sources suitable for access by healthcare personnel for use in clinical care delivery, comprising:
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a communication interface for receiving medical parameters from patient monitoring devices and for bidirectionally communicating with a hospital information database containing patient records;
a data processor using said communication interface for acquiring patient record information from said hospital information database and for collating and storing received patient medical parameters from monitoring devices;
a data analysis unit for analyzing stored patient parameters by correlating stored parameters and corresponding medical outcomes to identify alternative medication options; and
a message generator for generating a message to suggest to a user an alternative medication option in response to an identified alternative medication option.
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24. A method for use by a medical information system for processing information from a plurality of sources suitable for access by healthcare personnel for use in critical clinical care delivery, comprising the steps of:
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receiving information from patient monitoring devices;
bidirectionally communicating with a hospital information database containing patient records;
acquiring patient record information from said hospital information database and acquiring information from patient monitoring devices;
updating said acquired patient record information based on said acquired information from said patient monitoring devices;
communicating updated patient record information to said hospital information database; and
initiating display of said updated patient record information to a user.
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25. A method for use by a medical information system for processing information from a plurality of sources suitable for access by healthcare personnel for use in clinical care delivery, comprising the steps of:
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receiving medical parameter information from patient monitoring devices for a specific patient and receiving medical images from an archive of patient medical images;
acquiring patient record information from said hospital information database and a medical image for said specific patient from said archive, and combining said medical parameter information and said patient medical image for display as a composite image, initiating display of said composite image to a user.
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26. A method for use by a medical information system for processing information from a plurality of sources suitable for access by healthcare personnel for use in clinical care delivery, comprising the steps of:
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receiving medical parameters from patient monitoring devices;
bidirectionally communicating with a hospital information database containing patient records;
acquiring patient record information for a particular patient from said hospital information database;
collating and storing received medical parameters for said particular patient from monitoring devices;
determining a prescription for a patient medical condition using a medication information database and said collated patient parameters; and
initiating updating of said patient record information to record a determined prescription.
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27. A method for use by a medical information system for processing information from a plurality of sources suitable for access by healthcare personnel for use in clinical care delivery, comprising the steps of:
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receiving information from a medication information database;
bidirectionally communicating with a hospital information database containing patient records to acquire patient record information for a particular patient;
determining a prescription for a patient medical condition based on said acquired particular patient record information and information from said medication information database; and
initiating updating of said patient record information to record a determined prescription.
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28. A method for use by a medical information system for processing information from a plurality of sources suitable for access by healthcare personnel for use in clinical care delivery, comprising the steps of:
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receiving medical parameters from patient monitoring devices;
bidirectionally communicating with a hospital information database containing patient records;
acquiring patient record information from said hospital information database;
collating and storing received patient medical parameters from monitoring devices;
analyzing stored patient parameters by correlating stored parameters and corresponding medical outcomes to identify alternative medication options; and
generating a message to suggest an alternative medication option to a user in response to an identified alternative medication option.
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