Healthcare information search system and user interface

• US 20030036927A1
• Filed: 08/15/2002
• Published: 02/20/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 08/20/2001
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Siemens Medical Solutions Health Services Corporation (Siemens AG)
• Original Assignee: Siemens Medical Solutions Health Services Corporation (Siemens AG)
• Inventors: Bowen, Susan W.
• Application Number:
  US10/219,547
• Publication Number:
  US 20030036927A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/4
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 40/08 Insurance
• 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 40/20 for the management or administration of healthcare resources or facilities, e.g. managing hospital staff or surgery rooms
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/63 for local operation
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 50/70 for mining of medical data, e.g. analysing previous cases of other patients

Abstract

A record explorer for a healthcare information system includes a user interface and a search engine. The user interface includes an input device and an output device. The input device is adapted to receive search criteria related to a patient record. The output device is adapted to provide search results responsive to receiving the search criteria. The search engine is adapted to perform a search responsive to receiving the search criteria to generate search results.

Claims

5-1. A method according to claim 1, wherein

said first search criteria includes user-entered text.

7. A method for providing a user interface for use in searching a patient record, comprising the steps of:

receiving user identification information;

initiating generation of at least one display image supporting, user selection of first search criteria including at least one of,

information for use in identifying a particular document,

information for use in identifying a particular patient visit, and

information for use in identifying a particular organization, and supporting user selection of second search criteria identifying at least one category of said first search criteria; and

initiating a search of the patient record based on said received first and second search criteria in response to user command via said at least one display image.

8. A method according to claim 7, wherein

said at least one display image comprises a composite window representing a plurality of overlaid tabbed windows each including a visible tab incorporating an identifier identifying individual criteria of said first search criteria.

9. A method according to claim 8, wherein

said composite window displays a tabbed window in the foreground of said composite window in response to user selection of a visible tab corresponding to one of said first search criteria and said foreground tabbed window displays second search criteria identifying a plurality of categories of said selected one of said first search criteria.

10. A method according to claim 7, wherein

said first search criteria includes user-entered text.

11. A method according to claim 10, wherein

said user entered text includes text comprising at least one of, (a) a medical procedure identification code, (b) a medical condition identification code, (c) a medical term, (d) care plan identification information and (e) medical condition identification information.

12. A record explorer for a healthcare information system comprising:

a user interface including;

an input device adapted to receive search criteria related to a patient record; and

an output device adapted to provide search results responsive to receiving the search criteria; and

a search engine adapted to perform a search responsive to receiving the search criteria to generate search results.

13. A record explorer according to claim 12 wherein the search criteria further comprises at least one of:

a date range category;

a recent time duration category;

a documents category;

a contacts category;

an organizations category;

an activities category; and

a contents category.

14. A record explorer according to claim 13 wherein at least one of the documents category, the contacts category, the organizations category, and the activities category further comprises:

a list of types of documents;

a list of types of contacts;

a list of types of organizations; and

a list of types of activities, respectively.

15. A record explorer according to claim 12 wherein the search criteria are entered into a display window.

16. A record explorer according to claim 12 wherein the user interface is associated with a client device and the search engine is associated with a server device.

17. A record explorer according to claim 12 wherein the output device further comprises:

a display, wherein the search results are displayed in a filtered view.

18. A record explorer for a healthcare information system comprising:

a user interface, associated with a client device, including;

an input device adapted to receive search criteria related to a patient record, wherein the search criteria further comprises at least one category and at least one selection under the at least one category; and

an output device adapted to provide search results responsive to receiving the search criteria, wherein the output device comprises a display window adapted to display the search criteria received by the input device and adapted to display the search results; and

a search engine, associated with a server device, adapted to perform a search responsive to receiving the search criteria to generate the search results.

19. A record explorer according to claim 18 wherein the at least one category further comprises at least one of:

a date range category;

a recent time duration category;

a documents category;

a contacts category;

an organizations category;

an activities category; and

a contents category.

20. A record explorer according to claim 19 wherein at least one of the documents category, the contacts category, the organizations category, and the activities category further comprises:

a list of types of documents;

a list of types of contacts;

a list of types of organizations; and

a list of types of activities, respectively.