System and user interface for planning and monitoring patient related treatment activities
First Claim
1. A method for monitoring patient related treatment activities, comprising the steps of:
- acquiring data identifying activities scheduled for a patient as well as data associated with outcomes corresponding to said scheduled activities;
collating said acquired data to provide collated data that is suitable for presentation in a single view of a display indicating said identified scheduled activities and said corresponding outcomes, together with a time line indicating a scheduled date of occurrence of said scheduled activities; and
processing said collated data for communication to a reproduction device.
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Abstract
An activity planner for a healthcare information system includes a user interface and a processor. The user interface includes an input device and a display. The input device is adapted to receive input information related to a care plan for a patient, wherein the care plan includes a schedule of activities related to treatment of a problem for the patient. The display is adapted to present, in a single view, the input information, output information related to the care plan, and an activity chart related to the care plan, wherein the activity chart provides a graphical representation of the schedule of activities in the care plan. The processor is adapted to generate the output information responsive to receiving the input information.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for monitoring patient related treatment activities, comprising the steps of:
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acquiring data identifying activities scheduled for a patient as well as data associated with outcomes corresponding to said scheduled activities;
collating said acquired data to provide collated data that is suitable for presentation in a single view of a display indicating said identified scheduled activities and said corresponding outcomes, together with a time line indicating a scheduled date of occurrence of said scheduled activities; and
processing said collated data for communication to a reproduction device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. An activity planner for a healthcare information system comprising:
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a user interface including;
an input device adapted to receive input information related to a care plan for a patient, wherein the care plan includes a schedule of activities related to treatment of a problem for the patient; and
a display adapted to present, in a single view, the input information, output information related to the care plan, and an activity chart related to the care plan, wherein the activity chart provides a graphical representation of the schedule of activities in the care plan; and
a processor adapted to generate the output information responsive to receiving the input information. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. An activity planner for a healthcare information system comprising:
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a user interface including;
an input device adapted to receive input information related to a care plan for a patient, wherein the care plan includes a schedule of activities related to treatment of a problem for the patient, wherein the input device further includes at least one of;
a horizontal scroll means permitting a user to move horizontally within at least one of a first window and a second window, and a vertical scroll means permitting the user to move vertically within at least one of the first window and the second window, wherein the input device further includes;
selection means for permitting a user to at least one of open and close the second window wherein the input device further includes;
visual means separating the first window and the second window, wherein the first window becomes larger and smaller, and the second window becomes smaller and larger, respectively, responsive to the vertical bar being moved towards the second window, and wherein the first window becomes smaller and larger, and the second window becomes larger and smaller, respectively, responsive to the vertical bar being moved towards the first window.; and
a display adapted to present, in a single view, the input information, output information related to the care plan, and an activity chart related to the care plan, wherein the activity chart provides a graphical representation of the schedule of activities in the care plan, wherein the graphical representation of the schedule is a time line, wherein the input information and the output information are displayed in a table format, wherein the activity chart is displayed in a graphical format, wherein the table format is displayed in the first window of the single view of the display, wherein the graphical format is displayed in the second window of the single view of the display, wherein the first window is displayed next to the second window in the single view of the display, wherein horizontal rows in the table format correspond to horizontal time line graphics in the graphical format, wherein the schedule in the activity chart is visually color coded to correspond to a status of a corresponding activity; and
a processor adapted to generate the output information responsive to receiving the input information.
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