Dynamic dictionary and term repository system

• US 20030233251A1
• Filed: 03/05/2003
• Published: 12/18/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 03/05/2002
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Cerner Innovation, Inc. (Oracle Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Siemens Medical Solutions USA Incorporated (Siemens AG)
• Inventors: Cassidy, James, Haskell, Robert Emmons, Heil, John Andrew
• Granted Patent: US 7,580,831 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/2
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/242 Dictionaries
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/60 for the operation of medical equipment or devices
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 70/00 ICT specially adapted for the handling or processing of medical references

Abstract

A dictionary system provides a term repository supporting the operation of an enterprise, which dynamically updates its content in response to system use. An input processor acquires transaction message data in at least one of a plurality of different data formats. A data processor parses the acquired transaction message data to extract a term from the message data. The processor then compares the extracted term to terms in a first term repository. The first term repository is updated to include the extracted term if the extracted term is absent from said first term repository. A communication processor intermittently processes the content of said first term repository to be suitable for communication to a second term repository.

Claims

1. A healthcare dictionary system providing a term repository accessible for use in supporting the operation of a healthcare enterprise, comprising:

an input processor for acquiring healthcare transaction message data in at least one of a plurality of different data formats;

a data processor for,

parsing said acquired transaction message data and extracting a term from said acquired transaction message data,

comparing said extracted term to terms in a first term repository, and

updating said first term repository to include said extracted term in response to a determination said extracted term is absent from said first term repository; and

a communication processor for intermittently processing content of said first term repository to be suitable for communication to a second term repository.

2. The system according to claim 1 wherein the data processor further updates the first term repository to increment a usage count for the extracted term in the first term repository in response to a determination that said extracted term is present in the first term repository.

3. The system according to claim 2 further comprising a maintenance processor, coupled to the first term repository, for maintaining the contents of the first term repository.

4. The system according to claim 3 wherein the maintenance processor allows a user to reset the usage count for a term in the first term repository.

5. The system according to claim 1 further comprising a maintenance processor, coupled to the first term repository, for maintaining the contents of the first term repository.

6. The system according to claim 5 wherein the maintenance processor allows a user to do one or more of:

(a) view a term in the first term repository, (b) add a term to the first term repository, (c) delete a term from the first term repository, (d) edit a term in the first term repository, and (e) generate a report related to the terms in the first term repository.

7. A system according to claim 1, wherein said data processor further extracts at least one of, (a) transaction message source identification information, (b) transaction message protocol identification information and (c) transaction message source computer system identification information.

8. A system according to claim 1, wherein said transaction message data comprises at least one of, (a) a communication involving a healthcare enterprise laboratory, (b) a communication involving a healthcare enterprise pharmacy, (c) a communication involving a healthcare enterprise radiology department, (d) a communication involving a healthcare enterprise modality department, (e) a communication involving a healthcare enterprise administration operation and (f) a communication involving a healthcare enterprise orders or results management operation.

9. A system according to claim 1, wherein said first term repository is used to update a plurality of different health care information system term repositories including said second term repository.

10. The system according to claim 9 further comprising a maintenance processor, coupled to the first term repository, for initiating an update of said second term repository.

11. The system according to claim 10 wherein the update is initiated in response to a user command.

12. The system according to claim 10 wherein the update is initiated automatically in response to satisfaction of a predetermined criterion.

13. The system according to claim 12 wherein the predetermined criterion relates to dates respective terms were included in the first term repository.

14. The system according to claim 12 wherein the predetermined criterion relates to the number of terms included in the first term repository.

15. The system according to claim 12 wherein the predetermined criterion relates attributes of terms included in the first term repository.

16. A system according to claim 1, wherein said data processor processes said extracted term to be compatible with said first term repository by storing said term in said first term repository together with at least one of, (a) date or time said term is received, (b) a source system identifier, (c) a term status and (d) an updated indication of a number of times said term has been detected.

17. A system according to claim 1, wherein said data processor processes said extracted term to be compatible with said first term repository by storing said term in said first term repository together with at least one of, (a) a term identifier code created by said data processor and (b) an organization identifier code associated with a source system of said extracted term.

18. A system according to claim 1, wherein said extracted term comprises at least one of, (a) a word, (b) a code, (c) a symbol, (d) a label, (e) text, (f) a text expression, (g) a designation, and (h) a string of characters, derivable from transaction message data communicated in support of healthcare enterprise operation.

20. A system according to claim 13, wherein said data processor processes said extracted term to be compatible with said first term repository by storing said term in said first term repository together with at least one of, (a) a term identifier code created by said data processor and (b) an organization identifier code associated with a source system of said extracted term.

24. The system of claim 17 wherein:

the enterprise is a healthcare enterprise and the dictionary system is a healthcare dictionary system; and

the input processor acquires healthcare transaction message data as the transaction message data.

19. A healthcare dictionary system, comprising:

an input processor for acquiring healthcare transaction message data in at least one of a plurality of different data formats;

a data processor for,

parsing said acquired transaction message data and extracting a term from said acquired transaction message data,

comparing said extracted term to terms in a first term repository, and

updating said first term repository to include said extracted term in response to a determination said extracted term is absent from said first term repository; and

a communication processor for processing content of said first term repository to be suitable for communication to at least one of a plurality of different health care information system term repositories for update of said at least one health care information system term repository, in response to a received command.

21. A healthcare dictionary system, comprising:

an input processor for acquiring healthcare transaction message data in at least one of a plurality of different data formats;

a data processor for,

parsing said acquired transaction message data and extracting a term from said acquired transaction message data,

comparing said extracted term to terms in a first term repository

associating a term identifier code with said extracted term, and

updating said first term repository to include said extracted term and

associated term identifier code in response to a determination said extracted term is absent from said first term repository; and

a communication processor for processing content of said first term repository to be suitable for communication to a second health care information system term repository for update of said second health care information system term repository, in response to a received command.

22. A method for providing a healthcare term repository accessible for use in supporting the operation of a health care enterprise, comprising the steps of:

acquiring healthcare transaction message data in at least one of a plurality of different data formats;

parsing said acquired transaction message data and extracting a term from said acquired transaction message data;

comparing said extracted term to terms in a first term repository;

updating said first term repository to include said extracted term in response to a determination said extracted term is absent from said first term repository; and

processing content of said first term repository to be suitable for communication to a second term repository.

23. A dictionary system providing a term repository accessible for use in supporting the operation of an enterprise, comprising:

an input processor for acquiring transaction message data;

a data processor for,

parsing said acquired transaction message data and extracting a term from said acquired transaction message data,

comparing said extracted term to terms in a first term repository, and

updating said first term repository to include said extracted term in response to a determination said extracted term is absent from said first term repository; and

a communication processor for intermittently processing content of said first term repository to be suitable for communication to a second term repository.