Electronic healthcare management form navigation

• US 20040008223A1
• Filed: 03/07/2003
• Published: 01/15/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 03/16/2002
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Siemens Medical Solutions Health Services Corporation (Siemens AG)
• Original Assignee: Siemens Medical Solutions Health Services Corporation (Siemens AG)
• Inventors: Rao, Kiron, Britton, Catherine, Steinberg, Terri H.
• Application Number:
  US10/383,299
• Publication Number:
  US 20040008223A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/762
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/93 Document management systems
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/10 Text processing natural language analysis G06F40/20; semantic analysis G06F40/30; processing or translation of natural language G06F40/40
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 10/60 for patient-specific data, e.g. for electronic patient records
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 15/00 ICT specially adapted for medical reports, e.g. generation or transmission thereof
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/63 for local operation

Abstract

Certain exemplary embodiments of the present invention provide a method for creating user navigable graphical documentation for use in a healthcare information system, comprising the activities of: creating documentation by supporting a user in: importing a graphical image element from a repository, decomposing said graphical image element into a plurality of segments, establishing links between individual segments of said plurality of segments and an encompassing graphical image element to support navigation within said encompassing graphical image element responsive to a user navigation command, and linking a graphical image element segment with an object comprising text associated with said graphical image element segment. The method can also comprise the activities of associating a name with said documentation, and storing said created documentation in response to a user command. It is emphasized that this abstract is provided to comply with the rules requiring an abstract that will allow a searcher or other reader to quickly ascertain the subject matter of the technical disclosure. This abstract is submitted with the understanding that it will not be used to interpret or limit the scope or meaning of the claims. 37 CFR 1.72(b).

Claims

1. A method for creating user navigable graphical documentation for use in a healthcare information system, comprising the activities of:

creating documentation by supporting a user in,

importing a graphical image element from a repository;

decomposing said graphical image element into a plurality of segments;

establishing links between individual segments of said plurality of segments and an encompassing graphical image element to support navigation within said encompassing graphical image element responsive to a user navigation command and

linking a graphical image element segment with an object comprising text associated with said graphical image element segment;

associating a name with said documentation; and

storing said created documentation in response to a user command.

2. A method according to claim 1, further comprising the activity of:

initiating generation of at least one display image supporting a user in performing the steps of claim 1.

3. A method according to claim 1, further comprising the activity of:

linking said graphical image element segment with an object comprising at least one of, (a) a clinical name associated with an anatomical feature in said graphical image element segment, (b) a clinical attribute associated with an anatomical feature in said graphical image element segment, (c) a patient identifier of a patient associated with said graphical image element and (d) an electronic patient medical record of a patient associated with said graphical image element.

4. A method according to claim 1, further comprising the activity of:

linking said text of said object with graphical information.

5. A method according to claim 3, wherein

said step of linking said graphical image element segment with an object is performed by selecting said object from a popup menu including a predetermined list of objects.

6. A method according to claim 1, wherein

said object supports categorizing data entered by a user for association with said graphical image element segment.

7. A method according to claim 1, further comprising the activity of:

associating said created documentation with at least one of, (a) a particular patient and (b) a particular healthcare worker and

incorporating in said created documentation data associated with at least one of, (i) said particular patient and (ii) said particular healthcare worker.

8. A method for supporting documenting a patient condition, comprising the activities of:

receiving patient identification information;

initiating retrieval of user navigable graphical documentation derived by,

importing a graphical image element from a repository,

decomposing said graphical image element into a plurality of segments,

establishing links between individual segments of said plurality of segments and an encompassing graphical image element to support navigation within said encompassing graphical image element responsive to a user navigation command and

linking a graphical image element segment with an object comprising text associated with said graphical image element segment;

associating a name with said documentation;

updating said documentation to identify a patient condition; and

storing said updated documentation in a patient record in response to user command.

9. A method for creating user navigable graphical documentation for use in a healthcare information system, comprising the activities of:

supporting a user in creating documentation by,

obtaining a first graphical anatomical image from a repository;

decomposing said first graphical anatomical image into a plurality of zones;

establishing a link between a first zone from said plurality of zones and a second graphical anatomical image, to support navigation from said first zone to said second graphical anatomical image in response to a user navigation command; and

associating said first zone with a clinical name associated with an anatomical feature; and

storing said created documentation.

10. The method of claim 9, further comprising the activity of:

further supporting the user in creating documentation by associating said first zone with a first database field, to support querying a first database for data relating to said first zone.

11. The method of claim 9, further comprising the activity of:

further supporting the user in creating documentation by associating said first zone with a database field, to support entry of data relating to said first zone into a database.

12. The method of claim 9, further comprising the activity of:

further supporting the user in creating documentation by rendering said first zone in response to a user command.

13. The method of claim 9, further comprising the activity of:

further supporting the user in creating documentation by rendering said plurality of zones in response to a user command.

14. The method of claim 9, further comprising the activity of:

further supporting the user in creating documentation by rendering said link in response to a user command.

15. The method of claim 9, further comprising the activity of:

further supporting the user in creating documentation by rendering said second graphical anatomical image in response to a user command.

16. The method of claim 9, further comprising the activity of:

further supporting the user in creating documentation by rendering said clinical name in response to a user command.

17. The method of claim 9, further comprising the activity of:

further supporting the user in creating documentation by associating a selection of said first zone with a message to a hospital department identifying utilization of a resource associated with said first zone.

18. The method of claim 9, further comprising the activity of:

further supporting the user in creating documentation by associating a selection of said first zone with a database entry reflecting utilization of a resource associated with said first zone.

19. The method of claim 9, further comprising the activity of:

further supporting the user in creating documentation by overlaying said first zone with a user selectable normal or abnormal anatomical part in response to a user command.

20. The method of claim 9, further comprising the activity of:

further supporting the user in creating documentation by overlaying said first zone with a user selectable surgical tool in response to a user command.

21. The method of claim 9, further comprising the activity of:

further supporting the user in creating documentation by overlaying said first zone with a user selection in response to a user command.

22. The method of claim 9, further comprising the activity of:

further supporting the user in creating documentation by replacing said first zone in response to a user command.

23. A method for creating user navigable graphical documentation for use in a healthcare information system, comprising the activities of:

supporting a user in creating documentation by,

obtaining a first graphical anatomical image from a repository;

decomposing said first graphical anatomical image into a plurality of zones, each of said zones associated with a corresponding object from a plurality of objects; and

establishing a link between a first object from said plurality of objects and a list of tasks to be performed in association with a user'"'"'s selection of said first object from said plurality of objects; and

storing said created documentation.

24. The method of claim 23, further comprising the activity of:

further supporting the user in creating documentation by associating said list of tasks with a scheduling module.

25. The method of claim 23, further comprising the activity of:

further supporting the user in creating documentation by associating a selection of a task from said list of tasks with a schedule for performing the selected task.

26. The method of claim 23, further comprising the activity of:

further supporting the user in creating documentation by associating a selection of a task from said list of tasks with a message to a hospital department identifying utilization of a resource associated with the selected task.

27. An apparatus for creating user navigable graphical documentation for use in a healthcare information system, comprising a display processor coupled to a computer readable media containing instructions for:

creating documentation by supporting a user in,

importing a graphical image element from a repository;

decomposing said graphical image element into a plurality of segments;

establishing links between individual segments of said plurality of segments and an encompassing graphical image element to support navigation within said encompassing graphical image element responsive to a user navigation command and

linking a graphical image element segment with an object comprising text associated with said graphical image element segment;

associating a name with said documentation; and

storing said created documentation in response to a user command.