Electronic healthcare management form creation

• US 20040015778A1
• Filed: 03/07/2003
• Published: 01/22/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 03/16/2002
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Cerner Innovation, Inc. (Oracle Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Siemens Medical Solutions USA Incorporated (Siemens AG)
• Inventors: Britton, Catherine, Rao, Kiron, Steinberg, Terri H.
• Granted Patent: US 7,590,932 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/500
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/103 Formatting, i.e. changing of presentation of documents automatic justification G06F40/189; automatic line break hyphenation G06F40/191
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/174 Form filling; Merging
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 10/60 for patient-specific data, e.g. for electronic patient records

Abstract

Certain exemplary embodiments of the present invention provide a method for creating an electronic form for use in healthcare management. The method can comprise initiating generation of at least one display image supporting a user in: selecting a template form from a repository of template forms; modifying said selected template form by linking a user selected object from a predetermined list of objects with a user selected data field of said selected template form, objects in said predetermined list being associated with at least one of, (a) a particular role of a healthcare worker and (b) a particular activity being performed in providing healthcare to a patient, said selected object being usable in determining a query to be used in soliciting data for entry in said user selected data field; and associating a name with said modified form. The method can also comprise storing said modified form in response to 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 an electronic form for use in healthcare management, comprising the activities of:

initiating generation of at least one display image supporting a user in;

selecting a template form from a repository of template forms,

modifying said selected template form by linking a user selected object from a predetermined list of objects with a user selected data field of said selected template form, objects in said predetermined list being associated with at least one of, (a) a particular role of a healthcare worker and (b) a particular activity being performed in providing healthcare to a patient, said selected object being usable in determining a query to be used in soliciting data for entry in said user selected data field and

associating a name with said modified form; and

storing said modified form in response to user command.

2. A method according to claim 1, wherein

said query is for display in said user selected data field.

3. A method according to claim 1, wherein

said at least one display image supports a user in creating an object for selection as said selected object by selecting a related object from said predetermined list and by at least one of, (a) selecting a data type for a created object, (b) entering a name for said created object and (c) saving said created object.

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

including said object name in said predetermined list.

5. A method according to claim 1, wherein said selected object supports categorizing data solicited for entry in said user selected data field.

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

in response to user selection of said modified form, associating said form with at least one of, (a) a particular patient and (b) a particular healthcare worker and

pre-populating said modified form with data associated with at least one of, (i) said particular patient and (ii) said particular healthcare worker.

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

associating said query with said user selected data field.

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

rendering said query upon a user-caused event.

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

rendering said query upon entry of a cursor into said user selected data field.

10. A system for implementing claim 1, wherein said activity of initiating generation of at least one display image is performed via a display processor.

11. A graphical user interface for creating an electronic form for use in healthcare management, said graphical user interface comprising:

a graphical listing of a plurality of selectable template forms;

a selected template form from the plurality of selectable template forms;

a graphical linking element adapted to link a user selected object from a predetermined list of objects with a user selected data field of said selected template form, objects in said predetermined list being associated with at least one of, (a) a particular role of a healthcare worker and (b) a particular activity being performed in providing healthcare to a patient, said selected object being usable in determining a query to be used in soliciting data for entry in said user selected data field; and

a graphical rendering of a name associated with said modified form.

12. A computer-readable medium containing instructions for activities comprising:

initiating generation of at least one display image supporting a user in,

selecting a template form from a repository of template forms,

modifying said selected template form by linking a user selected object from a predetermined list of objects with a user selected data field of said selected template form, objects in said predetermined list being associated with at least one of, (a) a particular role of a healthcare worker and (b) a particular activity being performed in providing healthcare to a patient, said selected object being usable in determining a query to be used in soliciting data for entry in said user selected data field and

associating a name with said modified form; and

storing said modified form in response to user command.

13. A method for scheduling a patient for receiving a particular service via at least one displayed image comprising a template form, comprising the activities of:

receiving patient identification information;

initiating retrieval of a template form for use in scheduling a visit and

in response to user selection of a visit type data field, selecting a particular patient visit type from a predetermined list of available visit types linked with said visit type data field;

in response to user selection of an appointment data field, selecting a particular visit appointment time and date from a predetermined list of available appointment times and dates linked with said appointment data field;

in response to user selection of a service selection data field, selecting a particular service from a predetermined list of available services linked with said service selection data field;

populating a scheduling form with information comprising said patient identification information, said visit type, said appointment time and date and said particular service; and

initiating scheduling of said visit by communicating said populated form information to a recipient application in response to user command.

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

receiving said list of available visit types.

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

linking said list of available visit types with said visit type data field.

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

receiving said list of available appointment times and dates.

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

linking said list of available appointment times and dates with said appointment data field.

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

receiving said list of available services.

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

linking said list of available services with said service selection data field.

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

creating said scheduling form.

21. A system for implementing claim 13, wherein said activity of initiating retrieval of a template form is performed via a display processor.

22. A graphical user interface for scheduling a patient for receiving a particular service via at least one displayed image, comprising:

patient information;

a graphical and user-selectable visit type data field for selecting a particular patient visit type from a predetermined list of available visit types linked with said visit type data field;

a graphical and user-selectable appointment data field for selecting a particular visit appointment time and date from a predetermined list of available appointment times and dates linked with said appointment data field;

a graphical and user-selectable service selection data field for selecting a particular service from a predetermined list of available services linked with said service selection data field; and

a scheduling template form populated with said patient identification information, said visit type, said appointment time and date, and said particular service.

23. A computer-readable medium containing instructions for activities comprising:

receiving patient identification information;

initiating retrieval of a template form for use in scheduling a visit and

in response to user selection of a visit type data field, selecting a particular patient visit type from a predetermined list of available visit types linked with said visit type data field;

in response to user selection of an appointment data field, selecting a particular visit appointment time and date from a predetermined list of available appointment times and dates linked with said appointment data field;

in response to user selection of a service selection data field, selecting a particular service from a predetermined list of available services linked with said service selection data field;

populating a scheduling form with said patient identification information, said visit type, said appointment time and date and said particular service; and

initiating scheduling of said visit by communicating said populated form information to a recipient application in response to user command.

24. A method for creating an electronic healthcare management form comprising the activities of:

initiating generation of at least one display image supporting a user in,

loading an image file into an electronic form file, the image file corresponding to a scanned healthcare management form;

designating a plurality of regions of the electronic form file as a plurality of form objects, each of the plurality of form objects associated with a data solicitation query;

for each form object from the plurality of form objects, associating the form object with one of a predetermined list of database fields, said predetermined list being associated with at least one of (a) a particular role of a healthcare worker and (b) a particular patient healthcare activity; and

storing the electronic form file.