System and user interface for adaptively presenting a trend indicative display of patient medical parameters

• US 20040032426A1
• Filed: 04/09/2003
• Published: 02/19/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 04/23/2002
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Draeger Medical Systems Incorporated (FPS Vermögensverwaltung GmbH)
• Original Assignee: Draeger Medical Systems Incorporated (FPS Vermögensverwaltung GmbH)
• Inventors: Shaffer, Judith, Rutledge, Jolyn, Manetta, Amy M.
• Application Number:
  US10/410,560
• Publication Number:
  US 20040032426A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/764
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 10/60 for patient-specific data, e.g. for electronic patient records
• 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 40/60 for the operation of medical equipment or devices

Abstract

A system automatically selects and adapts a Flowsheet for trend indicative display of patient parameters in response to patient relocation to a different care unit and provides a preview image window indicating Flowsheet appearance in response to user entered configuration data. A system provides a user interface presenting patient medical parameter data in a trend indicative display indicating a time period comprising patient parameter acquisition time intervals. The system includes an acquisition processor for acquiring, from a patient monitoring device, data representing a parameter of a particular patient. The system also includes a selection processor for selecting a template display form from a predetermined plurality of template display forms associated with a corresponding plurality of different care units in response to a determined type of the acquired patient parameter. A data processor generates data representing a trend indicative display of the acquired patient parameter within the selected template display form.

Claims

1. A system for providing a user interface presenting patient medical parameter data in a trend indicative display indicating a time period comprising patient parameter acquisition time intervals, comprising:

an acquisition processor for acquiring, from a patient monitoring device, data representing a parameter of a particular patient;

a selection processor for selecting a template display form from a predetermined plurality of template display forms associated with a corresponding plurality of different care units in response to a determined type of said acquired patient parameter; and

a data processor for generating data representing a trend indicative display of said acquired patient parameter within said selected template display form.

2. A user interface system according to claim 1, wherein

said selection processor identifies a care unit of said plurality of different care units based on said determined type of said acquired patient parameter and selects a form associated with said particular patient from a plurality of forms associated with said identified care unit.

3. A user interface system according to claim 2, wherein

said selection processor automatically selects said form associated with said particular patient from a plurality of forms associated with said identified care unit using a patient identifier.

4. A user interface system according to claim 1, wherein

said acquisition processor acquires, from a patient monitoring device, data representing a plurality of parameters of said particular patient and

said selection processor identifies a care unit of said plurality of different care units based on a determined type of said acquired plurality of patient parameters.

5. A user interface system according to claim 1, wherein

said selection processor determines a type of said acquired patient parameter from types including at least two of, (a) a blood pressure parameter, (b) a ventilation parameter, (c) a vital sign parameter, (d) a blood oxygen concentration representative parameter, (e) an infusion pump parameter associated with fluid delivery, (f) a drip medication related parameter and (g) another fluid related parameter.

6. A user interface system according to claim 1, wherein

said plurality of different care units comprise hospital departments including at least two of, (a) an intensive care unit, (b) a critical care unit, (c) a surgical unit, (d) an examination unit, (e) a physiotherapy unit, (f) an emergency unit, (g) an imaging unit, (h) an obstetrics/gynecology unit, (i) a pediatric unit, (j) a preventive care unit and (k) a radiology unit.

7. A user interface system according to claim 1, wherein

said selection processor determines a type of said acquired patient parameter from at least one of, (a) message data associated with said particular patient parameter, (b) a characteristic of a signal conveying said acquired patient parameter, (c) a characteristic of said acquired patient parameter and (d) data identifying a source of said acquired patient parameter.

8. A user interface system according to claim 1, wherein

said data processor adaptively modifies said selected template display form in response to a predetermined attribute associated with said acquired patient parameter and generates data representing a trend indicative display of said acquired patient parameter within said modified template display form.

9. A user interface system according to claim 8, wherein

said predetermined attribute associated with said acquired patient parameter at least one of, (a) identifies whether said acquired patient parameter data is to be displayed, (b) determines display settings of said trend indicative display and (c) identifies said care unit of said plurality of different care units, (d) identifies a particular patient and associates a predetermined trend indicative display format characteristic with said particular patient and (e) identifies a time period comprising patient parameter acquisition time intervals to be used by said trend indicative display format.

10. A system for providing a user interface presenting patient medical parameter data in a trend indicative display indicating a time period comprising patient parameter acquisition time intervals, comprising:

an interface processor for acquiring,

data representing a parameter of a particular patient from a patient monitoring device,

information identifying a care unit associated with said acquired patient parameter data and

an identifier identifying said particular patient;

a selection processor for selecting a template display form from a predetermined plurality of template display forms associated with a corresponding plurality of different care units in response to said information identifying said care unit; and

a processor for initiating generation of data representing a trend indicative display of said acquired patient parameter within said selected template display form.

11. A user interface system according to claim 10, wherein

said selection processor automatically selects said form associated with said particular patient from a plurality of forms associated with said identified care unit using a patient identifier.

12. A system for providing a user interface presenting patient medical parameter data in a trend indicative display indicating a time period comprising patient parameter acquisition time intervals, comprising:

an acquisition processor for acquiring, from a patient monitoring device, data representing a parameter of a particular patient;

a selection processor for selecting a template display form from a predetermined plurality of template display forms associated with a corresponding plurality of different care units in response to information identifying a care unit source of said acquired patient parameter; and

a data processor for adaptively modifying said selected template display form in response to a format indicator and generating data representing a trend indicative display of said acquired patient parameter within said modified template display form.

13. A user interface system according to claim 12, wherein

said format indicator comprises data for at least one of, (a) identifying whether said acquired patient parameter data is to be displayed, (b) determining display settings of said trend indicative display, (c) information identifying said care unit of said plurality of different care units and associating a predetermined trend indicative display format characteristic with said care unit, (d) information identifying a particular patient and associating a predetermined trend indicative display format characteristic with said particular patient and (e) information identifying a time period comprising patient parameter acquisition time intervals to be used by said trend indicative display format.

14. A system for configuring a user interface form for presenting patient medical parameter data in a trend indicative display indicating a time period comprising patient parameter acquisition time intervals, comprising:

a processor for initiating, in response to user command, generation of data representing at least one display image comprising,

a template form for use in presenting acquired patient medical parameter data in a trend indicative display, and

an image window supporting configuration of said template form by user selection of configuration data including at least one of, (a) settings altering formatting of said template form, (b) parameters for inclusion in said template form and (c) indicators identifying whether acquired patient parameter information is to be displayed in said template form; and

a command processor for automatically initiating generation of data representing an updated template form for user preview in response to user selection of said configuration data.

15. A user interface system according to claim 14, wherein

said template form is selected from a predetermined plurality of template display forms associated with a corresponding plurality of different care units in response to said information identifying said care unit.

16. A user interface system according to claim 14, wherein

said template form and said image window are presented in a single composite image.

17. A user interface system according to claim 14, wherein

said updated template form is automatically presented to a user in response to user selection of said configuration data to permit a user to determine whether to accept or decline use of said selected configuration data

18. A user interface system according to claim 14, wherein

said image window supports user selection of configuration data including data for at least one of, (i) information identifying said care unit of said plurality of different care units and associating a predetermined trend indicative display format characteristic with said care unit, (ii) information identifying a particular patient and associating a predetermined trend indicative display format characteristic with said particular patient, (iii) information identifying a time period comprising patient parameter acquisition time intervals to be used by said trend indicative display format and (iv) a name for identifying a configured template form.

19. A user interface system according to claim 14, wherein

said image window supports user selection of configuration data including data for organizing parameters into an identified group.

20. A user interface system according to claim 14, wherein

said image window supports user selection of configuration data including data for at least one of, (a) copying a form from a file associated with a first care unit to comprise said template form, (b) copying said settings from a file associated with a first care unit, (c) deleting said settings, (d) repositioning images comprising said template form, (e) deleting images comprising said template form.

21. A user interface system according to claim 14, including

an acquisition processor for acquiring, from a patient monitoring device, said acquired patient medical parameter data.

22. A user interface system according to claim 14, wherein

said image window supports user selection of configuration data associating a patient parameter with a property indicating at least one of, (a) said data item represents volume data to be used in patient fluid infusion or output calculation, (b) said data item represents a rate for use in calculation of volume of patient fluid infusion or output and (c) said data item value is to be used in multiple acquisition time intervals of said trend indicative display.