System and method to support patient identifiers for imaging and information systems in health care enterprise

• US 20040102998A1
• Filed: 11/26/2002
• Published: 05/27/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 11/26/2002
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: GE Medical Systems Information Technologies Incorporated (General Electric Company)
• Original Assignee: GE Medical Systems Information Technologies Incorporated (General Electric Company)
• Inventors: Nayanaveettil, Jay, Lomaro, Todd, Martin, Lori W., DʼSouza, Neil, Berezhanskiy, Vadim, Mathew, Prakash, Setlur, Atulkishen, Xu, Xiaofeng, Bao, Yongjian
• Application Number:
  US10/304,204
• Publication Number:
  US 20040102998A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/2
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/10 Office automation; Time management
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 10/60 for patient-specific data, e.g. for electronic patient records
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 30/20 for handling medical images, e.g. DICOM, HL7 or PACS
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/20 for the management or administration of healthcare resources or facilities, e.g. managing hospital staff or surgery rooms

Abstract

A system and method to identify a patient for imaging and information systems in a health care enterprise. A health care enterprise has a facility which includes typically equipment and the user. The system comprises the means for assigning a patient identifier-domain (PIDD) to a patient registration service in the health care enterprise. A means for assigning a default patient-identifier-domain (Default PIDD) to each facility, equipment and user. A means for assigning a patient-identifier (PID) to the patient. A means for assigning a global patient-identifier-domain identification (PIDD-ID) to each PIDD. A means for associating each PIDD with the PIDD-ID. And a means for associating the PID with the PIDD to create a unique patient identifier.

Claims

1. A method to identify a patient for imaging and information systems in a healthcare enterprise having a facility including equipment and a user, the method comprising the steps of:

assigning a patient-identifier-domain (PIDD) to each patient registration service in the health care enterprise;

assigning a default patient-identifier-domain (Default PIDD) to each facility, equipment and user;

assigning a patient-identifier (PID) to the patient;

assigning a global patient-identifier-domain-identification (PIDD-ID) to each PIDD;

associating each PIDD with the PIDD-ID; and

associating the PID with the PIDD to create a unique patient identifier.

2. The method of claim 1, including the step of storing the PID, PIDD, Default PIDD, and PIDD-ID in a look-up table on a storage device.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the storage device is in the facility.

4. The method of claim 2, including the step of displaying the look-up table on the equipment.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein the displaying includes a user interface (UI) which displays the Default PIDD.

6. The method of claim 5, including the step of changing the Default PIDD.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein the step of changing is performed by an input device selected from a group consisting of a mouse, a joystick, a keyboard, a track ball, a touch screen, a voice recognition control and a light wand.

8. The method of claim 1, including the step of associating the patient with at least one unique patient identifier.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the PID is represented by an electronic order record selected from a group consisting of:

a name of the patient, an age of the patient, a social security number of the patient, a sex of the patient, and an address of the patient.

10. A system to identify a patient for imaging and information systems in a healthcare enterprise having a facility including equipment and a user, the system comprising:

a means for assigning a patient-identifier-domain (PIDD) to the healthcare enterprise;

a means for assigning a default patient-identifier-domain (Default PIDD) to each facility, equipment and user;

a means for assigning a patient-identifier (PID) to the patient;

a means for assigning a global patient-identifier-domain identification (PIDD-ID) to each PIDD;

a means for associating each PIDD with the PIDD-ID; and

a means for associating the PID with the PIDD to create a unique patient identifier.

11. The system of claim 10, including a means for storing configured to store the PID, PIDD, Default PIDD, and PIDD-ID in a look-up table.

12. The system of claim 11, wherein the a means for storing is in the facility.

13. The system of claim 11, including a means for displaying the look-up table on the equipment.

14. The system of claim 13, wherein the means for displaying includes a means for interfacing which displays the Default PIDD.

15. The system of claim 14, including a means for changing the Default PIDD.

16. The system of claim 15, wherein the means for changing is performed by an input device selected from a group consisting of a mouse, a joystick, a keyboard, a track ball, a touch screen, a voice recognition control and a light wand.

17. The system of claim 10, including a means for associating the patient with at least one unique patient identifier.

18. The system of claim 10, wherein the means for assigning the PID is represented by an electronic order record selected from a group consisting of:

a name of the patient, an age of the patient, a social security number of the patient, a sex of the patient, and an address of the patient.