Integrated virtual consultant

• US 20040172294A1
• Filed: 11/26/2003
• Published: 09/02/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 11/22/2000
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Recare Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Recare Incorporated
• Inventors: Wohl, Eric, Lipscher, Randolph, Dahlin, Michael
• Application Number:
  US10/723,251
• Publication Number:
  US 20040172294A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/2
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/0633 Workflow analysis
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/103 Workflow collaboration or project management
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/02 Marketing; Price estimation or determination; Fundraising
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 10/20 for electronic clinical trials or questionnaires
• 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 50/20 for computer-aided diagnosis, e.g. based on medical expert systems

Abstract

In one particular embodiment, the disclosure is directed to method of providing a workflow interface. The method includes receiving template data associated with a medical workflow step, receiving automated decision support data associated with the medical workflow step, integrating the template data and the automated decision support data into an interface page associated with the medical workflow step, and initiating presentation of the interface page on a display of an electronic device.

Claims

1. A method of providing a workflow interface, the method comprising:

receiving template data associated with a medical workflow step;

receiving automated decision support data associated with the medical workflow step;

integrating the template data and the automated decision support data into an interface page associated with the medical workflow step; and

initiating presentation of the interface page on a display of an electronic device.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving patient finding data; and

basing selection of the automated decision support data at least partially on the patient finding data.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising sorting the template data.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising highlighting a portion of the template data.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising annotating a portion of the template data.

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising initiating presentation of decision support text on the display.

7. The method of claim 1, further comprising adding additional template elements to the interface page.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the medical workflow step comprises recording a history of present illness.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the medical workflow step comprises a review of systems.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein the medical workflow step comprises a diagnosis.

11. The method of claim 1, wherein the medical workflow step comprises a prescription writing step.

12. A device configured to display a user interface associated with a step in a medical workflow, the user interface comprising template data integrated with automated decision support data, the template data and the automated decision support data being associated with the step in the medical workflow, the automated decision support data being based on medical finding data.

13. The device of claim 12, wherein the automated decision support data annotates a portion of the template data.

14. The device of claim 12, wherein the automated decision support data includes additional template elements.

15. The device of claim 12, wherein the automated decision support data functions to highlight a portion of the template data.

16. The device of claim 12, wherein the automated decision support data functions to sort at least a portion of the template data.

17. The device of claim 12, wherein the automated decision support data is associated with patient findings.

18. The device of claim 12, wherein the step in the medical workflow is associated with history of present illness.

19. The device of claim 12, wherein the step in the medical workflow is associated with review of systems.

20. The device of claim 12, wherein the step in the medical workflow is associated with diagnosis.

21. The device of claim 12, wherein the step in the medical workflow is associated with prescription preparation.

22. The device of claim 12, wherein the user interface device is a portable computational circuitry configured to communicate with a wireless network.

23. A system comprising:

a processor; and

a storage medium storing;

instructions operable to direct the processor to retrieve template data associated with a step in a medical workflow;

instructions operable to direct the processor to retrieve automated decision support data associated with the step in the medical workflow;

instructions operable to direct the processor to integrate the template data and the automated decision support data into an interface page associated with the step in the medical workflow; and

instructions operable to direct the processor to initiate presentation of the interface page to a user interface device.

24. The system of claim 23, further comprising:

instructions operable to direct the processor to retrieve patient finding data; and

instructions operable to direct the processor to identify the automated decision support data in response to the patient finding data.

25. The system of claim 23, wherein integrating the template data and the automated decision support data comprises sorting the template data.

26. The system of claim 23, wherein integrating the template data and the automated decision support data comprises highlighting a portion of the template data.

27. The system of claim 23, wherein integrating the template data and the automated decision support data comprises annotating a portion of the template data.

28. The system of claim 23, wherein integrating the template data and the automated decision support data comprises adding decision support text to the template data.

29. The system of claim 23, wherein integrating the template data and the automated decision support data comprises adding additional template elements.