Computerized methods and systems for user-centric selection of menu items

• US 20060277066A1
• Filed: 12/16/2005
• Published: 12/07/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 06/02/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Cerner Innovation, Inc. (Oracle Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Cerner Innovation, Inc. (Oracle Corporation)
• Inventors: Devers, Daniel P., Brackett, Charles Cameron, Hungerford, Jill R.
• Granted Patent: US 8,190,447 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/2
• 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
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/67 for remote operation

Abstract

Methods for use in, e.g., in-patient care computing environment, for user-centric (e.g., in-patient-centric) selection of at least one menu item are provided. A method in accordance with one embodiment of the present invention may include receiving a plurality of menu item identifiers, each menu item identifier being associated with a different menu item, associating the menu item identifiers with an electronic record associated with an in-patient, displaying the menu item identifiers on at least one patient-viewable display device, and receiving a user selection of at least one of the menu item identifiers. If desired, the method may additionally include filtering the menu item identifiers based on at least one criterion derived from the electronic record to create a set of filtered menu item identifiers and displaying the set of filtered menu item identifiers on the patient-viewable display device rather than the plurality of menu item identifier.

Claims

1. A computer-implemented method for user-centric selection of at least one menu item, the method comprising:

receiving a plurality of menu item identifiers, each menu item identifier associated with a different menu item;

associating the plurality of menu item identifiers with an electronic record associated with an in-patient;

displaying the plurality of menu item identifiers on at least one patient-viewable display device; and

receiving a user selection of at least one of the plurality of menu item identifiers.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising filtering the plurality of menu item identifiers based on at least one criterion derived from the electronic record to create a set of filtered menu item identifiers.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein displaying the plurality of menu item identifiers comprises displaying the set of filtered menu item identifiers.

4. The method of claim 3, further comprising associating the user selection of the at least one of the plurality of menu item identifiers with the electronic record associated with the in-patient.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising comparing the at least one of the plurality of menu item identifiers with at least one criterion derived from the electronic record to determine if the menu item associated with the at least one of the plurality of menu item identifiers is contra-indicated for the in-patient with whom the electronic record is associated.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein if it is determined that the menu item associated with the at least one of the plurality of menu item identifiers is not contra-indicated, the method further comprises associating the user selection of the at least one of the plurality of menu item identifiers with the electronic record associated with the in-patient.

7. The method of claim 5, wherein if it is determined that the menu item associated with the at least one of the plurality of menu item identifiers is contra-indicated, the method further comprises displaying an alert on the patient-viewable display device in association with the at least one of the plurality of menu item identifiers.

8. The method of claim 7, further comprising receiving a user indication to accept or reject the menu item associated with the at least one of the plurality of identifiers in response to the displayed alert.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein receiving a user indication to accept or reject the menu item associated with the at least one of the plurality of identifiers comprises receiving a user indication to accept the menu item, and wherein the method further comprises associating the user selection of the at least one of the plurality of menu item identifiers with the electronic record associated with the in-patient.

10. The method of claim 8, wherein receiving a user indication to accept or reject the menu item associated with the at least one of the plurality of identifiers comprises receiving a user indication to reject the menu item, and wherein the method further comprises receiving a user selection of a different one of the plurality of menu item identifiers.

11. One or more computer-readable media having computer-executable instructions for performing the method recited in claim 1.

12. A computer programmed to perform the method recited in claim 1.

13. A computer-implemented method for user-centric selection of at least one menu item, the method comprising:

receiving at least one menu item identifier, the at least one menu item identifier being associated with a menu item;

associating the at least one menu item identifier with an electronic record associated with an in-patient;

filtering the at least one menu item identifier based on at least one criterion derived from the electronic record to create at least one filtered menu item identifier; and

displaying the at least one filtered menu item identifier on at least one patient-viewable display device.

14. The method of claim 13, wherein receiving at least one menu item identifier comprises receiving a plurality of menu item identifiers, each menu item identifier being associated with a different menu item, wherein filtering the at least one menu item identifier comprises filtering the plurality of menu item identifiers based on at least one criterion derived from the electronic record to create a set of filtered menu item identifiers, and wherein displaying the at least one filtered menu item identifier comprises displaying the set of filtered menu item identifiers on at least one patient-viewable display device.

15. The method of claim 14, further comprising receiving a user selection of at least one filtered menu item identifier from the set of filtered menu item identifiers and associating the user selection of the at least one filtered menu item identifier with the electronic record associated with the in-patient.

16. One or more computer-readable media having computer-executable instructions for performing the method recited in claim 13.

17. A computer programmed to perform the method recited in claim 13.

18. A system for user-centric selection of at least one menu item, the method comprising:

a menu item identifier receiving module for receiving a plurality of menu item identifiers, each menu item identifier being associated with a different menu item;

an associating module for associating the plurality of menu item identifiers with an electronic record associated with an in-patient;

a displaying module for displaying the plurality of menu item identifiers on at least one patient-viewable display device; and

a user selection receiving module for receiving a user selection of at least one of the plurality of menu item identifiers.

19. The system of claim 18, further comprising a filtering module for filtering the plurality of menu item identifiers based on at least one criterion derived from the electronic record to create a set of filtered menu item identifiers.

20. The system of claim 18, further comprising a comparing module for comparing the at least one of the plurality of menu item identifiers with at least one criterion derived from the electronic record to determine if the menu item associated with the at least one of the plurality of menu item identifiers is contra-indicated for the in-patient with whom the electronic record is associated.

21. The system of claim 20, further comprising an alert displaying module for displaying an alert on the patient-viewable display device in association with the at least one of the plurality of menu item identifiers if it is determined that the menu item associated with the at least one of the plurality of menu item identifiers is contra-indicated.

22. A system for user-centric selection of at least one menu item, the system comprising:

a menu item receiving module for receiving a plurality of menu item identifiers, each menu item identifier being associated with a menu item;

a first associating module for associating the plurality of menu item identifiers with an electronic record associated with an in-patient;

a filtering module for filtering the plurality of menu item identifiers based on at least one criterion derived from the electronic record to create a set of filtered menu item identifiers; and

a displaying module for displaying the set of filtered menu item identifiers on at least one patient-viewable display device.

23. The system of claim 22, further comprising:

a user selection receiving module for receiving a user selection of at least one filtered menu item identifier from the set of filtered menu item identifiers; and

a second associating module for associating the user selection of the at least one filtered menu item identifier with the electronic record associated with the in-patient.