System and method for creating and displaying optional order sets in healthcare environment

• US 20070088578A1
• Filed: 10/02/2006
• Published: 04/19/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 09/30/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Cerner Innovation, Inc. (Oracle Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Cerner Innovation, Inc. (Oracle Corporation)
• Inventors: Power, Kevin, Kuhns, Ginger, Hoffman, Mark, Haven, Scott
• Granted Patent: US 8,924,224 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/3
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/06 Buying, selling or leasing transactions
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 10/60 for patient-specific data, e.g. for electronic patient records
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 20/10 relating to drugs or medications, e.g. for ensuring correct administration to patients
• 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 method, system and computerized medium in a computerized environment for placing optional orders for an order set for a patient is provided. A request to display an order set for a patient is received. The order set comprises one or more optional orders. The optional orders that may or may not be placed for the order set. The optional orders are determined and the optional orders are displayed. A selection of one or more of the optional orders to be placed for the order set is received and the selected optional orders are placed for the order set.

Claims

1. A method in a computerized environment for displaying optional healthcare orders, the method comprising:

accessing a healthcare order set for a patient, the order set comprising a first optional order and a second optional order, wherein the first and second optional orders may or may not be selected to be placed;

displaying the first optional order before the order set has been placed;

receiving a request to place the order set;

displaying the second optional order after the order set has been placed.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving a request to place the first optional order for the order set by a first user.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the first user is a healthcare provider.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the a request to place the first optional order for the order set is not received.

5. The method of claim 4, further comprising:

displaying the first optional order to a second user after the order set has been placed.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the second optional order is displayed to a second user.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein the second optional order is not displayed to a first user.

8. The method of claim 6, wherein the second user is a laboratory technologist.

9. The method of claim 6, further comprising:

receiving a request to place the second optional order for the order set by the second user.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein the order set further comprises one or more orders to be automatically placed when the order set is placed.

11. The method of claim 1 stored on a computer readable medium.

12. The method of claim 1, wherein the healthcare order set for a patient comprises optional orders in addition to the first and second optional orders.

13. A method in a computerized environment for placing optional orders for an order set for a patient, the method comprising:

receiving request to display an order set for a patient, wherein the order set comprises one or more optional orders;

determining the optional orders that may or may not be placed for the order set;

displaying the optional orders;

receiving selection of one or more of the optional orders to be placed for the order set; and

placing the selected optional orders for the order set.

14. The method of claim 13, further comprising:

determining one or more orders to be automatically placed for the order set.

15. The method of claim 14, further comprising:

placing the one or more orders to be automatically placed for the order set.

16. The method of claim 13, further comprising:

displaying that the one or more selected optional orders have been placed.

17. The method of claim 13, wherein the order set comprises optional orders for red cell antigen gene systems.

18. The method of claim 13, further comprising:

displaying the optional orders not selected to be placed.

19. The method of claim 13 stored on a computer readable medium.

20. A computerized system for displaying optional healthcare orders, the system comprising:

an accessing component for accessing a healthcare order set for a patient, the order set comprising a first optional order and a second optional order, wherein the first and second optional orders may or may not be selected to be placed;

a fist displaying component for displaying the first optional order before the order set has been placed;

a receiving component for receiving a request to place the order set;

a second displaying component for displaying the second optional order after the order set has been placed.

21. The system of claim 20, further comprising:

a second receiving component for receiving a request to place the first optional order for the order set by a first user.

22. The system of claim 20, wherein the second receiving component does not receive the a request to place the first optional order.

23. The system of claim 22, further comprising:

a third displaying component for displaying the first optional order to a second user after the order set has been placed.

24. The system of claim 20, wherein the second displaying component displays the optional order to a second user.

25. The system of claim 24, wherein the second displaying component does not display the second optional order to a first user.

26. A system in a computerized environment for placing optional orders for an order set for a patient, the system comprising:

a first receiving component for receiving request to display an order set for a patient, wherein the order set comprises one or more optional orders;

a determining component for determining the optional orders that may be placed for the order set;

a displaying component for displaying the optional orders;

a second receiving component for receiving selection of one or more of the optional orders to be placed for the order set; and

an ordering component for placing the selected optional orders for the order set.

27. The system of claim 26, further comprising:

a second determining component for determining one or more orders to be automatically placed for the order set.

28. The system of claim 27, wherein the ordering component places the one or more orders to be automatically placed for the order set.

29. The system of claim 26, further comprising:

a second displaying component for displaying that the one or more selected optional orders have been placed.