Patient record system

• US 20070192133A1
• Filed: 08/23/2006
• Published: 08/16/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 02/23/2004
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Safe Surgery Systems Limited
• Original Assignee: Safe Surgery Systems Limited
• Inventors: Morgan, David
• Application Number:
  US11/509,442
• Publication Number:
  US 20070192133A1
• 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 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
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/63 for local operation

Abstract

A patient record system operable to store a patient record corresponding to a patient and having patient information, the patient record system being operable, as part of a medical process, to; receive a request for patient information from an input/output device, retrieve patient information from the patient record, transmit the patient information to the input/output device, receive verification information from the input/output device, and identify the patient as being ready for a next stage of the medical process in accordance with the verification information.

Claims

1. A patient record system operable to store a patient record corresponding to a patient and comprising patient information, the patient record system being operable during a medical process to

receive a request for patient information from an input/output device,

retrieve patient information from the patient record,

transmit the patient information to the input/output device,

receive verification information from the input/output device, and

identify the patient as being ready for a next stage of the medical process in accordance with the verification information.

2. The patient record system of claim 1, wherein the patient record includes a tag identifier corresponding to a wireless tag associated with the patient, the patient record system being operable in response to the request for patient information from an input/output device to

obtain location information of the wireless tag corresponding to the tag identifier, and

transmit the location information to the input/output device.

3. The patient record system of claim 2 operable to transmit the location information with the patient information.

4. The patient record system of claim 1 operable to

receive location information of a wireless tag having a tag identifier indicating the presence of the wireless tag at a specific location,

identify the patient record including the tag identifier of the wireless tag, and

verify the patient is expected at that location.

5. The patient record system of claim 4, wherein the patient record system is operable to generate an alarm if the location is incorrect.

6. The patient record system of claim 2, wherein the patient record system is operable to supply patient information from the patient record to an input/output device at the location if the location is correct.

7. The patient record system of claim 3, wherein the input/output device comprises an input/output device associated with the location.

8. The patient record system of claim 1, wherein the medical process comprises a perioperative process.

9. The patient record system of claim 1, wherein the input/output device comprises a portable device such as a personal digital assistant.

10. The patient record system of claim 1, wherein the step of receiving verification information comprises

generating a checklist,

receiving an input in response to the check list, and

generating verification information in accordance with the input.

11. The patient record system of claim 1, wherein the patient information comprises status information and wherein the status information is modified in response to the verification information.

12. The patient record system of claim 2, wherein the location information is displayed as a plan of a building with the patient location indicated on the plan.

13. The patient record system of claim 1, wherein the patient information comprises status information and wherein at least a portion of a display on the input/output device is color coded in accordance with the status information.

14. The patient record system of claim 1, wherein the patient information comprises an image of the patient and transmitting the patient information includes transmitting the image.

15. The patient record of claim 1, wherein receiving the request for patient information comprises receiving a list of patients with an indication corresponding to one of the list of patients.

16. The patient record system of claim 1 operable, on receipt of the verification information, to send a notification to another input/output device.

20. The patient record system of claim 1, further comprising a server, wherein the input/output device communicates with the server to create the computerized record of patient information, and wherein the input/output device communicates with the server to access the computerized record of patient information.

21. The patient record system of claim 20, wherein the input/output devices may comprise any of a computer, a graphics tablet, a PDA.

17. A medical process for a patient, comprising

creating a computerized record of patient information including an image of the patient, and,

at least once during the perioperative process, accessing the computerized record of patient information and checking that the patient image matches the patient.

18. The medical process of claim 17, wherein the computerized record of patient information includes one or more of:

patient name, identification number, gender, age, date of admission;

ward number/name/reference code;

staff name/identification number;

identification number/description, date and start time of surgery;

surgery site;

type/reference code of the anaesthetic;

code/identification number of operating theatre where the surgery is to take place; and

editable notes.

19. The medical process of claim 17, wherein the computerized record of patient information includes details of surgery site on the patient, and the record is used to check the details of the surgery site prior to surgery.

22. A method of supplying patient information comprising;

storing a patient record comprising patient information,

receiving a request for patient information from an input/output device,

retrieving patient information from the patient record,

transmitting the patient information to the input/output device,

receiving verification information from the input/output device, and

identifying the patient as being ready for a next stage of a medical process in accordance with the verification information.

23. The method according to claim 22 comprising associating a wireless tag having a tag identifier with the patient information and,

storing the tag identifier in the patient record, and in response to the request,

obtaining location information of the wireless tag corresponding to the tag identifier, and

transmitting the location information to the input/output device.

24. The method according to claim 23 comprising determining a position of the wireless tag, receiving the tag identifier, accessing the patient record containing the tag identifier, and displaying the patient information on an input/output device.

25. The method of claim 23, wherein the computerized record of patient information is displayed on the input/output device which is located in proximity to the position of the wireless tag.

26. The method according to claim 24, wherein the display is used to check that the patient undergoing the medical process matches the patient record.

27. The method of claim 26, wherein the display comprises an image of the patient.

28. The method of claim 23, wherein the wireless tag comprises a RFID tag.

29. The method of claim 26, determining location information using one or more radio frequency signal sensors and a wireless positioning engine.

30. The method of claim 22, further comprising the step of printing a label containing patient information.

31. The method of claim 30, wherein the label is a specimen label.

32. A system for implementing the method of claim 22, comprising

a tag,

a tag position detector,

a server, and

one or more than one input/output device that communicates with the server for creating, accessing, and displaying the patient record.