Medical information acquisition and display system

• US 20070260126A1
• Filed: 04/12/2006
• Published: 11/08/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 04/12/2006
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Siemens Medical Solutions Health Services Corporation (Siemens AG)
• Original Assignee: Siemens Medical Solutions Health Services Corporation (Siemens AG)
• Inventors: Geuvens, Hugo, Haumann, Michael
• Application Number:
  US11/402,719
• Publication Number:
  US 20070260126A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 600/300
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2034/256 having a database of accessory information, e.g. including context sensitive help or scientific articles
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 34/25 User interfaces for surgical systems
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 10/60 for patient-specific data, e.g. for electronic patient records
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 20/40 relating to mechanical, radiation or invasive therapies, e.g. surgery, laser therapy, dialysis or acupuncture
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/63 for local operation
• CPC Class Codes: G16Z 99/00 Subject matter not provided for in other main groups of this subclass

Abstract

A user interface system for presenting medical information related to a patient episode includes an acquisition processor for acquiring data related to a patient episode in response to received data identifying the particular episode. The patient episode related data includes data from a time period during the episode, and from at least one of: data from a time period before the episode, and data from a time period after the episode. A display processor provides data representing a single display image presenting a timeline together with user selectable items of surgical operation related data acquired by the acquisition processor for a patient during a user selected time period. A command processor initiates presentation of the single display image in response to a user command.

Claims

1. A user interface system for presenting medical information related to a patient episode, comprising:

an acquisition processor for acquiring data related to a patient episode, including data from a time period during the episode, and from at least one of;

data from a time period before the episode, and data from a time period after the episode, in response to received data identifying the particular episode;

a display processor for providing data representing a single display image in the form of a timeline representing a user defined time period, together with user selectable items of data related to the patient episode acquired by the acquisition processor; and

a command processor for initiating presentation of the single display image in response to a user command.

2. The system of claim 1 wherein the patient episode is a surgical procedure.

3. A user interface system for presenting medical information supporting a patient surgical procedure and related treatment, comprising:

an acquisition processor for acquiring surgical operation related data including intra-operative data and at least one of, pre-operative data, and post-operative data associated with a particular surgical operation for a particular patient in response to received data identifying said particular surgical operation;

a display processor for providing data representing a single display image in the form of a timeline representing a user selected time period, together with user selectable items of data related to said surgical operation acquired by said acquisition processor; and

a command processor for initiating presentation of said single display image in response to user command.

4. A system according to claim 3, further comprising at least one input device coupled to the acquisition processor, wherein the input device communicates with the acquisition processor when the acquisition processor is acquiring said surgical operation related data.

5. A system according to claim 4, wherein the input device comprises a medical monitoring device providing data representing patient physiological parameters, coupled to the acquisition processor, wherein the acquisition processor accesses the medical monitoring device when acquiring said surgical operation related data.

6. A system according to claim 4, wherein the input device comprises a medical treatment device, providing data representing at least one of:

(a) patient physiological parameters, and (b) patient treatment data, coupled to the acquisition processor, wherein the acquisition processor accesses the medical treatment device when acquiring said surgical operation related data.

7. A system according to claim 3, further comprising a server, coupled to the acquisition processor via a network, containing surgical operation related data, coupled to the acquisition processor via a network, wherein the acquisition processor accesses the server when acquiring said surgical operation related data.

8. A system according to claim 3, further comprising a workstation, coupled to the acquisition processor via a network, wherein the user conditions the workstation to enter surgical operation related data and to communication the entered data to the acquisition processor when the acquisition processor is acquiring said surgical operation related data.

9. A system according to claim 8 wherein the workstation comprises a display device for displaying the single display image, and a user input device allowing a user to interact with the single display image to enter the surgical operation related data.

10. A system according to claim 3 wherein the system further comprises a display device for displaying the single display image, and a user input device allowing a user to interact with the single display image to enter surgical operation related data.

11. A system according to claim 3, further comprising a database coupled to the acquisition processor, wherein the acquisition processor accesses the database when acquiring said surgical operation related data.

12. A system according to claim 3, wherein said single display image presents the user selectable data including clinical and non-clinical data of said particular patient and including at least one of, (a) medical assessment information of said particular patient provided by a physician, (b) a consent form associated with treatment of said particular patient and (c) a questionnaire associated with treatment of said particular patient.

13. A system according to claim 3, wherein said received data identifying said particular surgical operation is data identifying a particular set of orders for treatments and related services initiated for processing by a physician and associated with said particular surgical operation.

14. A system according to claim 13, wherein said acquisition processor automatically acquires said surgical operation related data in response to a physician initiating processing of said particular set of orders via a treatment order entry system.

15. A system according to claim 13, wherein said display processor terminates processing of said display image in response to cancellation of said particular set of orders via a treatment order entry system.

16. A system according to claim 3, further comprising an authorization processor for inhibiting said display processor from providing data representing said single display image in response to a determination, based on received user identification information, that a user is unauthorized to access said surgical operation related data of said particular patient.

17. A system according to claim 3, wherein said acquisition processor bidirectionally communicates with a plurality of different information sources in acquiring said surgical operation related data.

18. A system according to claim 3, further comprising a configuration processor enabling a user to determine information to be presented in said display image including at least one of, (a) said user selected time period and (b) said user selected items of surgical operation related data.

19. A system according to claim 3, wherein said display processor provides data representing an image window enabling a user to select said particular surgical operation of said particular patient from data representing a plurality of different operations performed on said particular patient.

20. A system according to claim 3, wherein said single display image identifies two or more of, (a) date and time of surgery, (b) participating surgeons and physicians and (c) place of surgery.

21. A system according to claim 3, wherein said single display image includes display attributes for at least one of, (a) highlighting the day of surgery and (b) highlighting the scheduled day of surgery.

22. A system according to claim 3, wherein said acquisition processor acquires said surgical operation related data in response to user manual data entry.

23. A system according to claim 3, wherein said user selected items of surgical operation related data comprise patient clinical medical parameters.

24. A user interface system for presenting medical information supporting a patient surgical procedure and related treatment, comprising:

an acquisition processor for automatically acquiring surgical operation related data including intra-operative data and at least one of, pre-operative data, and post-operative data associated with a particular surgical operation of a particular patient in response to received data identifying a particular set of orders for treatments and related services initiated for processing by a physician and associated with said particular surgical operation;

a display processor for providing data representing a single display image presenting a timeline together with user selected items of surgical operation related data acquired by said acquisition processor for a patient during a user selected time period; and

a command processor for initiating presentation of said single display image in response to user command.