COORDINATING ANATOMIC PATHOLOGY CONSULTATIONS AND INVENTORY TRACKING

• US 20070288260A1
• Filed: 06/07/2006
• Published: 12/13/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 06/07/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Cerner Innovation, Inc. (Oracle Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Cerner Innovation, Inc. (Oracle Corporation)
• Inventors: Cross, Lori N., Stroud, James L., Burke, Mary Kay, Arnold, Joshua W.
• Granted Patent: US 8,126,725 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/2
• 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 80/00 ICT specially adapted for facilitating communication between medical practitioners or patients, e.g. for collaborative diagnosis, therapy or health monitoring

Abstract

An on-line approach to coordinating intradepartmental anatomic pathology consultations is provided. In accordance with one method in a clinical computing environment, a command to initiate the share event for the anatomic pathology case is received. Review of the anatomic pathology case by one or more share recipients is then coordinated by the system. Coordination of the share event may include tracking the location of physical case materials associated with the anatomic pathology case. Finally, the system may receive an indication that the share event for the anatomic pathology case has been completed.

Claims

1. A method in a clinical computing environment for coordinating a share event for an anatomic pathology case, the method comprising:

receiving a command to initiate the share event for the anatomic pathology case;

coordinating review of the anatomic pathology case by one or more share recipients; and

receiving an indication that the share event for the anatomic pathology case has been completed.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein receiving a command to initiate the share event comprises:

providing one or more rules defining when a share event is to be initiated; and

determining that the share event is to be initiated for the anatomic pathology case based on at least one of the one or more rules.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein receiving a command to initiate the share event comprises:

determining the one or more share recipients.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein at least one of the one or more share recipients is determined based on user input.

5. The method of claim 3, wherein at least one of the one or more share recipients is automatically determined based on one or more pre-defined criteria.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein the one or more pre-defined criteria are selected from the group consisting of the nature of the anatomic pathology case and the availability of a share recipient.

7. The method of claim 3, wherein receiving a command to initiate the share event further comprises:

determining a schedule for the one or more share recipients to review the anatomic pathology case.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein the schedule is determined based on information regarding each of the one or more share recipients, and wherein the information comprises at least one of availability information, location information, and capability information.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein receiving a command to initiate the share event comprises:

accessing data regarding the anatomic pathology case.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein receiving a command to initiate the share event comprises:

determining whether any physical case materials are to be associated with the share event.

11. The method of claim 10, wherein if it is determined that physical case materials are to be associated with the share event, the method further comprises receiving an identifier for the physical case materials.

12. The method of claim 1, wherein receiving a command to initiate the share event comprises:

determining whether any comments regarding the anatomic pathology case are to be shared with the one or more share recipients.

13. The method of claim 12, wherein if it is determined that comments are to be shared, the method further comprises at least one of receiving comments manually input by a share initiator and receiving comments automatically generated by one or more pre-defined criteria.

14. The method of claim 1, wherein coordinating review of the anatomic pathology case comprises:

providing a share request to each of the one or more share recipients.

15. The method of claim 14, wherein coordinating review of the anatomic pathology case further comprises:

receiving an indication whether at least one of the one or more share recipients either accepts or declines the share request.

16. The method of claim 15, wherein coordinating review of the anatomic pathology case further comprises:

determining a designee for a share recipient if the share recipient declines the share request; and

removing the share recipient from the share event.

17. The method of claim 1, wherein receiving a command to initiate the share event comprises:

determining if at least one physical case materials and electronic case materials are to be associated with the share event.

18. The method of claim 17, wherein if it is determined that physical case materials are to be associated with the share event, the method further comprises identifying the physical case materials.

19. The method of claim 18, wherein coordinating review of the anatomic pathology case comprises:

tracking the location of the physical case materials associated with the anatomic pathology case during the share event.

20. The method of claim 1, wherein coordinating review of the anatomic pathology case comprises:

designating one of the one or more share recipients as a share owner.

21. The method of claim 20, wherein coordinating review of the anatomic pathology case further comprises

tracking physical case materials to the share owner'"'"'s location.

22. The method of claim 1, wherein coordinating review of the anatomic pathology case comprises:

receiving comments from at least one of the one or more share recipients.

23. One or more computer readable media having computer-executable instructions for performing the method of claim 1.

24. A method in a clinical computing environment for coordinating a share event for an anatomic pathology case, the method comprising:

receiving a command to initiate the share event for the anatomic pathology case;

determining one or more share recipients for the share event;

coordinating review of the anatomic pathology case by the one or more share recipients; and

receiving at least one comment from at least one of the one or more share recipients.

25. A system in a clinical computing environment for coordinating a share event for an anatomic pathology case, the system comprising:

a share event initiation component for receiving a command to initiate the share event for the anatomic pathology case;

a share event coordination component for coordinating review of the anatomic pathology case by one or more share recipients; and

a share event completion component for receiving an indication that the share event for the anatomic pathology case has been completed.