UTILIZING SCANNED SUPPLY INFORMATION AND A PATIENT TASK LIST TO DOCUMENT CARE

• US 20070290028A1
• Filed: 06/15/2006
• Published: 12/20/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 10/15/2003
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Cerner Innovation, Inc. (Oracle Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Cerner Innovation, Inc. (Oracle Corporation)
• Inventors: DURRELL, DEBORAH J., HERBST, DAMON, Fox, Charles S., Kline, Kris
• Granted Patent: US 7,690,558 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 235/375
• 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: G16Z 99/00 Subject matter not provided for in other main groups of this subclass

Abstract

A system and method in a computerized healthcare environment for determining whether one or more supply items are associated with one or more task items for a patient is provided. A patient identifier is received and patient data is accessed from the patient'"'"'s electronic medical record. A scanned medical supply item identifier is received and data for the scanned supply item is accessed. The supply item data and patient data are utilized to determine whether one or more task items for the patient are associated with the scanned supply item.

Claims

1. A method in a computerized healthcare environment for determining whether a supply item is associated with one or more task items for a patient, the method comprising:

receiving a patient identifier to identify a patient;

accessing patient data from the patient'"'"'s electronic medical record;

receiving a scanned medical supply item identifier identifying a non-pharmaceutical medical supply item;

accessing data for the scanned supply item; and

utilizing the supply item data and patient data to determine whether one or more task items for the patient are associated with the scanned supply item; and

storing an indication indicative of whether one or more task items for the patient are associated with the scanned supply item.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the patient identifier is a bar code scanned with a portable information device.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the supply item identifier is a bar code scanned with a portable information device.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein it is determined that more than one task item for the patient is associated with the scanned supply item, displaying the more than one task item for the patient.

5. The method of claim 4, receiving selection of the proper task item for the scanned supply item and displaying a task documentation form for the selected task.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein if it is determined that one or more task items for the patient are not associated with the scanned supply item, determining whether one or more potential orders are associated with the scanned supply item.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein if more than one potential order is associated with the scanned supply item, displaying the orders associated with the scanned supply item.

10. The method of claim 6, wherein if only one order is associated with the scanned supply item, displaying the order entry detail screen for the one order.

11. The method of claim 10, further comprising:

receiving order details for the associated order;

creating appropriate tasks for the associated order; and

determining the task associated with the scanned medical supply item.

12. The method of claim 1, wherein if it is determined that one task for the patient is associated with the scanned supply item, displaying a task documentation for the task.

13. The method of claim 12, further comprising:

determining whether additional supply items are needed for completion of the task.

14. The method of claim 13, further comprising:

displaying the additional supply items needed for completion of the task.

15. One or more computer storage media having computer-executable instructions stored thereon for causing a computing device to perform the method of claim 1.

8. The method of 7, further comprising:

receiving selection of one of the potential orders as the proper order; and

displaying the order entry detail screen for the selected order.

9. The method of claim 8, further comprising:

receiving order details for the selected order;

creating appropriate tasks for the selected order; and

determining the task associated with the scanned medical supply item.

16. A computerized system for determining whether one or more supply items is associated with one or more task items for a patient, the system comprising:

a central information system containing patient data and supply item data;

a patient identifier linking a patient to patient data in the central information system;

a supply item identifier linking the non-pharmaceutical medical supply item to supply item data in the central information system; and

a portable information device for collecting the patient identifier and the supply item identifier and communicating with the central information system to access the patient data and supply item data.

17. The system of claim 16, wherein the patient identifier and supply item identifier are bar codes scanned with the portable information device.

18. The system of claim 16, wherein the patient data includes a patient task list.

19. One or more computer-readable media having computer-executable instructions embodied thereon for retrieving and transmitting patient data in a computerized environment, the method comprising:

retrieving a patient identifier with a portable information device, wherein the patient identifier identifies a patient;

retrieving a supply item identifier with a portable information device, wherein the supply item identifier identifies a non-pharmaceutical medical supply item;

transmitting the patient identifier and the supply item identifier to a central information system; and

receiving current patient related information from the central information system at the portable information device.

20. The media of claim 19, wherein the current patient related information includes one or more task items associated with the supply item.

21. The media of claim 19, wherein the patient identifier is a bar code scanned with a portable information device.

22. The media of claim 19, wherein the supply item identifier is a bar code scanned with a portable information device.

23. The media of claim 19, wherein the current patient related information includes that no task items for the patient are associated with the supply item.