Computer implemented healthcare monitoring, notifying and/or scheduling system
First Claim
1. A computer implemented method for monitoring a healthcare information system comprising the steps of:
- providing a medical information system including a computer server having access to one or more medical information data stores and operating at least a portion of a medical information monitoring tool, and including at least one user network interface device operatively coupled for communication with the computer server over a computer network or integrated with the computer server, the medical information data stores including a plurality of patient medical records;
logging into the medical information monitoring tool using a graphical user interface on the at least one user network interface device by an authorized user;
activating, by the authorized user via the graphical user interface, a medical information monitoring profile, the medical information monitoring profile including;
an identification of one or more medical information data items in the medical information data stores to access, at least one notification trigger upon which one or more parties will be notified, an identity of one or more parties to notify, and one or more notification mechanisms for notifying the one or more parties;
following the activation step, monitoring by the medical information monitoring tool at least one or more of the medical information data items identified in the medical information monitoring profile; and
automatically notifying the one or more parties identified in the medical information monitoring profile, via the one or more notification mechanisms included in the medical information monitoring profile, in automatic response to the at least one notification trigger being satisfied.
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Abstract
A medical information system includes a computer server having access to one or more medical information data stores and operating at least a portion of a medical information monitoring tool, and includes at least one user network interface device operatively coupled for communication with the computer server over a computer network or integrated with the computer server, where the medical information data stores include a plurality of patient medical records; where the system is configured to allow an authorized user to activate, via a graphical user interface operating on the user network interface device, a medical information monitoring profile, where the medical information monitoring profile includes: (a) an identification of one or more medical information data items in the medical information data stores to access, (b) at least one notification trigger upon which one or more parties will be notified, an identity of one or more parties to notify, and (c) one or more notification mechanisms for notifying the one or more parties; where the system is further configured to monitor at least one or more of the medical information data items identified in the medical information monitoring profile; and where the system is further configured to automatically notify the one or more parties identified in the medical information monitoring profile, via the one or more notification mechanisms included in the medical information monitoring profile, in automatic response to the at least one notification trigger being satisfied.
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51 Claims
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1. A computer implemented method for monitoring a healthcare information system comprising the steps of:
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providing a medical information system including a computer server having access to one or more medical information data stores and operating at least a portion of a medical information monitoring tool, and including at least one user network interface device operatively coupled for communication with the computer server over a computer network or integrated with the computer server, the medical information data stores including a plurality of patient medical records;
logging into the medical information monitoring tool using a graphical user interface on the at least one user network interface device by an authorized user;
activating, by the authorized user via the graphical user interface, a medical information monitoring profile, the medical information monitoring profile including;
an identification of one or more medical information data items in the medical information data stores to access, at least one notification trigger upon which one or more parties will be notified, an identity of one or more parties to notify, and one or more notification mechanisms for notifying the one or more parties;
following the activation step, monitoring by the medical information monitoring tool at least one or more of the medical information data items identified in the medical information monitoring profile; and
automatically notifying the one or more parties identified in the medical information monitoring profile, via the one or more notification mechanisms included in the medical information monitoring profile, in automatic response to the at least one notification trigger being satisfied. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A computer implemented method for monitoring a healthcare information system for risks of contrast nephropathy comprising the steps of:
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providing a medical information system including a computer server having access to one or more medical information data stores and operating at least a portion of a medical information monitoring tool, and including at least one user network interface device operatively coupled for communication with the computer server over a computer network or integrated with the computer server, the medical information data stores including a plurality of patient medical records;
scheduling a medical procedure involving intravenous contrast for a patient by an authorized user utilizing the at least one user network interface;
determining, by the medical information monitoring tool from information accessed in the medical information data stores, a risk for contrast nephropathy with the patient; and
automatically transmitting a notification regarding the determined risk to one or more medical system personnel. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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31. A computer implemented method for monitoring a healthcare information system medical procedure schedule comprising the steps of:
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providing a medical information system including a computer server having access to one or more medical information data stores and operating at least a portion of a medical information monitoring tool, and including at least one user network interface device operatively coupled for communication with the computer server over a computer network or integrated with the computer server, the medical information data stores including one or more of healthcare institution medical procedure schedules, healthcare institution medical facility availability information, healthcare institution medical equipment availability, healthcare institution medical personnel availability and healthcare institution medical test result information;
scheduling a medical procedure for the medical institution for a scheduled start time;
determining, by the medical information monitoring tool from information accessed in the medical information data stores at least one of;
(a) whether or not the scheduled medical procedure will be likely to start at the scheduled start time, (b) an estimated actual start time for the scheduled medical procedure, and (c) at least one factor presently interfering with an ability for the scheduled medical procedure to start at the scheduled start time; and
automatically transmitting a notification regarding a result of the determining step to one or more medical system personnel. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37)
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38. A computer implemented method for monitoring a healthcare information system for risks of radiation exposure comprising the steps of:
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providing a medical information system including a computer server having access to one or more medical information data stores and operating at least a portion of a medical information monitoring tool, and including at least one user network interface device operatively coupled for communication with the computer server over a computer network or integrated with the computer server, the medical information data stores including a plurality of patient medical records;
at least one of (a) initiating a scheduling of and (b) scheduling a radiation-based diagnostic test or therapy for a patient by an authorized user utilizing the at least one user network interface;
determining, by the medical information monitoring tool from information accessed in the medical information data stores, a radiation exposure risk for the patient; and
automatically transmitting a notification regarding the determined radiation exposure risk to one or more medical system personnel. - View Dependent Claims (39, 40)
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41. A computer implemented method for monitoring a healthcare information system to determine whether a patient, who has an implanted device or a foreign body that may be incompatible with a magnetic resonance scanner'"'"'s magnetic field, is at an increased risk of injury if placed in a magnetic resonance scanner'"'"'s magnetic field, the method comprising the steps of:
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providing a medical information system including a computer server having access to one or more medical information data stores and operating at least a portion of a medical information monitoring tool, and including at least one user network interface device operatively coupled for communication with the computer server over a computer network or integrated with the computer server, the medical information data stores including a plurality of patient medical records;
scheduling a medical procedure involving a magnetic resonance scan for a patient by an authorized user utilizing the at least one user network interface;
determining, by the medical information monitoring tool from information accessed in the medical information data stores, a risk to a patient having at least one of an implanted device and a foreign body at least partially incompatible with a magnetic field generated by a magnetic resonance scanner; and
automatically transmitting a notification regarding the determined risk to one or more medical system personnel. - View Dependent Claims (42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50)
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51. A medical information system comprising a computer server having access to one or more medical information data stores and operating at least a portion of a medical information monitoring tool, and including at least one user network interface device operatively coupled for communication with the computer server over a computer network or integrated with the computer server, the medical information data stores including a plurality of patient medical records;
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the system being configured to allow an authorized user to activate, via a graphical user interface operating on the user network interface device, a medical information monitoring profile, the medical information monitoring profile including;
an identification of one or more medical information data items in the medical information data stores to access, at least one notification trigger upon which one or more parties will be notified, an identity of one or more parties to notify, and one or more notification mechanisms for notifying the one or more parties;
the system being further configured to monitor at least one or more of the medical information data items identified in the medical information monitoring profile; and
the system being further configured to automatically notify the one or more parties identified in the medical information monitoring profile, via the one or more notification mechanisms included in the medical information monitoring profile, in automatic response to the at least one notification trigger being satisfied.
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