PATIENT OUTCOMES IN CONTEXT OF DOCUMENTATION

• US 20080086336A1
• Filed: 07/13/2007
• Published: 04/10/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 10/06/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Cerner Innovation, Inc. (Oracle Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Cerner Innovation, Inc. (Oracle Corporation)
• Inventors: HERTEL, CHERYL, STAFFORD, CINDY
• Granted Patent: US 8,775,208 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/3
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/10 Office automation; Time management
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 15/00 ICT specially adapted for medical reports, e.g. generation or transmission thereof
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/20 for the management or administration of healthcare resources or facilities, e.g. managing hospital staff or surgery rooms

Abstract

Outcomes from a patient plan of care are provided in conjunction with documentation of patient assessment items to assist clinicians in the healthcare process. A documentation area for documenting assessment items for a patient and having areas for entering patient assessment information is presented. Additionally, an outcome icon is presented in conjunction with at least one assessment item. The outcome icon relates to at least one outcome corresponding with the assessment item and is based on the patient plan of care. In response to receiving a user selection of the outcome icon, information associated with the outcome is presented in context of the documentation area.

Claims

1. A method for providing outcome information associated with a patient plan of care in conjunction with documentation of assessment items for a patient, the method comprising:

presenting a documentation area for documenting one or more assessment items for the patient, the documentation area having one or more areas for entering patient assessment information for the one or more assessment items;

presenting an outcome icon in conjunction with at least one assessment item, the outcome icon relating to at least one outcome corresponding with the at least one assessment item and being based on the patient plan of care;

receiving a user selection of the outcome icon; and

presenting information associated with the at least one outcome in context of the documentation area.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the documentation area includes historical patient assessment information for the one or more assessment items.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein presenting an outcome icon in conjunction with at least one assessment item comprises identifying at least one outcome from the patient plan of care corresponding with the at least one assessment item.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the method further comprises receiving patient assessment information for at least one assessment item corresponding with an outcome from the patient plan of care.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein receiving patient assessment information for at least one assessment item comprises receiving the patient assessment information from a clinician performing the at least one assessment item.

6. The method of claim 4, wherein the method further comprises comparing the received patient assessment information against the corresponding outcome to determine whether the outcome has been met.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein the method further comprising presenting an indication regarding whether the outcome has been met.

8. One or more computer-readable media embodying computer-useable instructions for performing a method for facilitating documentation of patient assessment items, the method comprising:

identifying an outcome from a patient plan of care corresponding with a patient assessment item requiring documentation for the patient; and

providing information associated with the outcome in context of documentation of the patient assessment item.

9. The one or more computer-readable media of claim 8, wherein the method further comprises receiving documentation information for the patient assessment item.

10. The one or more computer-readable media of claim 9, wherein receiving documentation information for the patient assessment item comprises receiving the documentation information from a clinician performing the patient assessment item.

11. The one or more computer-readable media of claim 9, wherein the method further comprises comparing the documentation information with the outcome from the patient plan of care to determine whether the outcome has been met.

12. The one or more computer-readable media of claim 11, wherein the method further comprises presenting an indication regarding whether the outcome has been met.

13. The method of claim 8, wherein providing information associated with the outcome in context of documentation of the patient assessment item comprises presenting historical patient assessment information for the patient assessment item.

14. A method in a clinical computing environment for determining whether an outcome from a patient plan of care has been met for a patient, the method comprising:

receiving patient assessment information for a patient assessment item;

comparing the patient assessment information against one or more outcomes from a patient plan of care;

determining whether each outcome has been met; and

presenting an indication whether each outcome has been met.

15. The method of claim 14, wherein receiving patient assessment information comprises receiving patient assessment information from a clinician via a documentation user interface that includes an area allowing a clinician to enter the patient assessment information.

16. The method of claim 15, wherein the documentation user interface presents information associated with at least one of the one or more outcomes in conjunction with the area allowing a clinician to enter the patient assessment information.

17. The method of claim 15, wherein the documentation user interface further includes historical patient assessment information for the patient assessment item.

18. The method of claim 14, wherein presenting an indication whether each outcome has been met comprises at least one of presenting the indication to a clinician performing the patient assessment information and communicating the indication to one or more other clinicians.

19. The method of claim 14, wherein presenting an indication whether each outcome has been met comprises presenting an outcome indication in a patient activity list facilitating management of activities for a clinician, the activities includes patient assessment activities.