DOCUMENTATION OF PROTOCOL ORDERS

• US 20080168097A1
• Filed: 12/31/2007
• Published: 07/10/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 12/29/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Cerner Innovation, Inc. (Oracle Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Cerner Innovation, Inc. (Oracle Corporation)
• Inventors: Power, Kevin M., Hoffman, Mark A., Nedblake, Ginger H.
• Granted Patent: US 8,224,671 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 707/104.1
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/06312 Adjustment or analysis of established resource schedule, e.g. resource or task levelling, or dynamic rescheduling
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/0633 Workflow analysis
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/06375 Prediction of business process outcome or impact based on a proposed change
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/10 Office automation; Time management
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 10/40 for data related to laboratory analysis, e.g. patient specimen analysis
• CPC Class Codes: G16Z 99/00 Subject matter not provided for in other main groups of this subclass

Abstract

Computerized methods and systems for creating and documenting protocol orders in a molecular diagnostic laboratory environment are provided. Utilizing the methods and systems described herein, protocol statements may require values to be entered in association therewith prior to permitting access to subsequent protocol orders. Accordingly, more accurate test runs and, consequently, more accurate test results, may be achieved. Additionally, as values associated with protocol statements are electronically captured, in accordance with embodiments hereof, such values may be searched to evaluate trends or identify protocol orders and/or results that may be affected by a later discovered error or the like.

Claims

1. One or more computer readable media having computer-executable instructions embodied thereon for performing a method for documenting protocol orders, the method comprising:

receiving an indication that at least one patient specimen has been collected;

receiving an indication of at least one result that is to be generated from the at least one patient specimen;

determining one or more protocol statements for which a value is required for the at least one result to be derived from the at least one patient specimen; and

determining whether the value for the one or more required protocol statements has been received,

wherein if it is determined that the value for the one or more required protocol statements has been received, the method further comprises reporting the at least one result.