SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DELIVERING CLINICAL NOTIFICATIONS

• US 20080255874A1
• Filed: 04/16/2007
• Published: 10/16/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 04/16/2007
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Cerner Innovation, Inc. (Oracle Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Cerner Innovation, Inc. (Oracle Corporation)
• Inventors: O'LARTE, DAVID J., MCCALLIE, DAVID P., FINN, CHRISTOPHER S., CROOKS, STEVEN S.
• Application Number:
  US11/735,547
• Publication Number:
  US 20080255874A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/2
• CPC Class Codes: A61J 2200/30 Compliance analysis for taking medication
• CPC Class Codes: A61J 7/0418 with electronic history memory
• CPC Class Codes: A61J 7/0481 working on a schedule basis
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/109 Time management, e.g. calendars, reminders, meetings or time accounting
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 10/60 for patient-specific data, e.g. for electronic patient records
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 20/10 relating to drugs or medications, e.g. for ensuring correct administration to patients
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 20/13 delivered from dispensers
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/67 for remote operation
• CPC Class Codes: G16Z 99/00 Subject matter not provided for in other main groups of this subclass

Abstract

A system and associated methods are disclosed for managing clinical notification delivery and related compliance monitoring. In certain embodiments, the clinical notifications are automatically driven by healthcare information associated with a specific patient, and are delivered to an electronic device of the patient at a remote location. Thereafter, compliance monitoring may be initiated to log the patient'"'"'s intent to act in accordance with the notification. For instance, in certain embodiments, the notification relates to a reminder regarding scheduled medication administration for the particular patient, where a reply to the notification indicates whether the patient is following the scheduled medication administration.

Claims

1. A computerized method for providing to a remotely located individual information relating to medications associated with the individual, comprising:

acquiring medication information from a source of healthcare information associated with the remotely located individual;

generating a signal based on the medication information; and

transmitting the signal to an electronic device associated with the remotely located individual.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the source of healthcare-type information is at least one of:

one or more medical claims; and

a health record of the remotely located individual.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the health record is part of a community health record.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein generating a signal is performed automatically based on timing parameters present in the medication information.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the signal generated includes a reminder of at least one of the following types:

scheduled medication administration for the remotely located individual; and

a prescription renewal for the remotely located individual.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the signal generated includes at least one of:

a notification related to a scheduled administration time for a specific medication;

instructions for administering a specific medication;

contact information for an entity providing information surrounding the administration of a specific medication; and

a command signal instructing the electronic device associated with the remotely located individual to establish a communication link with an entity providing information surrounding the administration of a specific medication.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the electronic device associated with the remotely located individual is a medication housing device, and wherein the signal generated includes a command signal instructing the medication housing device to provide an indication of the receiving of the command signal.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein the indication provided by the medication housing device directs the individual to remove preselected medications from the device.

9. A computer-readable medium having computer-executable instructions for performing the method of claim 1.

10. A method for managing electronic communications surrounding healthcare reminders, comprising:

acquiring clinical information from a source of healthcare-type information associated with a remotely located individual;

generating a reminder signal based on the clinical information; and

transmitting the reminder signal to an electronic device associated with the remotely located individual.

11. The method of claim 10, wherein the source of healthcare-type information is at least one of:

one or more medical claims; and

a health record of the remotely located individual.

12. The method of claim 11, wherein the health record is part of a community health record.

13. The method of claim 10, further comprising:

receiving a reply from the electronic device associated with the remotely located individual in response to the transmitted reminder signal;

wherein the reply includes at least one of;

an indication as to whether the remotely located individual received a notification regarding scheduled medication administration,

an indication that the remotely located individual plans to or has complied with a scheduled medication administration event,

a request for information regarding a specific medication, and

a request for assistance regarding medication administration.

14. The method of claim 13, further comprising:

storing information in a health record of the remotely located individual relating to any indication from the individual that compliance with a scheduled medication administration event has occurred.

15. The method of claim 10, wherein the reminder signal generated includes a reminder of at least one of the following types:

scheduled medication administration for the remotely located individual;

a scheduled appointment for the remotely located individual; and

a prescription renewal for the remotely located individual.

16. A computer-readable medium having computer-executable instructions for performing the method of claim 10.

17. A computerized method for facilitating compliance with scheduled medication administration for a remotely located individual, comprising:

generating a reminder signal based on an administration schedule for a specific medication, wherein the administration schedule is acquired from a source of healthcare-type information associated with the remotely located individual;

transmitting the reminder signal to an electronic device associated with the remotely located individual; and

receiving a reply from the electronic device indicative of activity surrounding the scheduled administration of the specific medication.

18. The method of claim 17, wherein the electronic device is a portable communication device, and wherein the reminder signal includes a command signal instructing the portable communication device to:

generate a second command signal instructing a medication housing device to provide a particular indication of the receiving of the second command signal for directing the remotely located individual to remove preselected medications from the medication housing device; and

transmit the second command signal to the medication housing device.

19. The method of claim 18, wherein the reply received from the electronic device indicates that the electronic device received from the medication housing device a signal indicating that contents of the medication housing device were accessed.

20. The method of claim 17, wherein the reply signal includes an indication of at least one of:

whether the remotely located individual received a notification regarding scheduled administration of the specific medication;

whether the remotely located individual plans to or has complied with a scheduled medication administration event;

a request for information regarding the specific medication; and

a request for assistance regarding administration of the specific medication.

21. The method of claim 17, wherein the source of healthcare-type information is at least one of:

one or more medical claims; and

a health record of the remotely located individual.

22. The method of claim 21, wherein the health record is part of a community health record.

23. A computer-readable medium having computer-executable instructions for performing the method of claim 17.