Computerized Treatment Order and Associated Alert Processing System

• US 20080262870A1
• Filed: 04/17/2008
• Published: 10/23/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 04/18/2007
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Siemens Medical Solutions USA Incorporated (Siemens AG)
• Original Assignee: Siemens Medical Solutions USA Incorporated (Siemens AG)
• Inventors: Jones, Hilari K., Mayne, John K., Page, Michele A.
• Application Number:
  US12/104,875
• Publication Number:
  US 20080262870A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/2
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 20/10 relating to drugs or medications, e.g. for ensuring correct administration to patients
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/63 for local operation

Abstract

A system enables users to identify alert checking performed, identify treatment orders and allergies associated with alerts, link medications and allergies with alert descriptions, and preview pending results of various alert resolution actions. A computerized treatment order and associated alert processing system employs a repository including information identifying candidate treatments for order and associated corresponding related order parameters. A user interface processor uses information from the repository for providing data representing an alert preview single display image in response to user selection of candidate treatments for order. The single display image identifies multiple candidate treatment orders including multiple related order parameters as well as multiple alert messages indicating potential adverse health consequences to a particular patient from administering the multiple candidate treatments to the particular patient. The single display image also associates individual alert messages with candidate treatment orders enabling a user to identify individual alert messages associated with an individual treatment order of the multiple candidate treatment orders.

Claims

1. A computerized treatment order and associated alert processing system, comprising:

a repository including information identifying candidate treatments for order and associated corresponding related order parameters; and

a user interface processor, electrically coupled to said repository, for using information from said repository for providing data representing an alert preview single display image in response to user selection of candidate treatments for order, said single display image,

identifying a plurality of candidate treatment orders including a plurality of related order parameters,

identifying a plurality of alert messages indicating potential adverse health consequences to a particular patient from administering said plurality of candidate treatments to said particular patient and

associating individual alert messages with candidate treatment orders enabling a user to identify individual alert messages associated with an individual treatment order of said plurality of candidate treatment orders.

2. A system according to claim 1, wherein

said single display image associates first and second different alert messages of said plurality of individual alert messages with an individual single treatment order of said plurality of candidate treatment orders enabling a user to identify said first and second different alert messages as being associated with said individual single treatment order.

3. A system according to claim 2, wherein

said single display image enables a user to at least one of, (a) override an alert message and (b) remove an individual treatment order from said plurality of candidate treatment orders.

4. A system according to claim 3, wherein

in response to user override of an alert message or removal of an individual treatment order from said plurality of candidate treatment orders said user interface processor provides a preview alert display image indicating change in alert messages resulting from said override or removal.

5. A system according to claim 4, wherein

said preview alert display image indicates said change in alert messages by indicating deletion of no longer applicable alert messages.

6. A system according to claim 5, wherein

said preview alert display image indicates deletion of no longer applicable alert messages by at least one of, (a) strikethrough marking, (b) cross-out marking and (c) highlighting.

7. A system according to claim 1, wherein

said user interface processor associates individual alert messages with candidate treatment orders using dynamic alert message identifiers individually identifying corresponding different individual alert messages and by associating a particular alert message identifier with corresponding individual treatment orders at least partially responsible for occurrence of said particular alert message.

8. A system according to claim 7, wherein

said dynamic alert message identifiers are dynamically revalued in response to a user at least one of, (a) overriding an alert message and (b) removing an individual treatment order from said plurality of candidate treatment orders.

9. A system according to claim 1, wherein

an alert message indicates a condition of clinical significance comprising at least one of, (a) medication interaction, (b) a therapeutic duplicate medication, (c) inappropriate dosage, (d) a patient specific medication allergy and (e) an inability to perform a medication patient compatibility screening.

10. A system according to claim 9, wherein

said alert message provides a detailed description of said condition of clinical significance.

11. A system according to claim 1, wherein

said related order parameters identify at least one of, (a) quantity, (b) a route of administration of a medical treatment, (c) a frequency of administering a treatment and (d) a form of medical treatment.

12. A system according to claim 6, wherein

said form of medical treatment comprises at least one of, (a) a package type, (b) a strength of a medical treatment and (c) a concentration of a medical treatment.

13. A system according to claim 1, wherein

said single display image includes image elements indicating a severity level associated with said alert messages indicating potential adverse health consequences to said particular patient.

14. A system according to claim 1, wherein

said single display image includes a particular alert message and indicates said particular alert message is associated with a particular candidate treatment order and said particular alert message indicates an inability to determine a medication is suitable for said particular patient in response to an absence of information.

15. A system according to claim 14, wherein

said particular alert message indicates said absence of information and concerns at least one of, (a) patient specific information and (b) medication related information.

16. A system according to claim 14, wherein

said particular alert message is displayed in response to a cursor hover action.

17. A system according to claim 1, wherein

said user interface processor provides data representing an image window including a particular alert message and indicates said particular alert message is associated with a particular candidate treatment order and said particular alert message indicates an inability to determine a medication is suitable for said particular patient in response to an absence of information.

18. A system according to claim 1, wherein

said single display image includes a user selectable image element for initiating display of an image window indicating treatment evaluation settings used in identifying said potential adverse health consequences to said particular patient from administering said plurality of candidate treatments to said particular patient.

19. A computerized treatment order and associated alert processing system, comprising:

a repository including information identifying candidate treatments for order and associated corresponding related order parameters; and

a user interface processor, electrically coupled to said repository, for using information from said repository for providing data representing an alert preview single display image in response to user selection of candidate treatments for order, said single display image,

identifying a plurality of candidate treatment orders including a plurality of related order parameters,

identifying a plurality of alert messages indicating potential adverse health consequences to a particular patient from administering said plurality of candidate treatments to said particular patient and

associating individual alert messages with candidate treatment orders enabling a user to identify individual alert messages associated with an individual treatment order of said plurality of candidate treatment orders and in response to user override of an alert message or removal of an individual treatment order from said plurality of candidate treatment orders said user interface processor automatically provides a preview alert display image indicating change in alert messages resulting from said override or removal.