DECISION SUPPORT RESPONSE SYSTEMS AND METHODS

• US 20080263050A1
• Filed: 04/20/2007
• Published: 10/23/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 04/20/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: General Electric Company
• Original Assignee: General Electric Company
• Inventors: Secrist, Randy Kent, Randazzo, Michael Thomas
• Granted Patent: US 8,510,272 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 707/10
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9535 Search customisation based on user profiles and personalisation
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 10/60 for patient-specific data, e.g. for electronic patient records
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 50/20 for computer-aided diagnosis, e.g. based on medical expert systems
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 50/70 for mining of medical data, e.g. analysing previous cases of other patients
• CPC Class Codes: G16Z 99/00 Subject matter not provided for in other main groups of this subclass

Abstract

A computer-implemented method for managing data for a clinical decision support system includes providing a computer management system including a server and a database, and downloading the decision support system onto the computer management system. The decision support system includes a plurality of rules and receives data. The method also includes accessing the decision support system and issuing an alert associated with a predetermined data pattern to at least one client system according to the rules, receiving a request for additional information from the at least one client system in response to the issued alert, determining additional data that has been requested, and retrieving the additional information associated with the issued alert.

Claims

1. A computer-implemented method for managing data for a clinical decision support system, said method comprising:

providing a computer management system comprising a server and a database;

downloading the decision support system onto the computer management system, the decision support system includes a plurality of rules and receives data;

accessing the decision support system and issuing an alert associated with a predetermined data pattern to at least one client system according to the rules;

receiving a request for additional information from the at least one client system in response to the issued alert;

determining additional data that has been requested; and

retrieving the additional information associated with the issued alert.

2. A method in accordance with claim 1 further comprising transmitting the retrieved additional information to a requester.

3. A method in accordance with claim 1 further comprising providing a first subsystem configured to obtain the data.

4. A method in accordance with claim 3 wherein accessing the decision support system further comprises implementing the decision support system to monitor the data within the database and detect predetermined data patterns.

5. A method in accordance with claim 3 further comprising associating the data with a particular patient.

6. A method in accordance with claim 5 further comprising associating the received data with a unique patient identifier.

7. A method in accordance with claim 6 further comprising associating the unique patient identifier with a unique patient medical record number.

8. A method in accordance with claim 6 further comprising coding the issued alert is to contain a unique alert identifier that identifies the issued alert and associates the issued alert with the unique patient identifier.

9. A method in accordance with claim 8 further comprising parsing text contained in the request for additional information received from the at least one client system in response to the issued alert.

10. A decision support system for managing data, the decision support system configured to:

issue an alert associated with a predetermined data pattern to at least one client system;

receive a request for additional information from said at least one client system in response to the issued alert;

determine additional data that has been requested; and

retrieve the interpreted additional information associated with the issued alert.

11. A decision support system in accordance with claim 10 wherein said system is further configured to transmit the retrieved additional information to the requester.

12. A decision support system in accordance with claim 10 further comprising a first subsystem configured to obtain the data.

13. A decision support system in accordance with claim 12 wherein said system is further configured to monitor the data within a database and detect predetermined data patterns.

14. A decision support system in accordance with claim 12 wherein said system is further configured to associate the data with a particular patient.

15. A decision support system in accordance with claim 14 wherein the data is associated with a unique patient identifier.

16. A decision support system in accordance with claim 15 wherein the unique patient identifier is a unique patient medical record number.

17. A decision support system in accordance with claim 15 wherein the issued alert is coded to contain a unique alert identifier that identifies the issued alert and associates the issued alert with the unique patient identifier.

18. A decision support system in accordance with claim 17 wherein said system is further configured to parse text contained in the request for additional information received from said at least one client system in response to the issued alert.

19. A content management system for managing data comprising:

a database for storing the data related to patients;

a server operatively coupled to said database;

at least one client system operatively coupled to said server; and

a decision support system operatively coupled to said server, said decision support system configured to issue an alert associated with a predetermined data pattern to said at least one client system, receive a request for additional information received from said at least one client system in response to the issued alert, determine additional data that has been requested, and retrieve the interpreted additional information associated with the issued alert.

20. A content management system in accordance with claim 19 wherein said content management system is further configured to transmit the retrieved additional information to the requester.