System and method for accessing patient history information in a health services environment using a human body graphical user interface

• US 20090037223A1
• Filed: 11/05/2007
• Published: 02/05/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 08/01/2007
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: MDI Technologies, Inc. (ResMed Incorporated)
• Original Assignee: Medical Developments International Ltd., Inc.
• Inventors: Green, Jason Reinis, Snyder, Robert John, Steeghs, Billy W H A
• Application Number:
  US11/979,528
• Publication Number:
  US 20090037223A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/3
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 10/60 for patient-specific data, e.g. for electronic patient records
• 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
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/63 for local operation
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/67 for remote operation

Abstract

Methods and systems for accessing patient history information in a health services environment using a human body graphical user interface are presented. An exemplary computer-implemented method for accessing patient history information includes identifying established medical codes, which are associated with portions of the human body, from patient history information for a patient; mapping the patient history information to corresponding portions of the human body based on the identified established medical codes; and displaying the patient history information for the patient in accordance with the mapping using a human body graphical user interface (GUI). The human body GUI comprises an anatomical representation of the human body that graphically depicts a plurality of portions of the human body associated with the established medical codes.

Claims

1. A computer-implemented method for accessing patient history information, comprising:

identifying established medical codes from patient history information for a patient, wherein the established medical codes are associated with portions of the human body;

mapping the patient history information to corresponding portions of the human body based on the identified established medical codes; and

displaying the patient history information for the patient in accordance with the mapping using a human body graphical user interface (GUI), wherein the human body GUI comprises an anatomical representation of the human body that graphically depicts a plurality of portions of the human body associated with the established medical codes.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the step of displaying the patient history information comprises:

indicating on portions of the human body GUI corresponding medical conditions of the patient in accordance with the mapping.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the step of indicating comprises:

illuminating the portions of the human body GUI.

4. The method of claim 2, further comprising:

indicating on the portions of the human body GUI a severity level of the corresponding medical conditions.

5. The method of claim 4, further comprising:

indicating on the human body GUI a higher severity level when a predetermined combination of the medical conditions or a predetermined duration of at least one of the medical condition is identified in accordance with the mapping.

6. The method of claim 2, wherein the human body GUI further comprises a full-body indicator, and wherein the step of displaying the patient information comprises:

indicating on the full-body indicator of the human body GUI a systemic medical condition of the patient in accordance with the mapping.

7. The method of claim 2, wherein the portions of the human body GUI are selectable and, in response to a user selecting one of the portions of the human body GUI, the step of displaying the patient history information further comprises:

displaying a first zoom-level human body GUI corresponding to the selected portion of the human body GUI, wherein the first zoom-level human body GUI comprises an anatomical representation of the corresponding selectable portion of the human body GUI that graphically depicts a plurality of portions of the corresponding selectable portion of the human body GUI associated with the established medical codes; and

indicating on portions of the first zoom-level human body GUI corresponding medical conditions of the patient in accordance with the mapping.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein the portions of the first zoom-level human body GUI are selectable and, in response to a user selecting one of the portions of the first zoom-level human body GUI, the step of displaying the patient history information further comprises:

displaying a second zoom-level human body GUI corresponding to the selected portion of the first zoom-level human body GUI, wherein the second zoom-level human body GUI comprises an anatomical representation of the corresponding selectable portion of the first zoom-level human body GUI that graphically depicts a plurality of portions of the corresponding selectable portion of the first zoom-level human body GUI associated with the established medical codes; and

indicating on portions of the second zoom-level human body GUI corresponding medical conditions of the patient in accordance with the mapping.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein, after displaying the first zoom-level human body GUI or the second zoom-level human body GUI, the step of displaying the patient history information further comprises:

re-displaying the human body GUI or the first zoom-level human body GUI, respectively.

10. The method of claim 8, wherein the step of displaying the patient history information further comprises:

simultaneously displaying the patient history information corresponding to the human body GUI or the zoom-level human body GUI in a textual format.

11. The method of claim 8, wherein the patient history information comprises appointment information corresponding to at least one appointment for the patient scheduled with one or more service providers based on a request for services.

12. The method of claim 11, wherein the patient history information further comprises at least one of a consultation sheet and medical record corresponding to the scheduled appointment.

13. The method of claim 11, wherein the patient history information further comprises at least one document corresponding to the scheduled appointment pertaining to at least one of drug history, immunization status, and laboratory test result information for the patient.

14. The method of claim 11, wherein the patient history information further comprises service information corresponding to one or more claims received from the service providers for payment of charges associated with the services rendered by the service providers to the patient for the scheduled appointment.

15. The method of claim 14, wherein the patient history information comprises episode of care information for an episode of care pertaining to treatment of a specified medical condition, and wherein the episode of care comprises a plurality of the scheduled appointments that correspond to the treatment of the specified medical condition.

16. The method of claim 15, wherein the step of displaying the patient history information comprises:

displaying a plurality of instances of the human body GUI or the zoom-level human body GUI for the patient, wherein each instance of the GUI corresponds to a predetermined period of time during the episode of care.

17. The method of claim 16, further comprising:

simultaneously displaying a plurality of instances of the human body GUI or the zoom-level human body GUI for a hypothetical patient to compare actual medical conditions of the patient with expected medical conditions of the hypothetical patient during the episode of care.

18. The method of claim 14, wherein the patient history information comprises patient history information for a plurality of patients.

19. The method of claim 18, further comprising:

selecting a demographic of the plurality of patients, wherein the step of displaying the patient information comprises indicating on the portions of the human body GUI or the zoom-level human body GUI a cumulative representation of the patient history information for the patients within the selected demographic.

20. The method of claim 19, wherein the step of displaying the patient history information comprises:

simultaneously displaying at least one instance of the human body GUI or the zoom-level human body GUI for a first patient within the selected demographic and at least one instance of the human body GUI or the zoom-level human body GUI for a second patient within the selected demographic.

21. The method of claim 18, wherein the step of displaying the patient information comprises:

indicating on the portions of the human body GUI or the zoom-level GUI a cumulative representation of the patient history information for an organization comprising a population of the plurality of patients.

22. The method of claim 21, wherein the step of indicating comprises:

indicating on the portions of the human body GUI or the zoom-level GUI a cumulative number of claims from the service providers pertaining to the respective portions of the human body GUI or the zoom-level GUI for the patients within the patient population.

23. The method of claim 21, further comprising:

indicating on the portions of the human body GUI or the zoom-level GUI a cumulative number of instances of a particular medical condition pertaining to the respective portions of the human body GUI or the zoom-level GUI for the patients within the patient population.

24. The method of claim 21, further comprising:

indicating on the portions of the human body GUI or the zoom-level GUI a cumulative number of instances of a particular incident leading to an episode of care pertaining to the respective portions of the human body GUI or the zoom-level GUI for the patients within the patient population.

25. The method of claim 21, further comprising:

indicating on the portions of the human body GUI or the zoom-level GUI a cumulative number of instances of usage of a particular facility of the organization pertaining to the respective portions of the human body GUI or the zoom-level GUI for the patients within the patient population.

26. The method of claim 21, wherein the step of displaying the patient information comprises:

indicating on the portions of the human body GUI or the zoom-level GUI a cumulative representation of the patient history information for a conglomerate comprising a plurality of the organizations having associated patient populations.

27. The method of claim 18, further comprising:

associating the patient history information for a first patient of the plurality of patients with the patient history information for a second patient of the plurality of patients.

28. A computer-implemented system configured to implement the method of claim 27, the system comprising:

a database configured to store the patient history information; and

a processor configured to process the patient history information stored in the database.

29. The system of claim 28, wherein the system is configured to enable secure access by the service providers to the processed patient history information for the first and second patients.

30. The system of claim 28, further comprising:

a reports generator configured to generate reports based on the processed patient history information.

31. A recording medium on which the method of claim 1 is recorded as a program code that can be executed by a processing device.

32. A computer-implemented system for accessing patient history information, comprising:

means for identifying established medical codes from patient history information for a patient, wherein the established medical codes are associated with portions of the human body;

means for mapping the patient history information to corresponding portions of the human body based on the identified established medical codes; and

means for displaying the patient history information for the patient in accordance with the mapping using a human body graphical user interface (GUI), wherein the human body GUI comprises an anatomical representation of the human body that graphically depicts a plurality of portions of the human body associated with the established medical codes.

33. The system of claim 32, wherein the displaying means is configured to indicate on portions of the human body GUI corresponding medical conditions of the patient in accordance with the mapping.

34. The system of claim 32, wherein the displaying means is configured to illuminate the portions of the human body GUI.

35. The system of claim 32, wherein the displaying means is configured to indicate on the portions of the human body GUI a severity level of the corresponding medical conditions.

36. The system of claim 35, wherein the displaying means is configured to indicate on the human body GUI a higher severity level when a predetermined combination of the medical conditions or a predetermined duration of at least one of the medical conditions is identified in accordance with the mapping.

37. The system of claim 32, wherein the human body GUI further comprises a full-body indicator, and wherein the displaying means is configured to indicate on the full-body indicator of the human body GUI a systemic medical condition of the patient in accordance with the mapping.

38. The system of claim 32, wherein the portions of the human body GUI are selectable and, in response to a user selecting one of the portions of the human body GUI, the displaying means is configured to:

display a first zoom-level human body GUI corresponding to the selected portion of the human body GUI, wherein the first zoom-level human body GUI comprises an anatomical representation of the corresponding selectable portion of the human body GUI that graphically depicts a plurality of portions of the corresponding selectable portion of the human body GUI associated with the established medical codes; and

indicate on portions of the first zoom-level human body GUI corresponding medical conditions of the patient in accordance with the mapping.

39. The system of claim 38, wherein the portions of the first zoom-level human body GUI are selectable and, in response to a user selecting one of the portions of the first zoom-level human body GUI, the displaying means is configured to:

display a second zoom-level human body GUI corresponding to the selected portion of the first zoom-level human body GUI, wherein the second zoom-level human body GUI comprises an anatomical representation of the corresponding selectable portion of the first zoom-level human body GUI that graphically depicts a plurality of portions of the corresponding selectable portion of the first zoom-level human body GUI associated with the established medical codes; and

indicate on portions of the second zoom-level human body GUI corresponding medical conditions of the patient in accordance with the mapping.

40. The system of claim 39, wherein, after displaying the first zoom-level human body GUI or the second zoom-level human body GUI, the displaying means is configured to re-display the human body GUI or the first zoom-level human body GUI, respectively.

41. The system of claim 39, wherein the displaying means is configured to simultaneously display the patient history information corresponding to the human body GUI or the zoom-level human body GUI in a textual format.

42. The system of claim 39, wherein the patient history information comprises appointment information corresponding to at least one appointment for the patient scheduled with one or more service providers based on a request for services.

43. The system of claim 42, wherein the patient history information further comprises at least one of a consultation sheet and medical record corresponding to the scheduled appointment.

44. The system of claim 42, wherein the patient history information further comprises at least one document corresponding to the scheduled appointment pertaining to at least one of drug history, immunization status, and laboratory test result information for the patient.

45. The system of claim 42, wherein the patient history information further comprises service information corresponding to one or more claims received from the service providers for payment of charges associated with the services rendered by the service providers to the patient for the scheduled appointment.

46. The system of claim 45, wherein the patient history information comprises episode of care information for an episode of care pertaining to treatment of a specified medical condition, and wherein the episode of care comprises a plurality of the scheduled appointments that correspond to the treatment of the specified medical condition.

47. The system of claim 46, wherein the displaying means is configured to display a plurality of instances of the human body GUI or the zoom-level human body GUI for the patient, wherein each instance of the GUI corresponds to a predetermined period of time during the episode of care.

48. The system of claim 47, wherein the displaying means is configured to simultaneously display a plurality of instances of the human body GUI or the zoom-level human body GUI for a hypothetical patient to compare actual medical conditions of the patient with expected medical conditions of the hypothetical patient during the episode of care.

49. The system of claim 45, wherein the patient history information comprises patient history information for a plurality of patients.

50. The system of claim 49, wherein the displaying means is configured to indicate on the portions of the human body GUI or the zoom-level human body GUI a cumulative representation of the patient history information for the patients within a selected demographic.

51. The system of claim 50, wherein the displaying means is configured to simultaneously display at least one instance of the human body GUI or the zoom-level human body GUI for a first patient within the selected demographic and at least one instance of the human body GUI or the zoom-level human body GUI for a second patient within the selected demographic.

52. The system of claim 49, wherein the displaying means is configured to indicate on the portions of the human body GUI or the zoom-level GUI a cumulative representation of the patient history information for an organization comprising a population of the plurality of patients.

53. The system of claim 51, wherein the displaying means is configured to indicate on the portions of the human body GUI or the zoom-level GUI a cumulative number of claims from the service providers pertaining to the respective portions of the human body GUI or the zoom-level GUI for the patients within the patient population.

54. The system of claim 52, wherein the displaying means is configured to indicate on the portions of the human body GUI or the zoom-level GUI a cumulative number of instances of a particular medical condition pertaining to the respective portions of the human body GUI or the zoom-level GUI for the patients within the patient population.

55. The system of claim 52, wherein the displaying means is configured to indicate on the portions of the human body GUI or the zoom-level GUI a cumulative number of instances of a particular incident leading to an episode of care pertaining to the respective portions of the human body GUI or the zoom-level GUI for the patients within the patient population.

56. The system of claim 52, wherein the displaying means is configured to indicate on the portions of the human body GUI or the zoom-level GUI a cumulative number of instances of usage of a particular facility of the organization pertaining to the respective portions of the human body GUI or the zoom-level GUI for the patients within the patient population.

57. The system of claim 52, wherein the displaying means is configured to indicate on the portions of the human body GUI or the zoom-level GUI a cumulative representation of the patient history information for a conglomerate comprising a plurality of the organizations having associated patient populations.