PROACTIVE CORRECTION ALERTS

• US 20090265713A1
• Filed: 07/02/2009
• Published: 10/22/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 12/29/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Cerner Innovation, Inc. (Oracle Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Cerner Innovation, Inc. (Oracle Corporation)
• Inventors: Hoffman, Mark A., Power, Kevin M., Nedblake, Ginger H.
• Granted Patent: US 8,364,502 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 718/105
• 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 storage media having computer-executable instructions embodied thereon for generating a notification of at least one of a workflow order and a result that is affected by a change in a value associated with a workflow data element, the method comprising:

receiving input of a changed value associated with a workflow data element for which a prior value was stored in association therewith;

storing the changed value in association with the workflow data element;

determining if one or more of a second workflow data element and a result is affected by the changed value; and

upon determining that one or more of a second workflow data element and a result is affected by the changed value, generating a notification indicating the one or more of the second workflow data element and the result is affected by the changed value.

2. The one or more computer storage media of claim 1, wherein storing the changed value in association with the workflow data element comprises:

storing the prior value in association with a first version indicator; and

storing the changed value in association with a second version indicator.

3. The one or more computer storage media of claim 2, wherein the first version indicator includes a time frame associated therewith, and wherein the second version indicator includes a beginning time indicator associated therewith.

4. The one or more computer storage media of claim 1, wherein determining if one or more of a second workflow data element and a result is affected by the changed value comprises determining if the workflow data element for which the changed value is received is included in an order that is a member of a batch.

5. The one or more computer storage media of claim 1, wherein determining if one or more of a second workflow data element and a result is affected by the changed value comprises determining if the prior value associated with the workflow data element was utilized in association with another workflow data element value or in determination of a result.

6. A computerized system in a diagnostic laboratory environment for generating a notification of at least one of a workflow order and a result that is affected by a change in a value associated with a workflow data element, the system having a processor and a memory, the system comprising:

a changed value receiving component for receiving input of a changed value associated with a workflow data element for which a prior value was stored in association therewith;

a data store for storing the prior value and the changed value in association with the workflow data element;

a versioning component for assigning a version indicator including at least one time associated therewith to each of the prior value and the changed value, wherein the assigned version indicators are stored in association therewith in the data store;

a determining component for determining if one or more of a second workflow data element and a result is affected by the changed value; and

a notification generating component for generating a notification upon determining that one or more of a second workflow data element and a result is affected by the changed value.