THERAPY DISCHARGE RECONCILIATION

• US 20100042432A1
• Filed: 08/12/2008
• Published: 02/18/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 08/12/2008
• Status: Active Application

• Current Assignee: Cerner Innovation, Inc. (Oracle Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Cerner Innovation, Inc. (Oracle Corporation)
• Inventors: BARLOW, ELIZABETH, SCHNEIDER, CHARLES, PELEGRIN, KHALOD KELANTAN
• Application Number:
  US12/190,378
• Publication Number:
  US 20100042432A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/3
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 20/10 relating to drugs or medications, e.g. for ensuring correct administration to patients
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 20/30 relating to physical therapies or activities, e.g. physiotherapy, acupressure or exercising

Abstract

Systems, methods, and computer-readable media for displaying therapy groupings and individual therapies for a patient on a display. At least one therapy grouping area comprising one or more therapy groupings is provided for a patient being discharged from a current care venue. The therapy grouping comprises a therapy prescribed for or taken by the patient prior to visiting the current care venue associated with a therapy the patient was prescribed while visiting the current care venue. At least one previous therapy area is provided that includes an individual therapy prescribed for the patient prior to visiting a current care venue that has not been associated with a therapy the patient was prescribed while visiting the current care venue and at least one current therapy area comprising an individual therapy prescribed for the patient while visiting the current care venue that has not been associated with a therapy prescribed for or taken by the patient prior to visiting the current care venue. At least one interactive user input area is provided allowing a user to enter a discharge input for at least one therapy grouping.

Claims

1. A computer-implemented method for generating discharge instructions for a therapy grouping, the method comprising:

displaying a therapy grouping for a patient being discharged from a current care venue, the therapy grouping comprising a therapy prescribed for or taken by the patient prior to visiting a current care venue and an associated therapy the patient is taking or has been prescribed by the current care venue for the current care venue visit;

receiving a discharge input from a user for the therapy grouping;

generating discharge instructions for the therapy grouping for the patient based on the discharge input received; and

storing the discharge instructions for the therapy grouping for the patient.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the discharge input comprises one of:

discontinuing the prior therapy and the current therapy;

continuing the prior therapy; and

converting the current therapy to a prescription for use outside of the current care venue.

3. The method of claim 3, wherein the discharge instructions comprise one of:

an instruction to discontinue the prior therapy and the current therapy;

an instruction to continue the prior therapy; and

a prescription for the current therapy for use outside the current care venue.

4. The method of claim 3, further comprising:

providing the patient with the discharge instructions for the therapy grouping.

5. The method of claim 4, further comprising:

accessing the prior therapy, the current therapy and the association of the prior and current therapies from the patient'"'"'s electronic medical record.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein the one or more therapies a patient was taking or prescribed prior to visiting the current care venue comprise home medications.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein the one or more therapies the patient is taking or has been prescribed at the current care venue comprise medication orders at the current care venue.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein the one or more home medications and the one or more medication orders are for different medications utilized for the same treatment purpose.

9. The method of claim 8, further comprising:

displaying the discharge instructions for the therapy grouping.

10. The method of claim 9, further comprising:

displaying one or more therapies prescribed for or taken by the patient prior to visiting the current care venue that have not been associated with any therapy the patient is taking or has been prescribed by the current care venue for the current care visit.

11. The method of claim 10, further comprising:

displaying one or more therapies the patient is taking or has been prescribed by the current care venue for the current care visit that have not been associated with any therapies prescribed for or taken by the patient prior to visiting the current care venue.

12. The method of claim 11, further comprising:

receiving a discharge input from a user for

(a) the one or more therapies prescribed for or taken by the patient prior to visiting the current care venue that have not been associated with any therapy the patient is taking or has been prescribed by the current care venue for the current care visit, and

(b) the one or more therapies the patient is taking or has been prescribed by the current care venue for the current care visit that have not been associated with any therapies prescribed for or taken by the patient prior to visiting the current care venue.

13. A user interface embodied on one or more computer-storage media, the user interface for displaying therapy groupings and individual therapies for a patient on a display, the user interface comprising:

at least one therapy grouping area comprising one or more therapy groupings for a patient being discharged from a current care venue, the therapy grouping comprising a therapy prescribed for or taken by the patient prior to visiting the current care venue associated with a therapy the patient was prescribed while visiting the current care venue,

at least one previous therapy area comprising an individual therapy prescribed for the patient prior to visiting a current care venue that has not been associated with a therapy the patient was prescribed while visiting the current care venue,

at least one current therapy area comprising an individual therapy prescribed for the patient while visiting the current care venue that has not been associated with a therapy prescribed for or taken by the patient prior to visiting the current care venue; and

at least one interactive user input area allowing a user to enter a discharge input for at least one therapy grouping.

14. The user interface of claim 13, wherein the discharge input comprises at least one of:

discontinuing the prior therapy and the current therapy;

continuing the prior therapy; and

converting the current therapy to a prescription for use outside of the current care venue.

15. The user interface of claim 13, wherein the at least one interactive user input area allows the user to enter a discharge input for the at least one prior individual therapy.

16. The user interface of claim 15, wherein the discharge input comprises at least one of:

discontinuing the prior individual therapy; and

continuing the prior individual therapy;

17. The user interface of claim 15, wherein the at least one interactive user input area allows a user to enter a discharge input for the at least one current individual therapy.

18. The user interface of claim 17, wherein the discharge input comprises at least one of:

discontinuing the current individual therapy; and

converting the current individual therapy to a prescription for use outside of the current care venue.

19. The user interface of claim 13, wherein the one or more therapies a patient was taking or prescribed prior to visiting the current care venue comprise home medications, and the one or more therapies the patient is taking or has been prescribed at the current care venue comprise medication orders at the current care venue.

20. One or more computer-storage media having computer executable instructions embodied thereon that, when executed, perform a method for generating discharge instructions for a therapy grouping, the method comprising:

displaying a therapy grouping for a patient being discharged from a current care venue, the therapy grouping comprising a home medication prescribed for or taken by the patient prior to visiting a current care venue and a medication order from the current care venue for the current care venue visit;

receiving a discharge input from a user for the therapy grouping;

generating discharge instructions for the therapy grouping for the patient; and

storing the discharge instructions for the therapy grouping for the patient.