SYSTEMS, METHODS, APPARATUSES, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCTS FOR GENERATING PATIENT TIMELINES

• US 20100198619A1
• Filed: 02/04/2009
• Published: 08/05/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 02/04/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Harris Dawn Holdings Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Mckesson Financial Holdings Limited (McKesson Corp.)
• Inventors: Williams, David, Ralston, Becky, Roberts, Melissa, Koepping, Dianne, Cummings, Melissa, Pusedu, Josef, Whelchel, Catherine
• Granted Patent: US 8,401,870 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/3
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/06 Resources, workflows, human or project management; Enterprise or organisation planning; Enterprise or organisation modelling
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 10/60 for patient-specific data, e.g. for electronic patient records
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/20 for the management or administration of healthcare resources or facilities, e.g. managing hospital staff or surgery rooms

Abstract

An apparatus and system are provided for generating one or more patient timelines corresponding to a patient(s). The apparatus includes a processor configured to receive medical information, associated with a patient(s), from one or more different computer systems and store the received medical information in a memory. The processor is configured to examine the received medical information stored in the memory and identify whether data in the medical information indicates the medical information corresponds to a patient(s). The data may include a unique identifier(s) (ID(s)) associated with a patient(s). The processor is also configured to determine if content in the received medical information is designated for inclusion in at least one graphical representation. The content may include one or more unique codes. The processor is also configured to generate a graphical representation(s) corresponding to a chronological sequence of medical events associated with a patient(s) during a period of time.

Claims

1. A method, comprising:

receiving medical information, associated with one or more patients, from one or more different computer systems;

storing the received medical information;

examining, via a processor, the received medical information and identifying whether data in the received medical information indicates that the medical information corresponds to one or more patients, the data comprises one or more unique identifiers (IDs) associated with the one or more patients;

determining if content in the received medical information is designated for inclusion in at least one graphical representation, the content comprises one or more unique codes; and

generating one or more graphical representations corresponding to a chronological sequence of medical events or procedures associated with one or more patients during a period of time.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising displaying the one or more graphical representations.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the period of time comprises a time between an event that occurs before an admission date in which at least one of the one or more patients is admitted to a health care facility and a predicted discharge date in which the at least one patient is to be released from the health care facility in the future.

4. The method of claim 3, further comprising determining the predicted discharge date on the basis of historical data associated with a medical condition or on the basis of an assigned medical protocol.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein receiving comprises polling one or more of the different computer systems at predetermined time intervals to receive the medical information.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the one or more graphical representations comprises one or more timelines comprising a time axis corresponding to one or more dates and times that are associated with one or more visible indicia indicating the occurrence of one or more medical events or procedures associated with the patients, at least one of the visible indicia providing details regarding an actual medical event associated with at least one of the patients.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein the one or more visible indicia comprises one or more graphical icons and wherein at least one of the icons comprises data associated with a plurality of medical events or procedures that occurred within a particular time period.

8. The method of claim 6, further comprising generating at least one of the visible indicia to indicate a level of medical care to be provided to the at least one patient by a health care professional.

9. The method of claim 6, further comprising generating at least one of the visible indicia to indicate a current medical condition associated with the at least one patient.

10. The method of claim 9, wherein the medical condition is associated with information indicating at least one of a medical diagnosis, or one or more medical test results associated with the at least one patient.

11. An apparatus comprising a processor configured to:

receive medical information, associated with one or more patients, from one or more different computer systems;

store the received medical information;

examine the received medical information and identify whether data in the received medical information indicates that the medical information corresponds to one or more patients, the data comprises one or more unique identifiers (IDs) associated with the one or more patients;

determine if content in the received medical information is designated for inclusion in at least one graphical representation, the content comprises one or more unique codes; and

generate one or more graphical representations corresponding to a chronological sequence of medical events or procedures associated with one or more patients during a period of time.

12. The apparatus of claim 11, wherein the processor is further configured to provide the one or more graphical representations to at least one display.

13. The apparatus of claim 11, wherein the period of time comprises a time between an event that occurs before an admission date in which at least one of the one or more patients is admitted to a health care facility and a predicted discharge date in which the at least one patient is to be released from the health care facility in the future.

14. The apparatus of claim 13, wherein the processor is further configured to determine the predicted discharge date on the basis of historical data associated with a medical condition or on the basis of an assigned medical protocol.

15. The apparatus of claim 11, wherein the processor is configured to receive by polling one or more of the different computer systems at predetermined time intervals to receive the medical information.

16. The apparatus of claim 11, wherein the one or more graphical representations comprises one or more timelines comprising a time axis corresponding to one or more dates and times that are associated with one or more visible indicia indicating the occurrence of one or more medical events or procedures associated with the patients, at least one of the visible indicia providing details regarding an actual medical event associated with at least one of the patients.

17. The apparatus of claim 16, wherein the one or more visible indicia comprises one or more graphical icons and wherein at least one of the icons comprises data associated with a plurality of medical events or procedures that occurred within a particular time period.

18. The apparatus of claim 16, wherein the processor is further configured to generate at least one of the visible indicia to indicate a level of medical care to be provided to the at least one patient by a health care professional.

19. The apparatus of claim 16, wherein the processor is further configured to generate at least one of the visible indicia to indicate a current medical condition associated with the at least one patient.

20. The apparatus of claim 19, wherein the medical condition is associated with information indicating at least one of a medical diagnosis, or one or more medical test results associated with the at least one patient.

21. A computer program product, the computer program product comprising at least one computer-readable storage medium having computer-readable program code portions stored therein, the computer-readable program code portions comprising:

a first executable portion for receiving medical information, associated with one or more patients, from one or more different computer systems;

a second executable portion for storing the received medical information;

a third executable portion for examining, via a processor, the received medical information and identifying whether data in the received medical information indicates that the medical information corresponds to one or more patients, the data comprises one or more unique identifiers (IDs) associated with the one or more patients;

a fourth executable portion for determining if content in the received medical information is designated for inclusion in at least one graphical representation, the content comprises one or more unique codes; and

a fifth executable portion for generating one or more graphical representations corresponding to a chronological sequence of medical events or procedures associated with one or more patients during a period of time.

22. The computer program product of claim 21, wherein the one or more graphical representations comprises one or more timelines comprising a time axis corresponding to one or more dates and times that are associated with one or more visible indicia indicating the occurrence of one or more medical events or procedures associated with the patients, at least one of the visible indicia providing details regarding an actual medical event associated with at least one of the patients.