User Interface for Managing Medical Data

• US 20100305973A1
• Filed: 05/28/2010
• Published: 12/02/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 05/29/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Medaxion, LLC
• Original Assignee: Medaxion, LLC
• Inventors: McLaren, Jeffrey Lee, Rodes, William Dyer II, Toups, John Malcolm
• Granted Patent: US 8,326,651 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
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/63 for local operation
• CPC Class Codes: G16Z 99/00 Subject matter not provided for in other main groups of this subclass

Abstract

Techniques for managing patient information accessible by mobile devices are supported. A system may include a central medical information management system that maintains information regarding ongoing treatment of patients. Medical professionals may use mobile devices to access and display the information by way of a user-friendly interface that includes multiple display modes for different types of information reporting and information capture.

Claims

1. A handheld apparatus comprising:

a user interface comprising a display and capable of receiving user input;

a wireless network interface capable of coupling to a central medical information management system,

a memory maintaining a medical information management application and a selected one of a plurality of practice locations; and

a processor operable, when executing the medical information management application;

to retrieve electronic information from the medical information management system, the electronic information comprising one or more of a plurality of patient treatment records for patients receiving care at one of a plurality of practice locations, and wherein each of the patient treatment records indicates one of a plurality of predefined phases of care;

to provide a plurality of display modes comprising a case board display mode and a patient treatment display mode;

the case board display mode having a plurality of first display sub-modes, wherein the case board display mode displays one of the first display sub-modes and visual indicators indicating the non-displayed ones of the first display sub-modes, and wherein each of the first display sub-modes corresponds to a respective one a plurality of predefined phases of care and displays patient tracking records having information from the patient treatment records that correspond to the respective one of the predefined phases of care;

the patient treatment display mode having a plurality of second display sub-modes, wherein the patient treatment display mode displays one of the second display sub-modes and visual indicators indicating the non-displayed ones of the second display sub-modes, and wherein a first one of the second display sub-modes displays a case chronology for the selected one of the patient tracking records and permits selection of one of a plurality of medical events in the case chronology for updating of a time record associated with the selected medical event;

to receive user input selecting one of the display modes;

to retrieve information from the medical information management system based on the selected display mode; and

to enter the selected display mode using the information retrieved from the medical information management system.

2. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein a second one of the second display sub-modes of the patient treatment display mode displays detailed patient and case information obtained from a selected one of the patient treatment records.

3. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein a third one of the second display sub-modes of the patient treatment display mode displays case checklist items from a selected one of the patient treatment records.

4. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the plurality of display modes further comprises a case summary display mode, wherein the case summary display mode displays detailed patient and case information obtained from a selected one of the patient treatment records and visual indicators indicating assumable case roles for the selected patient treatment record.

5. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the information in the patient treatment records in the case board display mode comprises a patient identifier, an operating room, medical personnel assignments, a medical procedure identifier, and an indication of a most recent medical event and a time value for the most recent medical event.

6. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein displaying the patient treatment records in the case board display mode comprises sorting and visually emphasizing the patient treatment records based on a user identifier.

7. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the displayed case chronology in the patient treatment display mode is determined by a case chronology template corresponding to a particular one of the plurality of practice locations and defining a series of medical events customized for the particular practice location.

8. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the predefined phases of the case board display mode comprise schedule, pre-operation, intra-operation, and post-operation stages corresponding to stages of providing anesthesia for a medical procedure.

9. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein each of the first display sub-modes of the case board display mode is operable to display a case count corresponding to a number of the patient treatment records displayed by the respective first display sub-mode for the respective one of the predefined phases of care and the selected practice location.

10. A method comprising:

retrieving electronic information from a medical information management system, the electronic information comprising one or more of a plurality of patient treatment records for patients receiving care at one of a plurality of practice locations, and wherein each of the patient treatment records indicates one of a plurality of predefined phases of care;

providing a plurality of display modes comprising a case board display mode and a patient treatment display mode;

the case board display mode having a plurality of first display sub-modes, wherein the case board display mode displays one of the first display sub-modes and visual indicators indicating the non-displayed ones of the first display sub-modes, and wherein each of the first display sub-modes corresponds to a respective one a plurality of predefined phases of care and displays patient tracking records having information from the patient treatment records that correspond to the respective one of the predefined phases of care;

the patient treatment display mode having a plurality of second display sub-modes, wherein the patient treatment display mode displays one of the second display sub-modes and visual indicators indicating the non-displayed ones of the second display sub-modes, and wherein a first one of the second display sub-modes displays a case chronology for the selected one of the patient tracking records and permits selection of one of a plurality of medical events in the case chronology for updating of a time record associated with the selected medical event;

receiving user input selecting one of the display modes;

retrieving information from the medical information management system based on the selected display mode; and

entering the selected display mode using the information retrieved from the medical information management system.

11. The method of claim 10, wherein a second one of the second display sub-modes of the patient treatment display mode displays detailed patient and case information obtained from a selected one of the patient treatment records.

12. The method of claim 10, wherein a third one of the second display sub-modes of the patient treatment display mode displays case checklist items from a selected one of the patient treatment records.

13. The method of claim 10, wherein the plurality of display modes further comprises a case summary display mode, wherein the case summary display mode displays detailed patient and case information obtained from a selected one of the patient treatment records and visual indicators indicating assumable case roles for the selected patient treatment record.

14. The method of claim 10, wherein the information in the patient treatment records in the case board display mode comprises a patient identifier, an operating room, medical personnel assignments, a medical procedure identifier, and an indication of a most recent medical event and a time value for the most recent medical event.

15. The method of claim 10, wherein displaying the patient treatment records in the case board display mode comprises sorting and visually emphasizing the patient treatment records based on a user identifier.

16. The method of claim 10, wherein the displayed case chronology in the patient treatment display mode is determined by a case chronology template corresponding to a particular one of the plurality of practice locations and defining a series of medical events customized for the particular practice location.

17. The method of claim 10, wherein the predefined phases of the case board display mode comprise schedule, pre-operation, intra-operation, and post-operation stages corresponding to stages of providing anesthesia for a medical procedure.

18. The method of claim 10, wherein each of the first display sub-modes of the case board display mode is operable to display a case count corresponding to a number of the patient treatment records displayed by the respective first display sub-mode for the respective one of the predefined phases of care and the selected practice location.

19. A system, comprising:

a central medical information management system;

one or more medical information management applications each residing on a wireless handheld device and operable, when executed, to;

retrieve electronic information from the medical information management system, the electronic information comprising one or more of a plurality of patient treatment records for patients receiving care at one of a plurality of practice locations, and wherein each of the patient treatment records indicates one of a plurality of predefined phases of care;

provide a plurality of display modes comprising a case board display mode and a patient treatment display mode;

the case board display mode having a plurality of first display sub-modes, wherein the case board display mode displays one of the first display sub-modes and visual indicators indicating the non-displayed ones of the first display sub-modes, and wherein each of the first display sub-modes corresponds to a respective one a plurality of predefined phases of care and displays patient tracking records having information from the patient treatment records that correspond to the respective one of the predefined phases of care;

the patient treatment display mode having a plurality of second display sub-modes, wherein the patient treatment display mode displays one of the second display sub-modes and visual indicators indicating the non-displayed ones of the second display sub-modes, and wherein a first one of the second display sub-modes displays a case chronology for the selected one of the patient tracking records and permits selection of one of a plurality of medical events in the case chronology for updating of a time record associated with the selected medical event;

receive user input selecting one of the display modes;

retrieve information from the medical information management system based on the selected display mode; and

enter the selected display mode using the information retrieved from the medical information management system.

20. The system of claim 19, wherein a second one of the second display sub-modes of the patient treatment display mode displays detailed patient and case information obtained from a selected one of the patient treatment records.

21. The system of claim 19, wherein a third one of the second display sub-modes of the patient treatment display mode displays case checklist items from a selected one of the patient treatment records.

22. The system of claim 19, wherein the plurality of display modes further comprises a case summary display mode, wherein the case summary display mode displays detailed patient and case information obtained from a selected one of the patient treatment records and visual indicators indicating assumable case roles for the selected patient treatment record.

23. The system of claim 19, wherein the information in the patient treatment records in the case board display mode comprises a patient identifier, an operating room, medical personnel assignments, a medical procedure identifier, and an indication of a most recent medical event and a time value for the most recent medical event.

24. The system of claim 19, wherein displaying the patient treatment records in the case board display mode comprises sorting and visually emphasizing the patient treatment records based on a user identifier.

25. The system of claim 19, wherein the displayed case chronology in the patient treatment display mode is determined by a case chronology template corresponding to a particular one of the plurality of practice locations and defining a series of medical events customized for the particular practice location.

26. The system of claim 19, wherein the predefined phases of the case board display mode comprise schedule, pre-operation, intra-operation, and post-operation stages corresponding to stages of providing anesthesia for a medical procedure.

27. The system of claim 19, wherein each of the first display sub-modes of the case board display mode is operable to display a case count corresponding to a number of the patient treatment records displayed by the respective first display sub-mode for the respective one of the predefined phases of care and the selected practice location.