PROCESSING EVENT INFORMATION OF VARIOUS SOURCES
First Claim
1. Computer storage media having computer-executable instructions embodied thereon that, when executed, cause a computing device to perform a method of providing event information that is received from various sources in a healthcare environment, the method comprising:
- receiving from a medical device a first event indication, which describes an alarm-triggering event detected by the medical device;
referencing a rules engine to determine that when the medical device detects the alarm-triggering event a notification is to be provided to a notification recipient;
referencing a patient-to-device data store to receive a patient identifier, which identifies a patient that is associated with the medical device;
using the patient identifier to retrieve patient-specific information, which provides a context of the event; and
providing to the notification recipient the notification, which indicates both the event and the patient-specific information.
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Abstract
An embodiment of the present invention is directed to providing event information that is received from various sources in a healthcare environment. The information that is received from the various sources is converted to a standardized format and is filtered according to various criteria (e.g., source device, recipient component, event type, source location, etc.). After filtering, the information is compared to a rules engine to determine whether additional processing or routing is appropriate.
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1. Computer storage media having computer-executable instructions embodied thereon that, when executed, cause a computing device to perform a method of providing event information that is received from various sources in a healthcare environment, the method comprising:
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receiving from a medical device a first event indication, which describes an alarm-triggering event detected by the medical device; referencing a rules engine to determine that when the medical device detects the alarm-triggering event a notification is to be provided to a notification recipient; referencing a patient-to-device data store to receive a patient identifier, which identifies a patient that is associated with the medical device; using the patient identifier to retrieve patient-specific information, which provides a context of the event; and providing to the notification recipient the notification, which indicates both the event and the patient-specific information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. Computer storage media having computer-executable instructions embodied thereon that, when executed, cause a computing device to perform a method of providing event information that is received from various sources in a healthcare environment, the method comprising:
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receiving from a medical device a first event indication, which indicates an instant in time at which an active state of the medical device begins; receiving from the medical device a second event indication, which indicates a subsequent instant in time at which the medical device changes from the active state to an inactive state; storing an active-state-duration value that quantifies a duration of the active state between the instant in time and the subsequent instant in time, wherein the value is stored together with other active-state-duration values of the medical device; based on the active-state-duration value and the other active-state-duration values, determining that the medical device should receive a type of maintenance; and providing to a notification recipient a notification, which indicates that the medical device should receive the type of maintenance. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13)
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14. Computer storage media having computer-executable instructions embodied thereon that, when executed, cause a computing device to perform a method of providing event information that is received from a variety of sources in a healthcare environment, the method comprising:
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receiving event indications from a plurality of event-detecting applications, (1) wherein each event indication includes respective event information that is organized in a respective indication format, and (2) wherein each respective indication format is both dependent upon a respective event-detecting application and distinct from other respective indication formats; conforming the respective event information of each event indication to include a standard indication format, which includes a date and time at which a respective event occurs, an identification of an event source, an identification of a location of the event source, and an identification of a person associated with the event source; storing the event indications having the standard indication format in an event data store; receiving an event-indication sorting criterion that is usable to isolate at least a portion of the event indications, which satisfy the event-indication sorting criterion; and presenting the at least a portion of the event indications. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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