PROVIDING CLINICAL INFORMATION TO CLINICIANS

• US 20110106560A1
• Filed: 11/04/2009
• Published: 05/05/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 11/04/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Cerner Innovation, Inc. (Oracle Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Cerner Innovation, Inc. (Oracle Corporation)
• Inventors: Compton, David L., Cannon, Paul, Eaton, James D. JR., Nelson, Justin, Nolte, Mark Allen
• Granted Patent: US 8,346,572 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/3
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/20 Instruments for performing navigational calculations G01C21/24, G01C21/26 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/047 Optimisation of routes or paths, e.g. travelling salesman problem
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/087 Inventory or stock management, e.g. order filling, procurement or balancing against orders
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 10/60 for patient-specific data, e.g. for electronic patient records
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/67 for remote operation

Abstract

Systems, methods, and computer-readable media for providing clinical information to clinicians are provided. In embodiments, a patient'"'"'s electronic health record is accessed to identify that a first clinician has requested a consult with a second clinician. Each clinician is associated with a clinician identifier that is identified by a plurality of sensors. A location for both the first and second clinician is received from the plurality of sensors. A determination is made whether the first and second clinicians are near one another. Upon determining that the first and second clinicians are near one another, a notification is presented to the first clinician. Such tracking of clinician location helps avoid missed opportunities and provides efficient communication among clinicians.

Claims

1. One or more computer-storage media having computer-useable instructions embodied thereon that, when executed, perform a method for providing clinical information to clinicians, the method comprising:

identifying in a patient'"'"'s electronic health record that a first clinician treating the patient has requested a consult with a second clinician treating the patient;

receiving a location for the first clinician by way of a first clinician identifier, wherein the first clinician identifier is tracked via a plurality of sensors in a healthcare environment;

receiving a location for the second clinician by way of a second clinician identifier, wherein the second clinician identifier is tracked via the plurality of sensors in the healthcare environment;

determining whether the location for the first clinician and the location for the second clinician are near one another, wherein the determination is based on the proximity of the sensors that identified the location of both the first and the second clinician; and

upon determining that the location for the first clinician and the location for the second clinician are near one another, presenting a notification to the first clinician that includes the location of the second clinician.

2. The computer-storage media of claim 1, wherein the method further comprises:

presenting the notification to the first clinician via a mobile device.

3. The computer-storage media of claim 2, wherein the method further comprises:

presenting the first clinician with an option to inform the second clinician of the location of the first clinician.

4. The computer storage media of claim 3, wherein the method further comprises:

receiving an indication from the clinician to inform the second clinician of the location of the first clinician.

5. The computer-storage media of claim 4, wherein the method further comprises:

presenting a notification to the second clinician that includes the location of the first clinician.

6. The computer-storage media of claim 1, wherein the plurality of sensors utilize one of ultrasound technology, infrared technology, or radio-frequency identification technology.

7. The computer-storage media of claim 1, wherein the method further comprises notifying an ordering clinician that an order is complete.

8. The computer-storage media of claim 1, wherein the method further comprises presenting status updates of an order via a mobile device.

9. The computer-storage media of claim 8, wherein status updates include an indication that a result is available, an indication that a test is in progress, or an indication that the test is pending.

10. One or more computer-storage media having computer-useable instructions embodied thereon that, when executed, perform a method for providing clinical information to clinicians, the method comprising:

receiving an indication that a first clinician has input a healthcare order for a patient;

determining one or more tangible items to fulfill the healthcare order;

upon determining the one or more tangible items to fulfill the healthcare order, determining a location for each of the one or more tangible items to fulfill the healthcare order;

notifying a second clinician of the healthcare order and a location of the tangible item to fulfill the healthcare order, wherein the location of the tangible item is the location of the tangible item in a healthcare environment that is nearest to the second clinician; and

routing the second clinician to the location of the tangible item to fulfill the healthcare order.

11. The computer-storage media of claim 10, wherein the method further comprises:

presenting the location of the tangible item on a mobile device with a screen.

12. The computer-storage media of claim 11, wherein the location of the tangible item is presented on a blueprint of the healthcare environment.

13. The computer-storage media of claim 10, wherein routing the second clinician to the location of the tangible item to fulfill the order includes providing turn-by-turn instructions via a blueprint of the healthcare environment.

14. The computer-storage media of claim 10, wherein the location of the one or more tangible items to fulfill the healthcare order is determined based on a tangible item identifier that is identified by a plurality of sensors within a healthcare environment.

15. The computer-storage media of claim 14, wherein the plurality of sensors utilize one of ultrasound technology, infrared technology, or radio-frequency identification technology.

16. One or more computer-storage media having computer-useable instructions embodied thereon that, when executed, perform a method for providing clinical information to clinicians, the method comprising:

receiving an indication that a healthcare code is in effect for a patient;

determining a location of the patient, wherein the location of the patient is determined based on a patient identifier that is identified by one of a plurality of sensors in the healthcare environment;

accessing clinician location information, wherein clinician location information is obtained via clinician identifiers that are identified by the plurality of sensors in the healthcare environment;

determining a nearest clinician to the location of the patient;

displaying an alert to the nearest clinician that the code is in effect for the patient.

17. The computer-storage media of claim 16, wherein the alert is presented to the nearest clinician of the code via a mobile device with a screen.

18. The computer-storage media of claim 16, wherein the nearest clinician is a clinician associated with a clinician location that is near the location of the patient.

19. The computer-storage media of claim 16, wherein the method further comprises:

presenting the clinician with the location of the patient via a mobile device by way of a blueprint of the healthcare environment.

20. The computer-storage media of claim 16, wherein the plurality of sensors utilize one of ultrasound technology, infrared technology, or radio-frequency identification technology.