System for Monitoring and Visualizing a Patient Treatment Process

• US 20110201900A1
• Filed: 11/05/2010
• Published: 08/18/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 02/18/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Siemens Healthineers AG (Siemens AG)
• Original Assignee: Siemens Medical Solutions USA Incorporated (Siemens AG)
• Inventors: Zhang, Hongxuan, Steibel, Dennis JR.
• Granted Patent: US 10,541,048 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 600/300
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/02055 Simultaneously evaluating both cardiovascular condition and temperature
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/743 Displaying an image simultaneously with additional graphical information, e.g. symbols, charts, function plots
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 10/60 for patient-specific data, e.g. for electronic patient records
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 15/00 ICT specially adapted for medical reports, e.g. generation or transmission thereof

Abstract

A patient treatment monitoring system includes an interface for receiving multiple different types of patient medical information including data derived from a patient monitoring device and a patient medical imaging device. A data processor processes the received multiple different types of patient medical information to be suitable for presentation in a display image. A display processor initiates generation of data representing a single composite display image including an image element representing multiple sequentially performed individual stages of a treatment process. The individual stages are associated with corresponding different sets of the received multiple different types of patient medical information. The single composite display image includes multiple image areas for displaying one of the corresponding different sets of the received multiple different types of patient medical information, in response to user selection of a particular stage of the individual stages using the image element.

Claims

1. A patient treatment monitoring system, comprising:

an interface for receiving a plurality of different types of patient medical information including data derived from a patient monitoring device and a patient medical imaging device;

a data processor for processing the received plurality of different types of patient medical information to be suitable for presentation in a display image; and

a display processor for initiating generation of data representing a single composite display image including,

an image element representing a plurality of sequentially performed individual stages of a treatment process, said individual stages being associated with corresponding different sets of the received plurality of different types of patient medical information and

a plurality of image areas for displaying at least one of said corresponding different sets of the received plurality of different types of patient medical information, in response to user selection of a particular stage of said individual stages using said image element.

2. A system according to claim 1, including

a configuration processor enabling a user to configure an individual stage of said plurality of sequentially performed individual stages to be associated with a corresponding particular set of the received plurality of different types of patient medical information in response to user data entry.

3. A system according to claim 1, wherein

said plurality of sequentially performed individual stages of said treatment process comprise treatment tasks performed by a healthcare worker.

4. A system according to claim 1, wherein

said plurality of image areas include an image area for displaying at least one of, (a) hardware, (b) software and (c) interface configuration data of said patient monitoring device and said patient medical imaging device

5. A system according to claim 1, wherein

said plurality of image areas include image areas for displaying, (a) patient vital signs provided by said patient monitoring device and (b) a patient medical image provided by said medical imaging device.

6. A system according to claim 1, wherein

said plurality of image areas include an image area for indicating a suggested treatment or a warning to a physician.

7. A system according to claim 1, wherein

said plurality of image areas include an image area for indicating at least one of, (a) indication of administration of a medication to a patient, (b) an overall patient health status indicator and (c) a prediction of a likelihood of success of a next stage of the treatment.

8. A system according to claim 1, wherein

said plurality of image areas include an image area for showing a medical report.

9. A system according to claim 1, wherein

said plurality of image areas include an image area for showing clinical documentation associated with the selected stage to be competed by a healthcare worker.

10. A system according to claim 1, wherein

said plurality of image areas include an image area for showing results of patient data analysis.

11. A system according to claim 1, wherein

said plurality of image areas include an image area for showing an image 3D reconstruction or an image derived by image data post-processing.

12. A system according to claim 1, wherein

said plurality of image areas include an image area for showing data indicating comparison of patient medical data associated with different stages in response to user selection of a plurality of particular stages of said individual stages using said image element.

13. A system according to claim 1, wherein

said plurality of image areas include an image area for showing data indicating comparison of patient medical data associated with a particular stage with medical data derived from a population of patients having similar demographic characteristics as said patient.

14. A system according to claim 12, wherein

said demographic characteristics include at least two of age, height, weight, gender and pregnancy status.

15. A system according to claim 1, wherein

said plurality of image areas include an image area for showing data describing characteristics of said individual stages.

16. A system according to claim 1, wherein

said plurality of image areas include an image area for showing data describing characteristics of data presented in remaining areas of said plurality of image areas.

17. A system according to claim 1, wherein

said plurality of image areas include an image area indicating a success rate of a particular treatment stage determined based on historical data.

18. A patient treatment monitoring system, comprising:

an interface for receiving a plurality of different types of patient medical information including data derived from a patient monitoring device and a patient medical imaging device;

a data processor for processing the received plurality of different types of patient medical information to be suitable for presentation in a display image; and

a display processor for initiating generation of data representing a single composite display image including,

an image element representing a plurality of sequentially performed individual stages of a treatment process along a timeline, said individual stages being associated with corresponding different sets of the received plurality of different types of patient medical information and

a plurality of image areas for displaying at least one of said corresponding different sets of the received plurality of different types of patient medical information, in response to user selection of a particular stage of said individual stages using said image element, said at least one of said plurality of image areas including a summary image area identifying data presented in said plurality of image areas and being updated in response to detected changes in patient medical data available.

19. A system according to claim 18, wherein

said summary image area is linked to said timeline by an image element indicating a corresponding point in said timeline at which items in the summary image area are performed.

20. A method for patient treatment monitoring, comprising the activities of:

employing at least one processing device for,

receiving a plurality of different types of patient medical information including data derived from a patient monitoring device and a patient medical imaging device;

processing the received plurality of different types of patient medical information to be suitable for presentation in a display image; and

initiating generation of data representing a single composite display image including,

an image element representing a plurality of sequentially performed individual stages of a treatment process on a timeline, said individual stages being associated with corresponding different sets of the received plurality of different types of patient medical information and

a plurality of image areas for displaying at least one of said corresponding different sets of the received plurality of different types of patient medical information, in response to user selection of a particular stage of said individual stages using said image element.

21. A method according to claim 20, wherein

said plurality of image areas include a summary image area is linked to said timeline by an image element indicating a corresponding point in said timeline at which items in the summary image area are performed.