REVIEWING TESTS ON CLIENT DEVICES

• US 20110246222A1
• Filed: 03/31/2011
• Published: 10/06/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 03/31/2010
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Welch Allyn Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Welch Allyn Incorporated
• Inventors: Baum, Corrie A., Gite, Avinash, Kroon, Frederik W.E., Alisanski, Kristin A., Myers, Thomas A., Pingel, Mark E.
• Application Number:
  US13/076,528
• Publication Number:
  US 20110246222A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/2
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 10/60 for patient-specific data, e.g. for electronic patient records

Abstract

A client device facilitates review of electrocardiogram (ECG) tests. The client device performs the ECG tests on one or more patients and sends results of the ECG tests to an Electronic Medical Record (EMR) system for storage. In addition, the client device displays a test history interface on a display screen. A user of the client device can select one of the ECG tests. In response, the client device communicates with one or more devices to retrieve results of the selected ECG test. The client device displays information about the selected ECG test on the display screen.

Claims

1. A method for facilitating review of results of electrocardiogram (ECG) tests, the method comprising:

displaying a test history interface on a display screen of a client device, the test history interface listing at least some ECG tests;

receiving, by the client device, a selection of a given ECG test during a time that the display screen displays the test history interface, the given ECG test being among the ECG tests listed in the test history interface;

communicating, by the client device, with the one or more other devices to retrieve results of the given ECG test from an Electronic Medical Record (EMR) database; and

displaying the results of the given ECG test in the test history interface in response to receiving the selection of the given ECG test.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

displaying a first user'"'"'s interpretation of the given ECG test in the test history interface after the client device receives the selection of the given ECG test.

3. The method of claim 2, further comprising:

receiving interpretation input at the client device, the interpretation input indicating the first user'"'"'s interpretation of the given ECG test; and

communicating with the one or more other devices to save the first user'"'"'s interpretation of the given ECG test to the EMR database.

4. The method of claim 3, further comprising:

receiving comment data at the client device, the comment data indicating comments on the given ECG test by the first user or another user;

communicating with the one or more other devices to save the comments on the given ECG test in the EMR database; and

displaying the comments on the given ECG test in the test history interface after receiving the selection of the given ECG test.

5. The method of claim 4,

wherein displaying the test history interface comprises concurrently displaying a details area, a parameters area, an interpretation area, and a comments area, the details area containing a report on the results of the given ECG test, the parameters area containing parameter names and values for the given ECG test, the interpretation area containing the first user'"'"'s interpretation of the given ECG test, the comments area containing the comments on the given ECG test;

and

wherein the method further comprises collapsing the parameters area, the interpretation area and the comments area to expand the details area in response to input from a current user of the client device.

6. The method of claim 2, further comprising:

receiving confirmation data at the client device, the confirmation data indicating that a second user confirmed the first user'"'"'s interpretation of the given ECG test;

communicating with the one or more other devices to store data in the EMR database indicating that the second user confirmed the first user'"'"'s interpretation of the given ECG test; and

during a time that the test history interface displays the results of the given ECG test, indicating in the test history interface that the first user'"'"'s interpretation of the given ECG test has been confirmed.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein the method further comprises:

displaying an assignment interface on the display screen of the client device;

receiving a first assignment input during a time that the display screen displays the assignment interface, the first assignment input assigning a task of interpreting the given ECG test to the first user; and

receiving a second assignment input during the time that the display screen displays the assignment interface, the second assignment input assigning a task of confirming the first user'"'"'s interpretation of the given ECG test to the second user.

8. The method of claim 1,

wherein the method further comprises:

displaying a search interface on the display screen of the client device, the search interface including a criterion entry feature; and

receiving, from a user, input of a search criterion in the criterion entry feature; and

wherein each of the ECG tests listed in the test history interface satisfy the search criterion.

9. The method of claim 1,

wherein displaying the test history interface comprises displaying a first report selection control and a second report selection control in the test history interface;

and

wherein displaying the results of the given ECG test comprises;

displaying a first report on the results of the given ECG test in the test history interface;

receiving a first input at the client device, the first input indicating a selection of the second report selection control;

in response to receiving the first input, displaying a second report on the results of the given ECG test in the test history interface instead of the first report;

receiving a second input at the client device during a time that the display screen displays the second report in the test history interface, the second input indicating a selection of the first report selection control;

in response to receiving the second input, displaying the first report in the test history interface instead of the second report.

10. The method of claim 9, wherein the first report and the second report are different ones of the following report types:

4×

3 reports, 2×

6 reports, averages reports, measurement reports, and rhythm reports.

11. The method of claim 1,

wherein displaying results of the given ECG test comprises displaying a first report on the results of the given ECG test in the test history interface;

during a time that the display screen displays the first report in the test history interface, receiving a request to view a test comparison interface;

displaying the test comparison interface on the display screen in response to receiving the request to view the test comparison interface, the test comparison interface including controls for selection of a test for comparison against the given ECG test;

receiving, by the client device, comparison input during at time that the display screen displays the test comparison interface, the comparison input indicating a reference test; and

in response to receiving the comparison input, concurrently displaying the first report and a second report in the test history interface, the second report containing details of the reference test.

12. The method of claim 1, wherein communicating with the one or more other devices comprises sending, by the client device, requests to an interface system that translates the requests into requests that work with a software interface provided by an EMR system.

13. The method of claim 1, wherein performing the ECG tests comprises receiving, at the client device, signals from electrodes attached to the one or more patients.

14. A physiological monitor device comprising:

a display screen;

a health care equipment (HCE) module configured to receive signals from electrodes;

one or more computer storage media that store computer-executable instructions; and

a processing unit that accesses the computer-executable instructions and executes the computer-executable instructions, execution of the computer-executable instructions configuring the physiological monitor device such that the physiological monitor device;

performs a plurality of electrocardiogram (ECG) tests on one or more patients using the signals received from the electrodes;

communicates with one or more other devices to store results of the ECG tests in an Electronic Medical Record (EMR) database associated with an EMR system;

displays a test history interface on the display screen, the test history interface listing at least some of the ECG tests;

receives a selection of a given ECG test during a time that the display screen displays the test history interface, the given ECG test being among the ECG tests listed in the test history interface;

communicates with the one or more other devices to receive results of the given ECG test from the EMR database; and

displays the results of the given ECG test in the test history interface in response to receiving the selection of the given ECG test.

15. The physiological monitor device of claim 14, wherein execution of the computer-executable instructions by the processing unit further configures the physiological monitor device such that the physiological monitor device:

receives interpretation input at the physiological monitor device, the interpretation input indicating a first user'"'"'s interpretation of the given ECG test;

communicates with the one or more other devices to save the first user'"'"'s interpretation of the given ECG test to the EMR database; and

displays the first user'"'"'s interpretation of the given ECG test in the test history interface after the physiological monitor device receives the selection of the given ECG test.

16. The physiological monitor device of claim 15, wherein execution of the computer-executable instructions by the processing unit further configures the physiological monitor device such that the physiological monitor device:

receives comment input that indicates comments on the given ECG test by the first user or another user;

communicates with the one or more other devices to save the comments on the given ECG test in the EMR database; and

displays the comments on the given ECG test in the test history interface after receiving the selection of the given ECG test.

17. The physiological monitor device of claim 16, wherein execution of the computer-executable instructions by the processing unit further configures the physiological monitor device such that the physiological monitor device:

receives confirmation input that indicates that a second user confirmed the first user'"'"'s interpretation of the given ECG test;

communicates with the one or more other devices to store data in the EMR database indicating that the second user confirmed the first user'"'"'s interpretation of the given ECG test; and

during a time that the test history interface displays the results of the given ECG test, indicates in the test history interface that the first user'"'"'s interpretation of the given ECG test has been confirmed.

18. The physiological monitor device of claim 17, wherein execution of the computer-executable instructions by the processing unit further configures the physiological monitor device such that the physiological monitor device:

displays an assignment interface on the display screen;

receives a first assignment input during a time that the display screen displays the assignment interface, the first assignment input assigning a task of interpreting the given ECG test to the first user; and

receives a second assignment input during the time that the display screen displays the assignment interface, the second assignment input assigning a task of confirming the first user'"'"'s interpretation of the given ECG test to the second user.

19. The physiological monitor device of claim 14,

wherein the display screen displays a first report on the results of the given ECG test in the test history interface;

and

wherein execution of the computer-executable instructions by the processing unit further configures the physiological monitor device such that the physiological monitor device;

receives a request to view a test comparison interface during a time that the display screen displays the first report in the test history interface;

displays the test comparison interface on the display screen in response to receiving the request to view the test comparison interface, the test comparison interface including controls for selection of a test for comparison against the given ECG test;

receives comparison input during at time that the display screen displays the test comparison interface, the comparison input indicating a reference test; and

concurrently displays, in response to receiving the comparison input, the first report and a second report in the test history interface, the second report containing details of the reference test.

20. The physiological monitor device of claim 14, wherein the physiological monitor device sends requests to store the results of the given ECG test to an interface system that translates the requests into requests that work with a software interface provided by the EMR system.