METHODS, APPARATUSES AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCTS FOR FACILITATING QUALITY REPORTING AND ALERTS MANAGEMENT

• US 20120253835A1
• Filed: 03/31/2011
• Published: 10/04/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 03/31/2011
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Mckesson Financial Holdings Limited (McKesson Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Mckesson Financial Holdings Limited (McKesson Corp.)
• Inventors: Ralston, Aron, Tracy, Carrie L., Robertson, Abel Martin
• Application Number:
  US13/077,201
• Publication Number:
  US 20120253835A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/2
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/10 Office automation; Time management
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 10/60 for patient-specific data, e.g. for electronic patient records
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/63 for local operation
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 70/20 relating to practices or guidelines

Abstract

An apparatus is provided for generating one or more customizable health care alerts. The apparatus includes at least one memory and at least one processor configured to generate one or more customizable health care alerts based in part on a defined query. The processor is further configured to cause the apparatus to define one or more actions to be monitored for a plurality of patients meeting criteria of the defined query and assigning the defined actions to the generated alerts to enable a status of the actions to be tracked. Corresponding computer program products and methods are also provided.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

generating one or more customizable health care alerts based in part on a defined query;

defining, via a processor, one or more actions to be monitored for a plurality of patients meeting criteria of the defined query; and

assigning the defined actions to the generated alerts to enable a status of the actions to be tracked.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising, determining whether to share the generated alerts with one or more different entities.

3. The method of claim 2, further comprising:

sharing at least one of the generated alerts with at least one of the entities based in part on detection of a definition, associated with the alerts, specifying that the alerts are to be shared with the at least one entity;

enabling a device of the at least one entity to customize the alerts by implementing at least one change to a definition associated with the generated alerts.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

enabling tracking of the status of each of the actions in response to execution of the generated alerts based on a frequency of occurrence defined for the alerts, wherein the status indicates whether performance of the actions are complete.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

executing the alerts to obtain one or more results based on a frequency of occurrence defined for the alerts; and

automatically sending devices of at least a portion of the patients a message based on the results.

6. The method of claim 5, further comprising:

enabling provision of the results to a device for consideration by one or more health care professionals; and

determining at least one action to be performed by at least one of the health care professionals on behalf of the patients.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein prior to generating the customizable health care alerts, the method further comprises:

generating the defined query based in part on data provided in response to one or more queries and aggregated medical data, associated with the patients, received from different entities.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein generating the defined query, further comprises generating the defined query based in part on detection of a selection of at least one code associated with data identifying one or more standard measures to be performed based on at least one determined medical condition of the patients, wherein the measures are associated with one or more corresponding goals for meeting criteria of the measures.

9. An apparatus comprising:

at least one memory; and

at least one processor configured to cause the apparatus to;

generate one or more customizable health care alerts based in part on a defined query;

define one or more actions to be monitored for a plurality of patients meeting criteria of the defined query; and

assign the defined actions to the generated alerts to enable a status of the actions to be tracked.

10. The apparatus of claim 9, wherein the processor is further configured to cause the apparatus to:

determine whether to share the generated alerts with one or more different entities.

11. The apparatus of claim 10, wherein the processor is further configured to cause the apparatus to:

share at least one of the generated alerts with at least one of the entities based in part on detection of a definition, associated with the alerts, specifying that the alerts are to be shared with the at least one entity;

enable a device of the at least one entity to customize the alerts by implementing at least one change to a definition associated with the generated alerts.

12. The apparatus of claim 9, wherein the processor is further configured to cause the apparatus to:

enable tracking of the status of each of the actions in response to execution of the generated alerts based on a frequency of occurrence defined for the alerts, wherein the status indicates whether performance of the actions are complete.

13. The apparatus of claim 9, wherein the processor is further configured to cause the apparatus to:

execute the alerts to obtain one or more results based on a frequency of occurrence defined for the alerts; and

automatically send devices of at least a portion of the patients a message based on the results.

14. The apparatus of claim 13, wherein the processor is further configured to cause the apparatus to:

enable provision of the results to a device for consideration by one or more health care professionals; and

determine at least one action to be performed by at least one of the health care professionals on behalf of the patients.

15. The apparatus of claim 9, wherein prior generate the customizable health care alerts, the processor is further configured to cause the apparatus to:

generate the defined query based in part on data provided in response to one or more queries and aggregated medical data, associated with the patients, received from different entities.

16. The apparatus of claim 15, wherein the processor is further configured to cause the apparatus to:

generate the defined query by generating the defined query based in part on detection of a selection of at least one code associated with data identifying one or more standard measures to be performed based on at least one determined medical condition of the patients, wherein

the measures are associated with one or more corresponding goals for meeting criteria of the measures.

17. A computer program product comprising at least one computer-readable storage medium having computer-executable program code instructions stored therein, the computer executable program code instructions comprising:

program code instructions configured to generate one or more customizable health care alerts based in part on a defined query;

program code instructions configured to define one or more actions to be monitored for a plurality of patients meeting criteria of the defined query; and

program code instructions configured to assign the defined actions to the generated alerts to enable a status of the actions to be tracked.

18. The computer program product of claim 17, further comprising, program code instructions configured to determine whether to share the generated alerts with one or more different entities.

19. The computer program product of claim 18, further comprising:

program code instructions configured to share at least one of the generated alerts with at least one of the entities based in part on detection of a definition, associated with the alerts, specifying that the alerts are to be shared with the at least one entity;

enable a device of the at least one entity to customize the alerts by implementing at least one change to a definition associated with the generated alerts.

20. The computer program product of claim 17, further comprising:

program code instructions configured to enable tracking of the status of each of the actions in response to execution of the generated alerts based on a frequency of occurrence defined for the alerts, wherein the status indicates whether performance of the actions are complete.