APPARATUS, METHOD AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUMS FOR PROVIDING A CONTEXT-SENSITIVE ALERT REGARDING A MULTIMEDIA OBJECT

• US 20120253844A1
• Filed: 03/30/2011
• Published: 10/04/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 03/30/2011
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Mckesson Financial Holdings Limited (McKesson Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Mckesson Financial Holdings Limited (McKesson Corp.)
• Inventors: Bocirnea, Radu Catalin
• Application Number:
  US13/075,764
• Publication Number:
  US 20120253844A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/3
• 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 15/00 ICT specially adapted for medical reports, e.g. generation or transmission thereof
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 30/20 for handling medical images, e.g. DICOM, HL7 or PACS

Abstract

An apparatus is provided that includes a processor and a memory storing executable instructions that in response to execution by the processor cause the apparatus to at least perform a number of functions. The apparatus is caused to direct presentation of a user interface including a region presenting a list that presents information regarding elements of each of a plurality of exams in which the presented information regarding at least some but not all of the exams is viewable at a time. One or more of the exams is designated as being of higher priority. And the apparatus is caused to identify an instance in which the presented information viewable in the region does not include information regarding at least one of the higher-priority exams; and in response thereto, direct presentation of an alert to notify a user of an availability of information for a higher-priority exam.

Claims

1. An apparatus comprising a processor and a memory storing executable instructions that in response to execution by the processor cause the apparatus to at least:

direct presentation of a user interface including a region presenting a list that presents information regarding one or more elements of each of a plurality of patient exams, wherein the region is sized such that the presented information regarding at least some but not all of the patient exams of the list of patient exams is viewable at a time, and wherein one or more of the plurality of patient exams is designated as being of higher priority than others of the plurality of patient exams;

identify an instance in which the presented information viewable in the region does not include information regarding at least one of the higher-priority patient exams; and

in response thereto,

direct presentation of an alert to notify a user of an availability of information for a higher-priority patient exam.

2. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the apparatus being caused to direct presentation of an alert includes being caused to direct presentation of at least one of a visual alert, audible alert or tactile alert.

3. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the apparatus being caused to identify an instance includes being caused to identify an instance in which the presented information viewable in the region includes information regarding only a first subset of the plurality of patient exams none of which is a higher-priority patient exam, and wherein the memory stores further executable instructions that in response to execution by the processor cause the apparatus to further:

receive an indication of user interaction with the user interface;

direct adjustment of the user interface in response to receipt of the indication such that information regarding only a second subset of the plurality of patient exams is viewable in the region, the second subset including information regarding at least one of the higher-priority patient exams; and

in response to thereto,

direct cessation of presentation of the alert.

4. The apparatus of claim 3, wherein the second subset includes information regarding at least one but not all of the higher-priority patient exams.

5. The apparatus of claim 3, wherein the apparatus being caused to receive an indication includes being caused to receive an indication of user interaction to scroll the list of patient exams, and

wherein the apparatus being caused to direct adjustment of the user interface includes being caused to scroll the list of patient exams.

6. The apparatus of claim 3, wherein the apparatus being caused to receive an indication includes being caused to receive an indication of user interaction to filter the list of patient exams to present information regarding only the higher-priority patient exams, and

wherein the second subset of the plurality of patient exams includes only the higher-priority patient exams.

7. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein for each higher-priority patient exam, the information presented by the list of patient exams includes selectable information indicating the patient exam'"'"'s designation as being higher priority, and wherein the memory stores further executable instructions that in response to execution by the processor cause the apparatus to further:

receive an indication of user acknowledgment of receipt of a higher-priority patient exam or information regarding the higher-priority patient exam, including in order;

receive an indication of user long selection of the information indicating the respective patient exam'"'"'s designation as being higher priority;

direct presentation of a dialog that includes a selectable user interface element for the acknowledgment;

receive an indication of user selection of the selectable user interface element; and

receive an indication of user selection of the information indicating the respective patient exam'"'"'s designation as being higher priority, without first receiving an indication of user interaction with any other area of the user interface.

8. A method comprising:

directing presentation of a user interface including a region presenting a list that presents information regarding one or more elements of each of a plurality of patient exams, wherein the region is sized such that the presented information regarding at least some but not all of the patient exams of the list of patient exams is viewable at a time, and wherein one or more of the plurality of patient exams is designated as being of higher priority than others of the plurality of patient exams;

identifying an instance in which the presented information viewable in the region does not include information regarding at least one of the higher-priority patient exams; and

in response thereto,

directing presentation of an alert to notify a user of an availability of information for a higher-priority patient exam,

wherein directing presentation of a user interface, identifying an instance and directing presentation of an alert are performed by an apparatus including a processor and a memory storing executable instructions that in response to execution by the processor cause the apparatus to at least direct presentation of the user interface, identify the instance and direct presentation of the alert.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein directing presentation of an alert includes directing presentation of at least one of a visual alert, audible alert or tactile alert.

10. The method of claim 8, wherein identifying an instance includes identifying an instance in which the presented information viewable in the region includes information regarding only a first subset of the plurality of patient exams none of which is a higher-priority patient exam, and wherein the method further comprises:

receiving an indication of user interaction with the user interface;

directing adjustment of the user interface in response to receipt of the indication such that information regarding only a second subset of the plurality of patient exams is viewable in the region, the second subset including information regarding at least one of the higher-priority patient exams; and

in response thereto,

directing cessation of presentation of the alert.

11. The method of claim 10, wherein the second subset includes information regarding at least one but not all of the higher-priority patient exams.

12. The method of claim 10, wherein receiving an indication includes receiving an indication of user interaction to scroll the list of patient exams, and

wherein directing adjustment of the user interface includes scrolling the list of patient exams.

13. The method of claim 10, wherein receiving an indication includes receiving an indication of user interaction to filter the list of patient exams to present information regarding only the higher-priority patient exams, and

wherein the second subset of the plurality of patient exams includes only the higher-priority patient exams.

14. The method of claim 8, wherein for each higher-priority patient exam, the information presented by the list of patient exams includes selectable information indicating the patient exam'"'"'s designation as being higher priority, and wherein the method further comprises:

receiving an indication of user acknowledgment of receipt of a higher-priority patient exam or information regarding the higher-priority patient exam, including in order;

receiving an indication of user long selection of the information indicating the respective patient exam'"'"'s designation as being higher priority;

directing presentation of a dialog that includes a selectable user interface element for the acknowledgment;

receiving an indication of user selection of the selectable user interface element; and

receiving an indication of user selection of the information indicating the respective patient exam'"'"'s designation as being higher priority, without first receiving an indication of user interaction with any other area of the user interface.

15. A computer-readable storage medium having computer-readable program code portions stored therein that in response to execution by a processor cause an apparatus to at least:

direct presentation of a user interface including a region presenting a list that presents information regarding one or more elements of each of a plurality of patient exams, wherein the region is sized such that the presented information regarding at least some but not all of the patient exams of the list of patient exams is viewable at a time, and wherein one or more of the plurality of patient exams is designated as being of higher priority than others of the plurality of patient exams;

identify an instance in which the presented information viewable in the region does not include information regarding at least one of the higher-priority patient exams; and

in response thereto,

direct presentation of an alert to notify a user of an availability of information for a higher-priority patient exam.

16. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 15, wherein the apparatus being caused to direct presentation of an alert includes being caused to direct presentation of at least one of a visual alert, audible alert or tactile alert.

17. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 15, wherein the apparatus being caused to identify an instance includes being caused to identify an instance in which the presented information viewable in the region includes information regarding only a first subset of the plurality of patient exams none of which is a higher-priority patient exam, and wherein the computer-readable storage medium has further computer-readable program code portions stored therein that in response to execution by the processor cause the apparatus to further:

receive an indication of user interaction with the user interface;

direct adjustment of the user interface in response to receipt of the indication such that information regarding only a second subset of the plurality of patient exams is viewable in the region, the second subset including information regarding at least one of the higher-priority patient exams; and

in response to thereto,

direct cessation of presentation of the alert.

18. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 17, wherein the second subset includes information regarding at least one but not all of the higher-priority patient exams.

19. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 17, wherein the apparatus being caused to receive an indication includes being caused to receive an indication of user interaction to scroll the list of patient exams, and

wherein the apparatus being caused to direct adjustment of the user interface includes being caused to scroll the list of patient exams.

20. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 17, wherein the apparatus being caused to receive an indication includes being caused to receive an indication of user interaction to filter the list of patient exams to present information regarding only the higher-priority patient exams, and

wherein the second subset of the plurality of patient exams includes only the higher-priority patient exams.

21. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 15, wherein for each higher-priority patient exam, the information presented by the list of patient exams includes selectable information indicating the patient exam'"'"'s designation as being higher priority, and wherein the computer-readable storage medium has further computer-readable program code portions stored therein that in response to execution by a processor cause an apparatus to further:

receive an indication of user acknowledgment of receipt of a higher-priority patient exam or information regarding the higher-priority patient exam, including in order;

receive an indication of user long selection of the information indicating the respective patient exam'"'"'s designation as being higher priority;

direct presentation of a dialog that includes a selectable user interface element for the acknowledgment;

receive an indication of user selection of the selectable user interface element; and

receive an indication of user selection of the information indicating the respective patient exam'"'"'s designation as being higher priority, without first receiving an indication of user interaction with any other area of the user interface.