AUTOMATING DISPLAYS BASED ON ADMISSIONS, DISCHARGES, AND TRANSFERS

• US 20120323588A1
• Filed: 06/14/2011
• Published: 12/20/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 06/14/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Cerner Innovation, Inc. (Oracle Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Cerner Innovation, Inc. (Oracle Corporation)
• Inventors: KELLY, LISA, ROGERS, STEPHANIE L., BUCKLEY, AMANDA, FORDHAM, JARED WAYNE, FARR, ROBERT Jr.
• Granted Patent: US 9,785,892 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/2
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/00 Administration; Management
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/20 for the management or administration of healthcare resources or facilities, e.g. managing hospital staff or surgery rooms

Abstract

Systems, methods, computer-readable media, and graphical user interfaces for automating displays based on admissions, transfers, and discharges are provided. In embodiments, admission notifications that patients have been admitted to rooms in a healthcare facility are received. Information is accessed for the patients admitted to the rooms. The information for the patients is automatically displayed, without user intervention, to clinicians in the corresponding rooms.

Claims

1. Computer storage media having computer-executable instructions embodied thereon that, when executed, facilitate a method of automating displays based on admissions, discharges, and transfers, the method comprising:

receiving an admission notification that a patient has been admitted to a room in a healthcare facility;

accessing information for the patient admitted to the room; and

automatically, without user intervention, displaying the information for the patient to a clinician in the room.

2. The media of claim 1 further comprising determining that a clinician is ready to view the information for the patient.

3. The media of claim 1 further comprising receiving a discharge or transfer notification that the patient has been discharged or transferred.

4. The media of claim 1 further comprising:

prompting the clinician;

receiving input from the clinician indicating the clinician is finished with the information; and

closing the information.

5. The media of claim 1 further comprising:

prompting the clinician;

receiving input that the clinician is not finished with the information; and

keeping the information open until the information is manually closed by the clinician or until a preconfigured time has lapsed.

6. The media of claim 1 further comprising reminding the clinician to close the information when the patient is transferred or discharged.

7. The media of claim 1 further comprising:

receiving notification that a new patient has been admitted;

closing the information of the patient; and

opening new information associated the new patient.

8. The media of claim 1 further comprising notifying the clinician if opened information does not match the patient that is registered to the room or bed.

9. The media of claim 1, wherein the admission notification originates from an ADT workstation not within the room the patient is being admitted to.

10. A computer system for automating displays based on admissions, discharges, and transfers, the computer system comprising a processor coupled to a computer storage medium, the computer storage medium having stored thereon a plurality of computer software components executable by the processor, the computer software components comprising:

a notification component for receiving a notification that a patient has been admitted to a room or bed;

an information component for retrieving patient information corresponding to the notification;

a ready component for determining that a clinician is ready to view the information;

a display component for automatically displaying the information to the clinician;

a discharge/transfer notification component for notifying the clinician that the patient has been discharged or transferred;

a finish component for determining if the clinician is finished with the information; and

a close component for automatically closing the information when the clinician is finished.

11. The system of claim 10, further comprising a not ready component for keeping the information open until the clinician is finished.

12. The system of claim 10, further comprising a new patient component for notifying the clinician that a new patient has been assigned to the room or bed.

13. The system of claim 12, further comprising a new information component for automatically displaying new patient information associated with the new patient.

14. The system of claim 10, further comprising a mismatch component for notifying the clinician if displayed information does not match the patient that is registered to the room or bed.

15. The system of claim 10, further comprising a reminder component for reminding the clinician to close the information after the patient is transferred or discharged.

16. Computer storage media having computer-executable instructions embodied thereon that, when executed, produce a graphical user interface (GUI) to facilitate automating displays based on admissions, discharges, and transfers, the GUI comprising:

a first display area that displays admission information for a patient that has been admitted to a room in a healthcare facility;

a second display area that displays an opening progress information message notifying the clinician that information for the patient will be opened and providing the clinician an opportunity to cancel opening the information if the clinician is not ready;

a third display area that displays the information for the patient;

a fourth display area that displays a notification that the patient has been discharged or transferred from the room or bed.

a fifth display area that displays a closing progress information message notifying the clinician that information for the patient will be closed and providing the clinician an opportunity to cancel closing the information if the clinician is not ready.

17. The media of claim 16, further comprising a sixth display area that displays a list of patients assigned to the clinician and highlights the patient registered to the room the clinician is in.

18. The media of claim 16, further comprising a seventh display area that displays a notification that opened information does not match the patient that is registered to the room or bed.

19. The media of claim 16, wherein the fourth display area includes a notification of a new patient that has been admitted to the room or bed.

20. The media of claim 19, wherein the fourth display area allows the clinician to keep the information open for the patient that has been discharged or transferred or switch to new patient information for the new patient.