SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING ENTERPRISE VISUAL COMMUNICATIONS SERVICES

• US 20130311516A1
• Filed: 03/31/2011
• Published: 11/21/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 03/31/2011
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Change Healthcare LLC (UnitedHealth Group Incorporated)
• Original Assignee: Mckesson Financial Holdings Limited (McKesson Corp.)
• Inventors: York, Gary, Cobbs, Archie, Callans, Billy
• Application Number:
  US13/076,635
• Publication Number:
  US 20130311516A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 707/798
• 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

Embodiments include systems and methods for providing enterprise visual communications. In one embodiment, a method is provided. The method can include receiving event data from one or more data management systems; based at least in part on the received event data, generating one or more indications for output to a user; based at least in part on the received event data, generating one more expected activities for the user; and generating one or more additional indications corresponding with at least one of the expected activities for output to the user.

Claims

1. A system, comprising:

at least one memory for storing computer-executable instructions; and

at least one processor configured to access the memory and further configured to execute the computer-executable instructions operable to;

receive event data from one or more data management systems;

based at least in part on the received event data, generate one or more indications for output to a user;

based at least in part on the received event data, generate one or more expected activities for the user; and

generate one or more additional indications corresponding with at least one of the expected activities for output to the user.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the data management systems comprise at least one of the following:

a clinical system, an ADT system, an admission system, an environmental service system, an order and results system, a case management system, a transporter system, and a data system with event data associated with a patient care facility.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein the event data comprises at least one of the following:

a real time event, data associated with a patient, and data associated with a patient care facility.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein the computer-executable instructions operable to generate one or more indications for output to a user further comprise instructions operable to:

output a respective visual indication to a display device; and

organize the respective visual indication on the display device, wherein the organization comprises at least one of the following;

a scaled geospatial arrangement corresponding with a physical location, a grid, and a list.

5. The system of claim 4, wherein the visual indication comprises at least one of the following:

an icon, a color, a background color, a timer, a rotating icon, a rotating timer, a label, and text.

6. The system of claim 1, wherein the computer-executable instructions operable to generate one more expected activities for the user further comprise instructions operable to:

compare the received event data to a predefined workflow, the predefined workflow comprising one or more activities;

compare the received event data to at least one threshold associated with an activity; and

if the at least one threshold is met or exceeded, identify at least one expected activity.

7. The system of claim 1, wherein computer-executable instructions operable to generate one more expected activities for the user further comprise instructions operable to:

compare the received event data to a predefined workflow, the predefined workflow comprising one or more activities compliant with at least one healthcare standard; and

if the at least one healthcare standard is satisfied, identify at least one expected activity.

8. The system of claim 1, wherein the computer-executable instructions are further operable to:

receive new event data;

based at least in part on the new event data, update at least one of the one or more indications, at least one of the one or more expected activities, and at least one of the one or more additional indications.

9. The system of claim 1, the computer-executable instructions are further operable to:

output the one or more indications via a network to a plurality of display devices.

10. A method, comprising:

receiving event data from one or more data management systems;

based at least in part on the received event data, generating one or more indications for output to a user;

based at least in part on the received event data, generating one more expected activities for the user; and

generating one or more additional indications corresponding with at least one of the expected activities for output to the user.

11. The method of claim 10, wherein the event data comprises at least one of the following:

a real time event, data associated with a patient, and data associated with a patient care facility.

12. The method of claim 10, wherein generating one or more indications for output to a user comprises:

outputting a respective visual indication to a display device; and

organizing the respective visual indication on the display device, wherein the organization comprises at least one of the following;

a scaled geospatial arrangement corresponding with a physical location, a grid, and a list.

13. The method of claim 10, wherein generating one more expected activities for the user comprises:

comparing the received event data to a predefined workflow, the predefined workflow comprising one or more activities;

comparing the received event data to at least one threshold associated with an activity; and

if the at least one threshold is met or exceeded, identifying at least one expected activity.

14. The method of claim 10, wherein generating one or more expected activities for the user comprises:

comparing the received event data to a predefined workflow, the predefined workflow comprising one or more activities compliant with at least one healthcare standard;

if the at least one healthcare standard is satisfied, identifying at least one expected activity.

15. The method of claim 10, further comprising:

receiving new event data;

based at least in part on the new event data, updating at least one of the one or more indications, at least one of the expected activities, and at least one of the one or more additional indications.

16. The method of claim 10, further comprising:

outputting the one or more indications and additional indications via a network to a plurality of display devices.

17. A method, comprising:

receiving event data from one or more data management systems, wherein the data management systems comprise at least one of the following;

a clinical system, an ADT system, an admission system, an environmental service system, an order and results system, a case management system, a transporter system, and a data system with event data associated with a patient care facility;

based at least in part on the received event data, generating one or more indications for output to a user, wherein received event data comprises at least one of the following;

a real time event, data associated with a patient, and data associated with a patient care facility;

based at least in part on the received event data, generating one more expected activities for the user;

generating one or more additional indications corresponding with at least one of the expected activities for output to the user; and

outputting the one or more indications and additional indications via a network to a plurality of display devices.

18. The method of claim 17, wherein generating one or more indications for output to a user comprises:

outputting a respective visual indication to a display device; and

organizing the respective visual indication on the display device, wherein the organization comprises at least one of the following;

a scaled geospatial arrangement corresponding with a physical location, a grid, and a list.

19. The method of claim 17, wherein generating one more expected activities for the user comprises:

comparing the received event data to a predefined workflow, the predefined workflow comprising one or more activities;

comparing the received event data to at least one threshold associated with an activity; and

if the at least one threshold is met or exceeded, identifying at least one expected activity.

20. The method of claim 17, further comprising:

receiving new event data;

based at least in part on the new event data, updating at least one of the one or more indications, at least one of expected activities, and at least one of the one or more additional indications.