CUSTOMIZED AND INTUITIVE ANTIBIOGRAMS

• US 20130317834A1
• Filed: 05/24/2012
• Published: 11/28/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 05/24/2012
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Cerner Innovation, Inc. (Oracle Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Cerner Innovation, Inc. (Oracle Corporation)
• Inventors: Ryan, Hugh, Nightingale, Brent, Curry, Michael, Stadler, Phil
• Application Number:
  US13/479,365
• Publication Number:
  US 20130317834A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/2
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 10/40 for data related to laboratory analysis, e.g. patient specimen analysis
• CPC Class Codes: Y02A 90/10 Information and communication technologies [ICT] supporting adaptation to climate change, e.g. for weather forecasting or climate simulation

Abstract

Methods, computer systems, and computer storage media are provided for utilizing a healthcare facility'"'"'s antibiogram information to generate customized antibiograms. One or more user-selected filters are applied to the information in the antibiogram data store. Filters include organism type, antimicrobial type, date range, encounter type, healthcare facility unit, and end-user role. Using the selected filters, a customized antibiogram is generated and presented on a user interface.

Claims

1. One or more computer storage media having computer-executable instructions embodied thereon that, when executed, facilitate a method of utilizing a healthcare facility'"'"'s antibiogram data store to generate a customized antibiogram, the method comprising:

receiving one or more user-selected filters to apply to data in the antibiogram data store, the one or more filters dependent upon an end-user role; and

applying the one or more filters to the data in the antibiogram data store to generate the customized antibiogram, the customized antibiogram customized to the end-user role.

2. The media of claim 1, wherein the data in the antibiogram data store comprises information on susceptibility rates of one or more organisms, cultured within the healthcare facility, to one or more antimicrobials.

3. The media of claim 1, wherein the one or more filters comprise organism type and antimicrobial type.

4. The media of claim 3, wherein the one or more filters further comprise at least one of:

date range;

encounter type;

units within the healthcare facility;

specimen type;

or

minimum result count.

5. The media of claim 1, wherein the end-user role comprises at least one of:

a pharmacist associated with the healthcare facility;

a clinician associated with the healthcare facility;

a therapist associated with the healthcare facility;

or

a nurse associated with the healthcare facility.

6. The media of claim 1, wherein the customized antibiogram is used to direct empiric-therapy decisions.

7. One or more computer storage media having computer-executable instructions embodied thereon that, when executed, facilitate a method of using information stored in association with a healthcare facility'"'"'s antibiogram data store to generate a customized antibiogram, the method comprising:

accessing the antibiogram data store, the antibiogram data store comprising a listing of susceptibility rates of one or more organisms, cultured within the healthcare facility, to one or more antimicrobials;

receiving a selection of a first set of antimicrobials of the one or more antimicrobials, the first set of antimicrobials selected dependent upon an end-user role;

receiving a selection of a first set of organisms of the one or more organisms, the first set of organisms selected dependent upon the end-user role;

receiving a selection of a first set of filters to be applied to the information stored in association with the antibiogram data store, the first set of filters applied dependent upon the end-user role; and

generating the customized antibiogram using the first set of antimicrobials, the first set of organisms, and the first set of filters.

8. The media of claim 7, wherein the one or more antimicrobials are stocked by the healthcare facility'"'"'s pharmacy.

9. The media of claim 7, further comprising:

presenting the customized antibiogram on a user interface associated with the healthcare facility.

10. The media of claim 7, wherein the first set of antimicrobials includes the healthcare facility'"'"'s cost for each antimicrobial of the first set of antimicrobials.

11. The media of claim 10, wherein the first set of organisms includes the susceptibility rate for each organism of the first set of organisms against the each antimicrobial of the first set of antimicrobials.

12. The media of claim 11, further comprising:

receiving a selection of a suspected infection type, the suspected infection type comprising a plurality of organisms of the first set of organisms suspected of causing a patient'"'"'s infection, wherein the patient is being treated at the healthcare facility;

determining, using the customized antibiogram, a plurality of antimicrobials of the first set of antimicrobials that is effective against the plurality of organisms;

identifying, using the customized antibiogram, susceptibility rates of the plurality of organisms against each antimicrobial of the plurality of antimicrobials;

identifying, using the customized antibiogram, the healthcare facility'"'"'s cost for the each antimicrobial of the plurality of antimicrobials; and

presenting the plurality of antimicrobials, the susceptibility rates of the plurality of organisms, and the healthcare facility'"'"'s costs for the each antimicrobial on a user interface associated with the healthcare facility.

13. The media of claim 12, wherein the selection of the suspected infection type is received during an empiric therapy decision stage.

14. One or more computer storage media having computer-executable instructions embodied thereon that, when executed, facilitate a method of utilizing a healthcare facility'"'"'s antibiogram data store to generate a customized antibiogram, the method comprising:

receiving a first set of filters to be applied to a first set of data in the antibiogram data store, the first set of filters dependent on a first set of criteria;

applying the first set of filters to the first set of data in the antibiogram data store;

dynamically generating the customized antibiogram using the first set of filters;

receiving a second set of data, the second set of data comprising new or modified antibiogram information; and

updating the antibiogram data store using the second set of data.

15. The media of claim 14, wherein the first set of filters is received from a clinician associated with the healthcare facility.

16. The media of claim 15, wherein the first set of criteria includes at least one of:

a unit within the healthcare facility;

an encounter type within the healthcare facility;

a patient within the healthcare facility;

or

a role of the clinician within the healthcare facility.

17. The media of claim 16, wherein the encounter type includes at least one of the following encounters with one or more patients:

emergency room visit;

observational stay;

post-discharge visit;

post-surgical stay;

or

post-infection stay.

18. The media of claim 15, further comprising:

incident to dynamically generating the customized antibiogram using the one or more filters, dynamically presenting the customized antibiogram on a user interface of a computing device associated with the clinician.

19. The media of claim 18, further comprising:

receiving a second set of filters to be applied to the customized antibiogram, the second set of filters dependent upon a second set of criteria, wherein the second set of criteria comprises at least one of organism type, antimicrobial type, or specimen type.

20. The GUI of claim 19, wherein the specimen type includes at least one of blood, central nervous system, sputum, urine, or wound.