METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR ORDER SET PROCESSING AND VALIDATION

• US 20140033028A1
• Filed: 07/18/2013
• Published: 01/30/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 07/27/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Zynx Health, Inc. (The Hearst Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Zynx Health, Inc. (The Hearst Corporation)
• Inventors: Tatiyants, Alexander A., Young, Sharon M.
• Granted Patent: US 9,424,238 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/256
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/166 Editing, e.g. inserting or deleting

Abstract

Methods and systems for validating order sets that are to be exported are described. Such order set validation may optionally be performed in substantially real-time. A content editor user interface configured to enable a user to create or edit an order set is provided for display. A user selection of a target format to which the order set is to be exported is received. A user edit with respect to the order set is detected and a validation rule is accessed. The rule is applied to the edited order set to obtain a validation evaluation, optionally in substantially real-time, indicating whether the edited order set is ready for export to the target format, and a corresponding validation notification is provided for display via the content editor. The order set may be exported to the user selected target format.

Claims

1. A method of processing order sets, the method comprising:

providing for display on a user terminal a content editor user interface configured to enable a user to create or edit an order set;

receiving, at a computer system, a user selection of a target format to which the order set is to be exported;

detecting, by the computer system, a user edit with respect to the order set in substantially real time;

accessing, by the computer system, at least a first validation rule from memory storing a plurality of validation rules, the plurality of order set validation rules include one or more mapping rules for mapping terms in a source catalog to terms used by the user selected target format;

accessing, by the computer system, a first version of the order set without the user edit;

applying by the computer system, in substantially real time, the user edit to the first version of the order set to generate an edited order set;

applying by the computer system, in substantially real time, the first validation rule to the edited order set to obtain a validation evaluation indicating whether the edited order set is ready for export to the target format;

based at least in part on the validation evaluation, providing by the computer system in substantially real time, a corresponding validation notification for display via the content editor; and

after determining that the order set is ready for export, exporting by the computer system the order set, including at least one user edit, to the user selected target format.

2. The method as defined in claim 1, the method further comprising:

determining that the user has included an unmapped term in the order set; and

at least partly in response to determining that the user has included the unmapped term in the order set, providing a corresponding notification to the user; and

enabling the user to map the unmapped term to a term associated with the user selected format.

3. The method as defined in claim 1, the method further comprising:

determining that the user has included an inactive term in the order set; and

at least partly in response to determining that the user has included the inactive term in the order set, providing a corresponding notification to the user; and

enabling the user to select a mapped term.

4. The method as defined in claim 1, the method further comprising:

determining that the user has included a quantity of section levels exceeding a first level limit associated with the target format; and

at least partly in response to determining that the user has included the quantity of section levels exceeding the first level limit associated with the target format, providing a corresponding notification to the user and an indication that the order set is not ready for export.

5. The method as defined in claim 1, the method further comprising:

providing a user interface via which the user can locally override a global mapping a first term;

receiving a local mapping for the first term from the user;

determining if the local mapping complies with at least one rule from the order set validation rule repository; and

providing a notification to the user indicating whether the local mapping complies with at least one rule from the order set validation rule repository.

6. The method as defined in claim 1, the method further comprising:

determining that the user has requested an override mapping for a first term; and

at least partly in response to determining that the user has requested the override mapping for the first term and that the override mapping is not supported by the target format, providing a corresponding notification to the user.

7. The method as defined in claim 1, the method further comprising continuously streaming user edits to a validation service controller, wherein the validation service controller is configured to apply validation rules with respect to user order set edits.

8. The method as defined in claim 1, the method further comprising:

buffering at least a first quantity of user order set edits, the first quantity being greater than one; and

providing the first quantity of user order set edits to a validation service controller, wherein the validation service controller is configured to apply validation rules with respect to user order set edits.

9. A method of processing order sets, the method comprising:

providing, by a computer system, for display on a display device a content editor user interface configured to enable a user to create or edit an order set;

receiving, by the computer system, a user selection of a target format to which the order set is to be exported;

detecting, by the computer system, a user edit with respect to the order set in substantially real time;

accessing, by the computer system, at least a first validation rule;

applying by the computer system, in substantially real time, the first validation rule to the order set, including the user edit;

evaluating, by the computer system, whether an integration issue exists with respect to the target format based at least in part on the application of the first validation rule to the order set, including the user edit;

based at least in part on the evaluation, providing by the computer system in substantially real time, a validation notification for display; and

after providing the notification for display, exporting the order set, including at least one user edit, to the user selected target format.

10. The method as defined in claim 9, the method further comprising:

determining that the user has included an unmapped term in the order set; and

at least partly in response to determining that the user has included the unmapped term in the order set, providing a corresponding notification to the user; and

enabling the user to map the unmapped term to a term associated with the user selected format.

11. The method as defined in claim 9 the method further comprising:

determining that the user has included an inactive term in the order set; and

at least partly in response to determining that the user has included the inactive term in the order set, providing a corresponding notification to the user; and

enabling the user to select a mapped term.

12. The method as defined in claim 9, the method further comprising:

determining that the user has included a quantity of section levels exceeding a first level limit associated with the target format; and

at least partly in response to determining that the user has included the quantity of section levels exceeding the first level limit associated with the target format, providing a corresponding notification to the user and an indication that the order set is not ready for export.

13. The method as defined in claim 9, the method further comprising:

providing a user interface via which the user can locally override a global mapping a first term;

receiving a local mapping for the first term from the user;

determining if the local mapping complies with at least one rule from the order set validation rule repository; and

providing a notification to the user indicating whether the local mapping complies with at least one rule from the order set validation rule repository.

14. The method as defined in claim 9, the method further comprising:

determining that the user has requested an override mapping for a first term; and

at least partly in response to determining that the user has requested the override mapping for the first term and that the override mapping is not supported by the target format, providing a corresponding notification to the user.

15. The method as defined in claim 9, the method further comprising continuously streaming user edits to a validation service controller, wherein the validation service controller is configured to apply validation rules with respect to user order set edits.

16. The method as defined in claim 9, the method further comprising:

buffering at least a first quantity of user order set edits, the first quantity being greater than one; and

providing the first quantity of user order set edits to a validation service controller, wherein the validation service controller is configured to apply validation rules with respect to user order set edits.

17. Non-transitory computer readable media storing instructions that when executed by a computer system are configured to cause the computer system to perform operations, comprising:

providing for display on a display device a content editor user interface configured to enable a user to create or edit an order set;

receiving a user selection of a target format to which the order set is to be exported;

detecting a user edit with respect to the order set in substantially real time;

accessing at least a first validation rule;

applying by the computer system, in substantially real time, the first validation rule to the order set, including the user edit;

evaluating whether an integration issue exists with respect to the target format based at least in part on the application of the first validation rule to the order set, including the user edit;

based at least in part on the evaluation, providing, in substantially real time, a validation notification for display; and

after providing the notification for display, exporting the order set, including at least one user edit, to the user selected target format.

18. The non-transitory computer readable media as defined in claim 17, the operations further comprising:

determining that the user has included an unmapped term in the order set; and

at least partly in response to determining that the user has included the unmapped term in the order set, providing a corresponding notification to the user; and

enabling the user to map the unmapped term to a term associated with the user selected format.

19. The non-transitory computer readable media as defined in claim 17, the operations further comprising:

determining that the user has included an inactive term in the order set; and

at least partly in response to determining that the user has included the inactive term in the order set, providing a corresponding notification to the user; and

enabling the user to select a mapped term.

20. The non-transitory computer readable media as defined in claim 17, the operations further comprising:

determining that the user has included a quantity of section levels exceeding a first level limit associated with the target format; and

at least partly in response to determining that the user has included the quantity of section levels exceeding the first level limit associated with the target format, providing a corresponding notification to the user and an indication that the order set is not ready for export.

21. The non-transitory computer readable media as defined in claim 17, the operations further comprising:

providing a user interface via which the user can locally override a global mapping a first term;

receiving a local mapping for the first term from the user;

determining if the local mapping complies with at least one rule from the order set validation rule repository; and

providing a notification to the user indicating whether the local mapping complies with at least one rule from the order set validation rule repository.

22. The non-transitory computer readable media as defined in claim 17, the operations further comprising:

determining that the user has requested an override mapping for a first term; and

at least partly in response to determining that the user has requested the override mapping for the first term and that the override mapping is not supported by the target format, providing a corresponding notification to the user.

23. The non-transitory computer readable media as defined in claim 17, the operations further comprising continuously streaming user edits to a validation service controller, wherein the validation service controller is configured to apply validation rules with respect to user order set edits.

24. The non-transitory computer readable media as defined in claim 17, the operations further comprising:

buffering at least a first quantity of user order set edits, the first quantity being greater than one; and

providing the first quantity of user order set edits to a validation service controller, wherein the validation service controller is configured to apply validation rules with respect to user order set edits.

31. The non-transitory computer readable media as defined in claim 17, the operations further comprising continuously streaming user edits to a validation service controller, wherein the validation service controller is configured to apply validation rules with respect to user order set edits.

25. An order set processing system, comprising:

a computing system;

non-transitory computer readable media storing instructions that when executed by the computer system are configured to cause the computer system to perform operations, comprising;

providing for display on a display device a content editor user interface configured to enable a user to create or edit an order set;

receiving a user selection of a target format to which the order set is to be exported;

detecting a user edit with respect to the order set in substantially real time;

accessing at least a first validation rule;

applying by the computer system, in substantially real time, the first validation rule to the order set, including the user edit;

evaluating whether an integration issue exists with respect to the target format based at least in part on the application of the first validation rule to the order set, including the user edit;

based at least in part on the evaluation, providing, in substantially real time, a validation notification for display; and

after providing the notification for display, exporting the order set, including at least one user edit, to the user selected target format.

26. The order set processing system as defined in claim 25, the operations further comprising:

determining that the user has included an unmapped term in the order set; and

at least partly in response to determining that the user has included the unmapped term in the order set, providing a corresponding notification to the user; and

enabling the user to map the unmapped term to a term associated with the user selected format.

27. The order set processing system as defined in claim 25, the operations further comprising:

determining that the user has included an inactive term in the order set; and

at least partly in response to determining that the user has included the inactive term in the order set, providing a corresponding notification to the user; and

enabling the user to select a mapped term.

28. The order set processing system as defined in claim 25, the operations further comprising:

determining that the user has included a quantity of section levels exceeding a first level limit associated with the target format; and

at least partly in response to determining that the user has included the quantity of section levels exceeding the first level limit associated with the target format, providing a corresponding notification to the user and an indication that the order set is not ready for export.

29. The order set processing system as defined in claim 25, the operations further comprising:

providing a user interface via which the user can locally override a global mapping a first term;

receiving a local mapping for the first term from the user;

determining if the local mapping complies with at least one rule from the order set validation rule repository; and

providing a notification to the user indicating whether the local mapping complies with at least one rule from the order set validation rule repository.

30. The order set processing system as defined in claim 25, the operations further comprising:

determining that the user has requested an override mapping for a first term; and

at least partly in response to determining that the user has requested the override mapping for the first term and that the override mapping is not supported by the target format, providing a corresponding notification to the user.

32. The order set processing system as defined in claim 25, the operations further comprising:

buffering at least a first quantity of user order set edits, the first quantity being greater than one; and

providing the first quantity of user order set edits to a validation service controller, wherein the validation service controller is configured to apply validation rules with respect to user order set edits.

33. The order set processing system as defined in claim 25, further comprising:

a validation service proxy configured to monitor, in substantially real-time, if a user edit has been made via the order set content editor and to determine whether to submit a corresponding validation request and metadata associated with the order set being edited to a validation service controller;

the validation service controller, wherein the validation service controller is configured;

to receive the validation request and the metadata from the validation service proxy;

select one or more export validation rules, based at least in part on at least one order set export format selected by the user; and

apply, in substantially real-time, the selected one or more export validation rules to the order set, including at least one user edit to determine whether an integration issue exists.