DIGITAL MEDICAL INTERN SYSTEM

• US 20150261923A1
• Filed: 03/12/2014
• Published: 09/17/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 03/12/2014
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (University of Wisconsin System)
• Original Assignee: Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (University of Wisconsin System)
• Inventors: Medow, Joshua
• Application Number:
  US14/206,983
• Publication Number:
  US 20150261923A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2230/20 Blood composition characteristics
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 5/1723 using feedback of body parameters, e.g. blood-sugar, pressure measurement of body parameters A61B5/00
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 10/60 for patient-specific data, e.g. for electronic patient records
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 20/40 relating to mechanical, radiation or invasive therapies, e.g. surgery, laser therapy, dialysis or acupuncture
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/63 for local operation
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 50/20 for computer-aided diagnosis, e.g. based on medical expert systems
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 70/20 relating to practices or guidelines

Abstract

Media, methods, and systems provide a platform for monitoring patient health and recommending treatment in a protocolized manner. The protocol is customizable to fit patient and physician needs and the platform is capable of alerting medical staff when treatment is needed, precluding traditional practices of intensive-monitoring.

Claims

1. A non-transitory computer-readable medium having stored thereon instructions executable by a processing system to cause the processing system to perform functions, the functions comprising:

receiving heath data representing patient vital statistics;

using preset treatment protocols to generate a recommended treatment action based on the received health data, wherein the preset treatment protocols identify a medical caregiver associated with the recommended treatment action; and

in response to generating the recommended treatment action, automatically causing a notification system to contact the identified medical caregiver.

2. The computer-readable medium of claim 1, wherein preset treatment protocols comprise patient-specific protocols, the functions further comprising:

receiving indications of the patient-specific rules from a user-interface; and

responsively setting the patient-specific protocols in the preset treatment protocols.

3. The computer-readable medium of claim 2, wherein the received indications of the patient-specific needs comprise a selection of a patient profile from a set of preprogrammed patient profiles.

4. The computer-readable medium of claim 1, wherein preset treatment protocols comprise patient-specific protocols, the functions further comprising:

receiving indications of physician-specific rules from a user-interface; and

responsively setting the patient-specific protocols in accordance with the physician-specific rules in the preset treatment protocols.

5. The computer-readable medium of claim 1, wherein the health data is received directly from one or more medical monitoring systems.

6. The computer-readable medium of claim 4, wherein the functions further comprise periodically requesting updated health data from the one or more medical monitoring systems.

7. The computer-readable medium of claim 1, wherein the patient vital statistics comprise readings of blood pressure, blood transfusions, free water deficit, volume status, blood sugar, and ventilation.

8. The computer-readable medium of claim 1, wherein the preset treatment protocols identify different medical caregivers associated with different recommended treatment actions.

9. The computer-readable medium of claim 1, wherein the identified medical caregiver is a physician, and wherein the recommended treatment action comprises only contacting the physician.

10. The computer-readable medium of claim 1, wherein the identified medical caregiver is a nursing professional, the functions further comprising facilitating presentation of the recommended treatment action to the nursing professional.

11. The computer-readable medium of claim 1, wherein the notification system comprises an intercom system, and wherein the notification system contacts the medical caregiver by causing the intercom system to play an announcement associated with the medical caregiver.

12. The computer-readable medium of claim 1, wherein the notification system comprises an external communication network, and wherein the notification system contacts the medical caregiver by causing an alert message to be transmitted to an address on the communication network associated with the medical caregiver.

13. A method comprising:

receiving, at a processing system, heath data representing patient vital statistics;

the processing system using preset treatment protocols to generate a recommended treatment action based on the received health data, wherein the preset treatment protocols identify a medical caregiver associated with the recommended treatment action; and

in response to generating the recommended treatment action, the processing system automatically causing a notification system to contact the identified medical caregiver.

14. The method of claim 13, wherein preset treatment protocols comprise patient-specific protocols, the method further comprising:

receiving indications of the patient-specific rules from a user-interface; and

responsively setting the patient-specific protocols in the preset treatment protocols.

15. The method of claim 14, wherein the received indications of the patient-specific needs comprise a selection of a patient profile from a set of preprogrammed patient profiles.

16. The method of claim 13, wherein the notification system comprises an intercom system, and wherein the notification system contacts the medical caregiver by causing the intercom system to play an announcement associated with the medical caregiver.

17. A processing system comprising:

a computer-readable medium;

a communication interface; and

a processor configured to;

receive heath data representing patient vital statistics;

use preset treatment protocols stored in the computer-readable medium to generate a recommended treatment action based on the received health data, wherein the preset treatment protocols identify a medical caregiver associated with the recommended treatment action; and

in response to generating the recommended treatment action, automatically cause, via the communication interface, a notification system to contact the identified medical caregiver.

18. The processing system of claim 17, wherein preset treatment protocols comprise patient-specific protocols, and wherein the processor is further configured to:

receive indications of the patient-specific rules from a user-interface; and

responsively set the patient-specific protocols in the preset treatment protocols.

19. The processing system of claim 17, wherein

the received indications of the patient-specific needs comprise a selection of a patient profile from a set of preprogrammed patient profiles.

20. The processing system of claim 17, wherein

the notification system comprises an intercom system, and wherein the notification system contacts the medical caregiver by causing the intercom system to play an announcement associated with the medical caregiver.