SCHEDULING INSTRUCTION ITEMS

• US 20150294078A1
• Filed: 09/05/2013
• Published: 10/15/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 09/06/2012
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Koninklijke Philips N.V.
• Original Assignee: Koninklijke Philips N.V.
• Inventors: Geleijnse, Gijs, Tesanovic, Aleksandra, Calo, Rony
• Application Number:
  US14/424,040
• Publication Number:
  US 20150294078A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 10/60 for patient-specific data, e.g. for electronic patient records
• 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

A system (1) is described for providing a schedule comprising a plurality of instruction items. An assessment unit (2) determines at least one target behavior based on a health record (3), e.g. an electronic health record (EHR) of a patient. An information unit (4) determines a plurality of instruction items based on said at least one target behavior. Furthermore, the information unit (4) associates a first instruction item of the plurality of instruction items with a time duration. A scheduling unit (5) schedules the plurality of instruction items and determines a first presentation time for the first instruction item and a second presentation time for a second instruction item of the plurality of instruction items in dependence on a time period that starts at the first presentation time and has a time duration associated with the first instruction item.

Claims

1. A system for providing a schedule comprising a plurality of instruction items, comprising

an assessment unit for determining at least one target behavior based on a health record of a patient;

an information unit for determining a plurality of instruction items based on said at least one target behavior, wherein a first instruction item of the plurality of instruction items is associated with a time duration;

a scheduling unit for scheduling the plurality of instruction items including determining a first presentation time for the first instruction item and a second presentation time for a second instruction item of the plurality of instruction items in dependence on a time period that starts at the first presentation time and has a time duration associated with the first instruction item.

2. The system according to claim 1, wherein the scheduling unit is further arranged for providing a time interval between the first presentation time and the second presentation time, wherein the time interval has a length that is at least equal to the time duration.

3. The system according to claim 1, wherein the scheduling unit is arranged for performing the scheduling of the plurality of instruction items in dependence on information in the health record of the patient.

4. The system according to claim 1, wherein the scheduling unit is arranged for performing the scheduling of the plurality of instruction items in dependence on a time of a planned intervention in respect of the patient.

5. The system according to claim 1, wherein the scheduling unit is arranged for determining a time window for presenting said plurality of instruction items, wherein the presentation time further depends on the time window.

6. The system according to claim 5, wherein the time window is related to a projected length of stay of the patient in a facility.

7. The system according to claim 1, wherein the information unit is arranged for determining at least one instruction item based on a first database associating target behaviors with instruction items.

8. The system according to claim 1, wherein the assessment unit is arranged for determining a condition of the patient based on information in the health record and determining a target behavior based on the condition of the patient and a second database associating patient conditions with the target behaviors.

9. The system according to claim 1, wherein the information unit is arranged for determining a first target behavior and a second target behavior and wherein the system further comprises a conflict detector for detecting an incompatibility between the first target behavior and the second target behavior based on a set of incompatibility constraints.

10. The system according to claim 9, wherein the first target behavior is associated with a first health problem and the second target behavior is associated with a second health problem and the conflict detector is arranged for determining the incompatibility between the first target behavior and the second target behavior.

11. The system according to claim 10, wherein the first health problem and the second health problem are associated with different diseases.

12. The system according to claim 11, wherein the different diseases are associated with different clinical guidelines.

13. A workstation comprising the system according to claim 1.

14. A method of scheduling a plurality of instruction items, comprising

determining at least one target behavior based on a health record of a patient;

determining a plurality of instruction items based on said at least one target behavior, wherein a first instruction item of the plurality of instruction items is associated with a time duration;

scheduling the plurality of instruction items including determining a first presentation time for the first instruction item and a second presentation time for a second instruction item of the plurality of instruction items in dependence on a time period that starts at the first presentation time and has a time duration associated with the first instruction item.

15. A computer program product comprising instructions for causing a processor system to perform the method according to claim 14.