PATIENT CARE PATHWAY SHAPE ANALYSIS

• US 20150370967A1
• Filed: 06/20/2014
• Published: 12/24/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 06/20/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: IQVIA Ltd. (IQVIA Holdings, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: IMS Health Incorporated (IQVIA Holdings, Inc.)
• Inventors: Powell, David
• Granted Patent: US 10,055,544 B2
• 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 50/20 for computer-aided diagnosis, e.g. based on medical expert systems

Abstract

A method includes accessing data related to a series of patient events, and determining whether the data accessed is related to a specific condition. Care pathway data for the condition is generated in response to determining that the accessed data is related to the specific condition. The care pathways data for the condition is stored at a custom extension to a relational database.

Claims

1. A computer-implemented method comprising:

accessing data related to a series of patient events;

determining, by one or more processors, whether the data accessed is related to a specific condition;

in response to determining that the accessed data is related to the specific condition, generating a care pathway data shape for the condition; and

storing, at a custom extension to a relational database, the care pathway data shape for the condition.

2. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

receiving a query request, submitted by a user, to access care pathway data;

accessing the stored care pathway data from the custom extension to the relational database; and

providing the query results to the user.

3. The method of claim 1 wherein generating a care pathway data shape for the condition comprises linking the one or more patient events related to the condition.

4. The method of claim 3 wherein the linked patient events, related to the condition, are represented as a single value.

5. The method of claim 1 wherein the care pathway data shape is represented as a custom C# data type value.

6. The method of claim 1 wherein the care pathway data shape is represented as a common language runtime (CLR) compatible programming language data type value.

7. The method of claim 2 wherein providing the query results to the user comprises providing query results at high speeds.

8. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

identifying a patient event as having a point of interest attribute; and

grouping the care pathway shape data utilizing the point of interest attribute.

9. A system comprising:

one or more computers and one or more storage devices storing instructions that are operable, when executed by one or more computers, to cause the one or more computers to perform operations comprising;

accessing data related to a series of patient events;

determining, by one or more processors, whether the data accessed is related to a specific condition;

in response to determining that the accessed data is related to the specific condition, generating a care pathway data shape for the condition; and

storing, at a custom extension to a relational database, the care pathway data shape for the condition.

10. The system of claim 9 further comprising:

receiving a query request, submitted by a user, to access care pathway data;

accessing the stored care pathway data from the custom extension to the relational database; and

providing the query results to the user.

11. The system of claim 10 wherein generating a care pathway data shape for the condition comprises linking the one or more patient events related to the condition.

12. The system of claim 11 wherein the linked patient events, related to the condition, are represented as a single value.

13. The system of claim 9 wherein the care pathway data shape is represented as a custom C# data type value.

14. The system of claim 9 wherein the care pathway data shape is represented as a common language runtime (CLR) compatible programming language data type value.

15. The system of claim 10 wherein providing the query results to the user comprises providing query results at high speeds.

16. The system of claim 9 further comprising:

identifying a patient event as having a point of interest attribute; and

grouping the care pathway shape data utilizing the point of interest attribute.

17. A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing software comprising instructions executable by one or more which, upon such execution, cause the one or more computers to perform operations comprising:

accessing data related to a series of patient events;

determining, by one or more processors, whether the data accessed is related to a specific condition;

in response to determining that the accessed data is related to the specific condition, generating a care pathway data shape for the condition; and

storing, at a custom extension to a relational database, the care pathway data shape for the condition.

18. The medium of claim 17 further comprising:

receiving a query request, submitted by a user, to access care pathway data;

accessing the stored care pathway data from the custom extension to the relational database; and

providing the query results to the user.

19. The medium of claim 17 wherein generating a care pathway data shape for the condition comprises linking the one or more patient events related to the condition.

20. The medium of claim 18 wherein providing the query results to the user comprises providing query results at high speeds.