RADIOLOGY DESKTOP INTERACTION AND BEHAVIOR FRAMEWORK

• US 20160147938A1
• Filed: 11/26/2014
• Published: 05/26/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 11/26/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: General Electric Company
• Original Assignee: General Electric Company
• Inventors: McConnell, Kristen Alane, Mendoza, Gretchen Marie, Von Reden, Anna Louise, Pigg, Bryon, DeSensi, Francesco, Hopkins, Gregory, Butler, Michael, Kaess, Xiaoyu Chen, Shrestha, Rasu
• Granted Patent: US 10,671,701 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0482 Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 10/60 for patient-specific data, e.g. for electronic patient records
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 20/00 ICT specially adapted for therapies or health-improving plans, e.g. for handling prescriptions, for steering therapy or for monitoring patient compliance
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 30/20 for handling medical images, e.g. DICOM, HL7 or PACS
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 30/40 for processing medical images, e.g. editing

Abstract

Disclosed and described systems, methods, and apparatus provide diagnostic display and analysis of patient data. An example radiology desktop system includes a workload manager that organizes and displays one or more worklists. The example workload manager retrieves and displays, based on receiving a selection of an active worklist, one or more exams associated with the active worklist. The example system includes a diagnostic hub triggered based on selection of an exam. The example diagnostic hub generates an exam preview panel provides a summary of the selected exam. The example diagnostic hub facilitates comparison, based on selection of a comparison exam via the user interface from a patient library, between the selected exam and the comparison exam via the diagnostic hub. The example diagnostic hub updates a worklist entry for the selected exam based on an analysis resulting from the comparison between the selected exam and the comparison exam.

Claims

1. A method to facilitate diagnostic display and analysis of patient data, the method comprising:

triggering, based on a user identification, activation of a workload manager, the workload manager organizing and displaying, via a user interface on a display, one or more worklists associated with the user identification, the workload manager adjusting a configuration of the display to display the one or more worklists;

retrieving and displaying, based on receiving a selection of an active worklist from the one or more worklists displayed via the workload manager, one or more exams associated with the active worklist, the workload manager adjusting the configuration of the display to display the active worklist and the one or more exams associated with the active worklist;

triggering, based on selection of an exam from the one or more exams, activation of a diagnostic hub, the diagnostic hub organizing and displaying, via the user interface on the display, a diagnostic view of information for the selected exam and a patient associated with the selected exam;

generating, via the diagnostic hub, an exam preview panel providing a summary of the selected exam, the diagnostic hub adjusting the configuration of the display to display the exam preview panel in conjunction with the selected exam and the active worklist;

facilitating comparison, based on selection of a comparison exam via the user interface from a patient library, between the selected exam and the comparison exam via the diagnostic hub, the diagnostic hub adjusting the configuration of the display for the comparison; and

updating a worklist entry for the selected exam based on an analysis resulting from the comparison between the selected exam and the comparison exam.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising generating, via the diagnostic hub, a patient banner providing a summary of a patient associated with the selected exam, the diagnostic hub adjusting the configuration of the display to display the patient banner in conjunction with the exam preview panel.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the workload manager modifies the user interface by expanding on the display to occupy a column of the display upon activation of the workload manager.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein the workload manager modifies the user interface expanding on the display to occupy a plurality of columns of the display upon activation of the workload manager, wherein a first column provides a plurality of worklists for selection and wherein a second column provides the active worklist.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the diagnostic hub is displayed adjacent to the workload manager.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the exam preview panel provides a summary of the selected exam.

7. The method of claim 1, further comprising enabling, via a bridge, navigation between the diagnostic hub, and image viewer, and dictation software while maintaining a patient context associated with the selected exam.

8. A radiology desktop system comprising:

a processor configured to implement;

a user interface displaying information on a display;

a workload manager triggered based on a user identification, the workload manager organizing and displaying, via the user interface on the display, one or more worklists associated with the user identification, the workload manager adjusting a configuration of the display to display the one or more worklists, wherein the workload manager retrieves and displays, based on receiving a selection of an active worklist from the one or more worklists displayed via the workload manager, one or more exams associated with the active worklist, the workload manager adjusting the configuration of the display to display the active worklist and the one or more exams associated with the active worklist; and

a diagnostic hub triggered based on selection of an exam from the one or more exams, the diagnostic hub organizing and displaying, via the user interface on the display, a diagnostic view of information for the selected exam and a patient associated with the selected exam, the diagnostic hub generating an exam preview panel providing a summary of the selected exam, the diagnostic hub adjusting the configuration of the display to display the exam preview panel in conjunction with the selected exam and the active worklist,

wherein the diagnostic hub facilitates comparison, based on selection of a comparison exam via the user interface from a patient library, between the selected exam and the comparison exam via the diagnostic hub, the diagnostic hub adjusting the configuration of the display for the comparison, and wherein the diagnostic hub updates a worklist entry for the selected exam based on an analysis resulting from the comparison between the selected exam and the comparison exam.

9. The system of claim 8, wherein the diagnostic hub further generates a patient banner providing a summary of a patient associated with the selected exam, the diagnostic hub adjusting the configuration of the display to display the patient banner in conjunction with the exam preview panel.

10. The system of claim 8, wherein the workload manager modifies the user interface by expanding on the display to occupy a column of the display upon activation of the workload manager.

11. The system of claim 10, wherein the workload manager modifies the user interface expanding on the display to occupy a plurality of columns of the display upon activation of the workload manager, wherein a first column provides a plurality of worklists for selection and wherein a second column provides the active worklist.

12. The system of claim 8, wherein the diagnostic hub is displayed adjacent to the workload manager.

13. The system of claim 8, wherein the exam preview panel provides a summary of the selected exam.

14. The system of claim 8, further comprising a bridge enabling navigation between the diagnostic hub, and image viewer, and dictation software while maintaining a patient context associated with the selected exam.

15. A computer-readable storage medium including program instructions for execution by a computing device, the instructions, when executed, causing the computing device to implement a radiology desktop system, the system comprising:

a user interface displaying information on a display;

a workload manager triggered based on a user identification, the workload manager organizing and displaying, via the user interface on the display, one or more worklists associated with the user identification, the workload manager adjusting a configuration of the display to display the one or more worklists, wherein the workload manager retrieves and displays, based on receiving a selection of an active worklist from the one or more worklists displayed via the workload manager, one or more exams associated with the active worklist, the workload manager adjusting the configuration of the display to display the active worklist and the one or more exams associated with the active worklist; and

a diagnostic hub triggered based on selection of an exam from the one or more exams, the diagnostic hub organizing and displaying, via the user interface on the display, a diagnostic view of information for the selected exam and a patient associated with the selected exam, the diagnostic hub generating an exam preview panel providing a summary of the selected exam, the diagnostic hub adjusting the configuration of the display to display the exam preview panel in conjunction with the selected exam and the active worklist,

wherein the diagnostic hub facilitates comparison, based on selection of a comparison exam via the user interface from a patient library, between the selected exam and the comparison exam via the diagnostic hub, the diagnostic hub adjusting the configuration of the display for the comparison, and wherein the diagnostic hub updates a worklist entry for the selected exam based on an analysis resulting from the comparison between the selected exam and the comparison exam.

16. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 15, wherein the diagnostic hub further generates a patient banner providing a summary of a patient associated with the selected exam, the diagnostic hub adjusting the configuration of the display to display the patient banner in conjunction with the exam preview panel.

17. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 15, wherein the workload manager modifies the user interface by expanding on the display to occupy a column of the display upon activation of the workload manager.

18. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 17, wherein the workload manager modifies the user interface expanding on the display to occupy a plurality of columns of the display upon activation of the workload manager, wherein a first column provides a plurality of worklists for selection and wherein a second column provides the active worklist.

19. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 15, wherein the diagnostic hub is displayed adjacent to the workload manager.

20. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 15, further comprising a bridge enabling navigation between the diagnostic hub, and image viewer, and dictation software while maintaining a patient context associated with the selected exam.