System and method for autoverifying laboratory test results
First Claim
1. A method for creating an autoverification rule for generating and validating laboratory test results from a first analysis performable by a laboratory analyzer on patient samples, the method comprising:
- presenting to a user a graphical user interface of a computer from which the user may select nodes and construct a flow chart representing the autoverification rule, the nodes including at least one of;
an order test node that directs a laboratory analyzer to perform a test on the patient sample;
a rerun node that directs the laboratory analyzer to automatically rerun the first analysis on the patient sample;
a range check node that determines if a value of the laboratory test results is inside, below, or above a validation range provided by the user based on the first analysis and the laboratory analyzer; and
a delta check node that retrieves prior laboratory test results generated by the first analysis and compares the laboratory test results and the retrieved prior laboratory test results;
receiving a plurality of user instructions for creating the flow chart including user selections of nodes and user entry of criteria for at least one node to be applied to the laboratory test results generated by the first analysis of patient samples by the laboratory analyzer;
generating a flow chart representing the autoverification rule specific to the first analysis performed by the laboratory analyzer based on the user selections;
displaying the flow chart representing the autoverification rule specific to the first analysis to the user; and
generating the autoverification rule corresponding to the displayed flow chart, wherein the autoverification rule is specific to the first analysis performed by the laboratory analyzer that generates the laboratory test results and is usable by an autoverification system to determine if the laboratory test results generated by the first analysis of the patient sample by the laboratory analyzer should be automatically released to an external information system.
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Abstract
A method of autoverifying clinical test results comprises displaying an autoverification process as a flowchart on a graphical user interface. The autoverification process is defined by a plurality of nodes and a plurality of edges connecting the nodes. The autoverification process is configured to evaluate a result and determine if the test result meets a predetermined criteria. The method further comprises receiving the test result and automatically performing the autoverification process on the test result. A system for creating and implementing the autoverification processes comprises a graphical user interface configured to display the autoverification process as a flowchart. The system includes an input configured to receive the clinical test result from a laboratory analyzer. The system also includes a processor configured to analyze the clinical test result according to the defined autoverification process.
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24 Claims
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1. A method for creating an autoverification rule for generating and validating laboratory test results from a first analysis performable by a laboratory analyzer on patient samples, the method comprising:
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presenting to a user a graphical user interface of a computer from which the user may select nodes and construct a flow chart representing the autoverification rule, the nodes including at least one of; an order test node that directs a laboratory analyzer to perform a test on the patient sample; a rerun node that directs the laboratory analyzer to automatically rerun the first analysis on the patient sample; a range check node that determines if a value of the laboratory test results is inside, below, or above a validation range provided by the user based on the first analysis and the laboratory analyzer; and a delta check node that retrieves prior laboratory test results generated by the first analysis and compares the laboratory test results and the retrieved prior laboratory test results; receiving a plurality of user instructions for creating the flow chart including user selections of nodes and user entry of criteria for at least one node to be applied to the laboratory test results generated by the first analysis of patient samples by the laboratory analyzer; generating a flow chart representing the autoverification rule specific to the first analysis performed by the laboratory analyzer based on the user selections; displaying the flow chart representing the autoverification rule specific to the first analysis to the user; and generating the autoverification rule corresponding to the displayed flow chart, wherein the autoverification rule is specific to the first analysis performed by the laboratory analyzer that generates the laboratory test results and is usable by an autoverification system to determine if the laboratory test results generated by the first analysis of the patient sample by the laboratory analyzer should be automatically released to an external information system. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A system for generating and autoverifying an electronic laboratory test result of an analysis of a sample, the system comprising:
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a laboratory analyzer that performs a first analysis on the sample and generates the electronic laboratory test result; an autoverification rule editor that presents a user interface through which a user may create autoverification rule flow charts specific to analyses performed by the laboratory analyzer based on user selections and that generates autoverification rules corresponding the created flow charts, each of the flow charts represented by a plurality of connected nodes, the plurality of connected nodes including one or more of; an order test node that directs a laboratory analyzer to perform a user-selected analysis on the patient sample; a rerun node that directs the laboratory analyzer to automatically rerun the first analysis on the patient sample; and a range check node that determines if a value of the laboratory test result is inside, below, or above a validation range provided by the user based on the first analysis and the laboratory analyzer; and a delta check node that retrieves a prior laboratory test result generated by the first analysis and compares the laboratory test result and the retrieved prior test result; one or more autoverification rules generated by the autoverification rule editor from flow charts created by a user including a first autoverification rule specific to the first analysis performed by the laboratory analyzer corresponding to a flow chart specific to the first analysis; and a processor having access to the electronic laboratory test result and the first autoverification rule that releases the electronic laboratory test result to an information system based on the first autoverification rule specific to the first analysis performed by the laboratory analyzer. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A method for creating a computer-executable autoverification rule for verifying laboratory test results generated by a first analysis performable by a laboratory analyzer on patient samples, the method comprising:
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receiving a first user definition of a reference range for a plurality of laboratory analyses including a first analysis, the first user definition identifying a first name and an independently selected range for each of the plurality of laboratory analyses including a first range associated with the first analysis; presenting to a user a graphical user interface from which the user may select nodes and construct, by connecting selected nodes, a flow chart representing steps of an autoverification rule, wherein the presented nodes include at least one common node through which the user may select the first name of the reference range; receiving a plurality of user instructions for creating a flow chart for the first analysis including an identification of the first analysis and, as part of a user'"'"'s selection of a common node during construction of the flow chart for the first analysis, a user selection of the first name of the reference range; generating the flow chart specific to the first analysis performed by the laboratory analyzer based on the user selections; displaying the flow chart specific to the first analysis to the user via the graphical user interface; and generating an autoverification rule executable by a computer, the autoverification rule corresponding to the displayed flow chart, wherein the autoverification rule is specific to the first analysis performed by the laboratory analyzer that generates the test results and the autoverification rule includes a comparison of the test results with the first range associated with the first analysis for the reference range having the first name. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24)
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