Method and system for monitoring patient care
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1. A method for monitoring patient care in a computer-implemented system, comprising:
- a) accessing a rule criterion, the rule criterion comprising a drug condition and a lab condition;
b) accessing a response criterion, the response criterion comprising a drug response and a lab response;
c) receiving patient data comprising a drug order and a laboratory test, the laboratory test having a current value;
d) analyzing the patient data according to the rule criterion and the response criterion;
e) generating a practice interval having a defined length of time that is determined based upon the response criterion and the patient data;
f) dynamically adjusting the practice interval based on the patient data;
wherein the practice interval is dynamically adjusted based upon a criticality of the patient data or based upon one or more trends indicated by the patient data,wherein the criticality is determined as a percentage of the distance between a critical value of the laboratory test and a baseline value of the laboratory test and weighted in relation to a predetermined criticality factor pertaining to the laboratory test, andwherein a trend indicated by the patient data is determined based upon a value of one or more previously received laboratory tests, if any, the critical value of the laboratory test, the baseline value of the laboratory test, and a predetermined laboratory trend factor pertaining to the laboratory test; and
g) generating a reminder notification if the patient data does not satisfy the response criterion within the practice interval,wherein the accessing, receiving, analyzing, and generating functions are performed by the computer-implemented system.
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Abstract
The subject invention is a Patient Care Monitoring System which employs a novel method and system for monitoring the care provided to a patient at a health care facility. In one embodiment, the subject invention includes a central processor in communication with a health care facility'"'"'s computer systems, receiving data therefrom. This data is arranged and correlated to enable the subject invention to filter through the data and detect if a particular treatment, diagnostic test, or course of action has been or is in danger of being overlooked.
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1. A method for monitoring patient care in a computer-implemented system, comprising:
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a) accessing a rule criterion, the rule criterion comprising a drug condition and a lab condition; b) accessing a response criterion, the response criterion comprising a drug response and a lab response; c) receiving patient data comprising a drug order and a laboratory test, the laboratory test having a current value; d) analyzing the patient data according to the rule criterion and the response criterion; e) generating a practice interval having a defined length of time that is determined based upon the response criterion and the patient data; f) dynamically adjusting the practice interval based on the patient data; wherein the practice interval is dynamically adjusted based upon a criticality of the patient data or based upon one or more trends indicated by the patient data, wherein the criticality is determined as a percentage of the distance between a critical value of the laboratory test and a baseline value of the laboratory test and weighted in relation to a predetermined criticality factor pertaining to the laboratory test, and wherein a trend indicated by the patient data is determined based upon a value of one or more previously received laboratory tests, if any, the critical value of the laboratory test, the baseline value of the laboratory test, and a predetermined laboratory trend factor pertaining to the laboratory test; and g) generating a reminder notification if the patient data does not satisfy the response criterion within the practice interval, wherein the accessing, receiving, analyzing, and generating functions are performed by the computer-implemented system. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A system for monitoring patient care, comprising:
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a) a first data source, the first data source comprising a plurality of rule criteria, the rule criteria comprising a drug condition; and
the first data source further comprising a plurality of response criteria, the response criteria comprising a drug response;b) a second data source for receiving patient data comprising at least one drug order or laboratory test; c) a central processor configured to communicate with the first data source and the second data source; wherein the central processor is further configured to analyze the patient data according to a rule criterion and a response criterion, generate a practice interval having a defined length of time that is determined based upon the response criterion and the patient data, and generate a reminder notification if the patient data does not satisfy the response criterion within the practice interval, and wherein the practice interval is configured to be dynamically adjusted by the central processor based upon a criticality of the patient data or based upon one or more trends indicated by the patient data, wherein the criticality is determined as a percentage of the distance between a critical value of the laboratory test and a baseline value of the laboratory test and weighted in relation to a predetermined criticality factor pertaining to the laboratory test, and wherein a trend indicated by the patient data is determined based upon a value of one or more previously received laboratory tests, if any, the critical value of the laboratory test, the baseline value of the laboratory test, and a predetermined laboratory trend factor pertaining to the laboratory test. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A computer program product, comprising:
a) a computer usable medium, the computer usable medium having embodied thereon a computer readable program code comprising instructions to cause a computer to; 1) access a first data source, the first data source comprising a plurality of rule criteria, the rule criteria comprising a drug condition; and
the first data source further comprising a plurality of response criteria, the response criteria comprising a drug response;2) access a second data source for receiving patient data comprising at least one drug order or laboratory test; 3) analyze the patient data according to a rule criterion and a response criterion; 4) generate a practice interval having a defined length of time that is determined based upon the response criterion and the patient data; and 5) generate a reminder notification if the patient data does not satisfy the response criterion within the practice interval, wherein the practice interval is dynamically adjustable based upon a criticality of the patient data or based upon one or more trends indicated by the patient data, wherein the criticality is determined as a percentage of the distance between a critical value of the laboratory test and a baseline value of the laboratory test and weighted in relation to a predetermined criticality factor pertaining to the laboratory test, and wherein a trend indicated by the patient data is determined based upon a value of one or more previously received laboratory tests, if any, the critical value of the laboratory test, the baseline value of the laboratory test, and a predetermined laboratory trend factor pertaining to the laboratory test. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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