Computerized methods and systems for user-centric selection of menu items

• US 8,190,447 B2
• Filed: 12/16/2005
• Issued: 05/29/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 06/02/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Cerner Innovation, Inc. (Oracle Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Cerner Innovation, Inc. (Oracle Corporation)
• Inventors: Hungerford, Jill R., Devers, Daniel P., Brackett, Charles Cameron
• Primary Examiner(s): Gilligan, Luke
• Assistant Examiner(s): BURGESS, JOSEPH D
• Application Number:
  US11/303,637
• Publication Number:
  US 20060277066A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,356 Days
• Field of Search: 705 2- 3, 340/573.1, 235/462.45
• US Class Current: 705/2
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 10/60 for patient-specific data, e.g. for electronic patient records
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 15/00 ICT specially adapted for medical reports, e.g. generation or transmission thereof
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/63 for local operation
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/67 for remote operation

Abstract

Methods for use in, e.g., in-patient care computing environment, for user-centric (e.g., in-patient-centric) selection of at least one menu item are provided. A method in accordance with one embodiment of the present invention may include receiving a plurality of menu item identifiers, each menu item identifier being associated with a different menu item, associating the menu item identifiers with an electronic record associated with an in-patient, displaying the menu item identifiers on at least one patient-viewable display device, and receiving a user selection of at least one of the menu item identifiers. If desired, the method may additionally include filtering the menu item identifiers based on at least one criterion derived from the electronic record to create a set of filtered menu item identifiers and displaying the set of filtered menu item identifiers on the patient-viewable display device rather than the plurality of menu item identifier.

Claims

1. Non-transitory computer-readable storage media having computer-executable instructions stored thereon that, when executed by a computing device, cause the computing device to perform a method of user-centric selection of a menu item, the method comprising:

receiving a menu-item identifier that identifies a food item, which is available to be served to an in-patient;

associating the menu-item identifier with an electronic record of the in-patient, wherein the electronic record indicates a condition of the patient that prohibits the in-patient from consuming a particular food item;

prior to presenting the menu-item identifier to the in-patient, determining that the food item does not include the particular food item;

displaying the menu-item identifier in a first portion of a patient-viewable display device, wherein the first portion is designated to present food items that are available to be served to the in-patient and that have not yet been selected to be included in a meal of the in-patient;

receiving a user selection of the menu-item identifier,

wherein, in response to receiving the user selection, the menu-item identifier is displayed in a second portion of the patient-viewable display device, the second portion being presented simultaneously with the first portion, and

wherein the second portion is designated to present food items that are available to be served to the in-patient and that have been selected to be included in the meal;

comparing by the processing device the menu-item identifier to an allergy of the in-patient to determine that the food item is contra-indicated for the inpatient;

responsive to determining that the food item is contra-indicated, displaying an alert on the patient-viewable display device that indicates the food item is contra-indicated, wherein the alert is displayed in the second portion adjacent to the menu-item identifier that is displayed in the second portion;

receiving input indicating an acceptance of the menu-item identifier despite the food item being contra-indicated; and

responsive to receiving the input indicating the acceptance, displaying the menu-item identifier in a third portion of the patient-viewable display device,

wherein the third portion is designated to present food items that will be included in the meal of the in-patient, and

wherein the third portion is presented simultaneously with the first portion and the second portion.

2. The non-transitory computer-readable storage media of claim 1, further comprising associating the user selection of the menu-item identifier with the electronic record associated with the inpatient.

3. The non-transitory computer-readable storage media of claim 1, wherein when it is determined that the food item identified by the menu-item identifier is not contra-indicated, the method further comprises associating the user selection of the menu item identifier with the electronic record associated with the inpatient.

4. The non-transitory computer-readable storage media of claim 1 wherein, when the input indicates a rejection of the food item, the method further comprises receiving a user selection of a second menu-item identifier that identifies an alternative food item.

5. A computer-implemented method, which is implemented using a processing device, a computer storage device, or a combination thereof, for user-centric selection of at least one menu item, the method comprising:

receiving a menu-item identifier that identifies a food item, which is available to be served to an in-patient and has not been selected to be included in a meal of the in-patient;

associating by the processing device the menu-item identifier with an electronic record of the in-patient,

wherein the electronic record includes a condition, a medication, or a combination thereof that prohibits the in-patient from consuming a particular food item;

prior to presenting the menu-item identifier to the in-patient, comparing by the processing device the menu-item identifier to the particular food item to determine that the in-patient is not prohibited from consuming the food item;

displaying the menu-item identifier in a first portion of a patient-viewable display device;

receiving a user selection of the menu-item identifier, wherein, in response to receiving the user selection, the menu-item identifier is displayed in a second portion of the patient-viewable display device, the second portion being presented simultaneously with the first portion;

comparing by the processing device the menu-item identifier to an allergy of the in-patient to determine that the food item is contra-indicated for the inpatient;

responsive to determining that the food item is contra-indicated, displaying an alert on the patient-viewable display device that indicates the food item is contra-indicated, wherein the alert is displayed in the second portion;

receiving input indicating an acceptance of the menu-item identifier despite the food item being contra-indicated; and

responsive to receiving the input indicating the acceptance, displaying the menu-item identifier in a third portion of the patient-viewable display device, wherein the third portion is presented simultaneously with the first portion and the second portion.

6. A system stored on non-transitory computer-readable storage media for user-centric selection of at least one menu item, the system comprising:

a menu-item-identifier receiving module that receives a menu-item identifier, which describes a food item that is available to be served to an in-patient;

an associating module that associates the menu-item identifier with an electronic record associated with an in-patient;

a displaying module that displays the menu-item identifier in a first portion of a patient-viewable display device, wherein the first portion is designated to present menu items that are available to be served to the in-patient and that have not yet been selected to be included in a meal of the in-patient;

a user-selection receiving module that receives a first user selection of the menu-item identifier,

wherein, in response to the user-selection receiving module receiving the first user selection, the displaying module displays the menu-item identifier in a second portion of the patient-viewable display device, the second portion being presented simultaneously with the first portion, and

wherein the second portion is designated to present food items that are available to be served to the in-patient and that have been selected to be included in the meal;

a comparing module that compares the menu-item identifier to a criterion derived from the electronic record, wherein comparing the menu-item identifier to the criterion indicates that the menu item is contra-indicated for the in-patient;

an alert-generating module that, responsive to the first-menu item being contra-indicated, generates an alert that indicates the food item is contra-indicated, wherein the displaying module displays the alert in the second portion adjacent to the menu-item identifier that is also displayed in the second portion; and

a second user-selection receiving module that, after the menu-item identifier is displayed together with the alert, receives a second user selection of the menu-item identifier, thereby overriding the alert,

wherein responsive to receiving the second user selection the displaying module displays the menu-item identifier in a third portion of the patient-viewable display device, and

wherein the third portion is presented simultaneously with the first portion and the second portion.

7. The system of claim 6, further comprising a filtering module for filtering the plurality of menu item identifiers based on at least one criterion derived from the electronic record to create a set of filtered menu item identifiers.