Computerized method and system for updating a task list from an action item documentation view

• US 8,204,771 B1
• Filed: 12/16/2004
• Issued: 06/19/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 12/16/2004
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Cerner Innovation, Inc. (Oracle Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Cerner Innovation, Inc. (Oracle Corporation)
• Inventors: Fackler, James C., Desai-Deendar, Deepa R., Francois, Amy, Rogers, Stephanie L., Moseman, Michelle M.
• Primary Examiner(s): FLEISCHER, MARK A
• Application Number:
  US11/013,716
• Time in Patent Office: 2,742 Days
• Field of Search: 705/7.11, 705/7.15
• US Class Current: 705/7.11
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/063 Operations research, analysis or management
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/063114 Status monitoring or status determination for a person or group

Abstract

Methods and systems for updating a task list from an action item documentation view are provided. In one embodiment, a method of the present invention may include receiving an indication that a task view indicator has been selected from the action item documentation view and displaying the task list with a focus on one or more tasks that correspond with the task view indicator selected. The task list displayed may include all tasks due for a particular patient, whether or not information regarding the task may be input in the action item documentation view.

Claims

1. A computer-implemented method in a computing system environment for updating a task list from an action item documentation view, the method comprising:

receiving, as a first computing process, an indication that a task view indicator has been selected from the action item documentation view, wherein the task view indicator is a selectable indicator associated with a specific time instance and positioned on a display device such that the task view indicator is adjacent to an indicator of the specific time instance associated therewith, wherein the task view indicator is displayed only when one or more tasks associated with the specific time instance remain uncompleted, wherein the one or more tasks is an indication of a healthcare order to be performed, and wherein the one or more tasks includes one or more action items for which one or more patient data elements are documented, and wherein an action item is an item for which a value is documented and a patient data element is the value;

in response to receiving the indication that the task view indicator associated with the specific time instance has been selected, displaying, as a second computing process, a focused task list with a focus on one or more uncompleted tasks that correspond with the specific time instance associated with the task view indicator selected, the focused task list being displayed only in response to the selection of the task view indicator and the focused task list only displaying uncompleted tasks associated with the specific time instance of the selected task view indicator;

receiving an indication that a particular one of the one or more tasks has been selected for documentation;

determining whether the particular one of the one or more tasks that has been selected for documentation is to be documented from the action item documentation view; and

determining whether the one or more action items of the particular one of the one or more tasks meets all criteria for completion,

and wherein the first and second computing processes are executed utilizing one or more computing devices.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein if the particular one of the one or more tasks that has been selected for documentation is to be documented from the action item documentation view, the method further comprises displaying the action item documentation view with a first indicator indicating at least one action item for which documentation is required.

3. The method of claim 2, further comprising displaying the action item documentation view with a second indicator indicating at least one action item for which documentation is optional.

4. The method of claim 2, further comprising receiving an indication that at least one patient data element has been documented for one or more action items in the action item documentation view.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein the one or more action items for which the at least one patient data element has been documented meets all criteria for completion of the particular one of the one or more tasks based on identifying documentation of each of the one or more patient data elements for the one or more action items of the particular one of the one or more tasks.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein if the one or more action items for which the at least one patient data element has been documented meets all criteria for completion of the particular one of the one or more tasks, the method further comprises automatically updating the task list in accordance therewith.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein if the particular one of the one or more tasks that has been selected for documentation is not to be documented from the action item documentation view, the method further comprises displaying a second documentation view corresponding to the particular one of the one or more tasks that has been selected for documentation.

8. The method of claim 7, further comprising receiving an indication that at least one patient data element has been documented for the one or more action items in the second documentation view.

9. The method of claim 8, further comprising determining whether the one or more action items for which the at least one patient data element has been documented meets all criteria for completion of the particular one of the one or more tasks.

10. The method of claim 9, wherein if the one or more action items for which the at least one patient data element has been documented meets all criteria for completion of the particular one of the one or more tasks, the method further comprises automatically updating the task list in accordance therewith.

11. The method of claim 9, further comprising automatically updating the action item documentation view in accordance with the at least one documented patient data element.

12. A computer system including one or more computer-readable storage media having computer-executable components stored thereon for updating a task list from an action item documentation view, the computer-executable components comprising:

a first receiving device for receiving an indication that a task view indicator has been selected from the action item documentation view, wherein the task view indicator is a selectable indicator associated with a specific time instance and positioned on a display device such that the task view indicator is adjacent to an indicator of the specific time instance associated therewith, wherein the task view indicator is displayed only when one or more tasks associated with the specific time instance remain uncompleted, and wherein the one or more tasks is an indication of a healthcare order to be performed;

a second receiving device for receiving an indication that a particular one of the one or more tasks has been selected for documentation;

a first display device for displaying a focused task list with a focus on one or more uncompleted tasks that correspond with the specific time instance associated with the task view indicator selected, wherein the focused task list is displayed only as a result of receiving the indication that the task view indicator associated with the specific time instance has been selected from the action item documentation view and only displays uncompleted tasks that correspond to the specific time instance associated with the task view indicator;

a first determining device for determining whether the particular one of the one or more tasks that has been selected for documentation is to be documented from the action item documentation view; and

a second determining device for determining whether the one or more action items of the particular one of the one or more tasks meets all criteria for completion.

13. The computer system of claim 12, wherein if the particular one of the one or more tasks that has been selected for documentation is to be documented from the action item documentation view, the computer system further comprises a second display device for displaying the action item documentation view with a first indicator indicating at least one action item for which documentation is required.

14. The computer system of claim 13, wherein the second display device is capable of displaying the action item documentation view with a second indicator indicating at least one action item for which documentation is optional.

15. The computer system of claim 12, further comprising a third receiving device for receiving an indication that at least one patient data element has been documented for one or more action items in the action item documentation view.

16. The computer system of claim 15, wherein the one or more action items for which the at least one patient data element has been documented meets all criteria for completion of the particular one of the one or more tasks.

17. The computer system of claim 16, wherein if the one or more action items for which the at least one patient data element has been documented meets all criteria for completion of the particular one of the one or more tasks, the computer system further comprises an updating module for automatically updating the task list in accordance therewith.

18. The computer system of claim 12, wherein if the particular one of the one or more tasks that has been selected for documentation is not to be documented from the action item documentation view, the computer system further comprises a second display module for displaying a second documentation view corresponding to the particular one of the one or more tasks that has been selected for documentation.

19. The computer system of claim 18, further comprising a third receiving device for receiving an indication that at least one patient data element has been documented for one or more action items in the second documentation view.

20. The computer system of claim 19, further comprising a second determining device for determining whether the one or more action items for which the at least one patient data element has been documented meets all criteria for completion of the particular one of the one or more tasks.

21. The computer system of claim 20, wherein if the one or more action items for which the at least one patient element has been documented meets all criteria for completion of the particular one of the one or more tasks, the computer system further comprises an updating module for automatically updating the task list in accordance therewith.

22. The computer system of claim 20, further comprising automatically updating the action item documentation view in accordance with the at least one documented patient data element.

23. A non-transitory computer-readable medium having computer-executable instructions for performing a method in a computing system environment for updating a task list from an action item documentation view, the method comprising:

receiving an indication that a task view indicator has been selected from the action item documentation view, wherein the task view indicator is a selectable indicator associated with a specific time instance and positioned on a display device such that the task view indicator is adjacent to an indicator of the specific time instance associated therewith, wherein the task view indicator is displayed only when one or more tasks associated with the specific time instance remain uncompleted, and wherein the one or more tasks is an indication of a healthcare order to be performed;

in response to receiving the indication that the task view indicator has been selected, displaying a focused task list with a focus on one or more uncompleted tasks that correspond with the specific time instance associated with the task view indicator selected, the focused task list being displayed only in response to the selection of the task view indicator and the focused task list only displayed uncompleted tasks associated with the specific time instance of the selected task view indicator;

receiving an indication that a particular one of the one or more tasks has been selected for documentation;

determining whether the particular one of the one or more tasks that has been selected for documentation is to be documented from the action item documentation view; and

determining whether the one or more action items of the particular one of the one or more tasks meets all criteria for completion.

24. The computer-readable medium of claim 23, wherein if the particular one of the one or more tasks that has been selected for documentation is to be documented from the action item documentation view, the method further comprises displaying the action item documentation view with a first indicator indicating at least one action item for which documentation is required.

25. The computer-readable medium of claim 24, wherein the method further comprises displaying the action item documentation view with a second indicator indicating at least one action item for which documentation is optional.

26. The computer-readable medium of claim 24, wherein the method further comprises receiving an indication that at least one patient data element has been documented for one or more action items in the action item documentation view.

27. The computer-readable medium of claim 26, wherein the one or more action items for which the at least one patient data element has been documented meets all criteria for completion of the particular one of the one or more tasks.

28. The computer-readable medium of claim 27, wherein if the one or more action items for which the at least one patient data element has been documented meets all criteria for completion of the particular one of the one or more tasks, the method further comprises automatically updating the task list in accordance therewith.

29. The computer-readable medium of claim 23, wherein if the particular one of the one or more tasks that has been selected for documentation is not to be documented from the action item documentation view, the method further comprises displaying a second documentation view corresponding to the particular one of the one or more tasks that has been selected for documentation.

30. The computer-readable medium of claim 29, wherein the method further comprises receiving an indication that at least one patient data element has been documented for one or more action items in the second documentation view.

31. The computer-readable medium of claim 30, wherein the method further comprises determining whether the one or more action items for which the at least one patient data element has been documented meets all criteria for completion of the particular one of the one or more tasks.

32. The computer-readable medium of claim 31, wherein if the one or more action items for which the at least one patient data element has been documented meets all criteria for completion of the particular one of the one or more tasks, the method further comprises automatically updating the task list in accordance therewith.

33. The computer-readable medium of claim 31, further comprising automatically updating the action item documentation view in accordance with the at least one documented patient data element.