Systems and methods for displaying patient-related data

• US 8,553,036 B2
• Filed: 02/21/2011
• Issued: 10/08/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 02/21/2011
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: General Electric Company
• Original Assignee: General Electric Company
• Inventors: Taylor, Randy Lynn, Rohella, Mohit K., Avila, Jose, Philip, George M.
• Primary Examiner(s): Richer, Aaron M
• Assistant Examiner(s): Nguyen, Vu
• Application Number:
  US13/031,490
• Publication Number:
  US 20120212493A1
• Time in Patent Office: 960 Days
• Field of Search: 345/418, 345/440.2
• US Class Current: 345/440.2
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 11/20 Drawing from basic elements, e.g. lines or circles
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 11/206 Drawing of charts or graphs

Abstract

Systems and methods for displaying patient-related data to a care provider are provided. Patient-related values are received. The quantity of values is greater than a graph overflow threshold indicative of an amount of display space of a graph. A set of visible values is defined based at least in part on the graph overflow threshold. Sets of hidden values and anomalous values are also defined. The values in the visible-value set are displayed within the display space of the graph. An anomaly indicator is provided for any value in both the visible-value set and the anomalous-value set, to notify a care provider of any visible anomalous patient-related value. An overflow identifier is displayed instead of any value in the hidden-values set. The overflow identifier indicates the number of values in the hidden-value set to inform the care provider as such.

Claims

1. A computer-implemented method for displaying patient-related data to a care provider, comprising:

receiving multiple values relating to one or more patients, the quantity of the multiple values being greater than a graph overflow threshold indicative of an amount of display space of a graph;

defining a set of visible values based at least in part on the graph overflow threshold and including some but not all of the multiple values, a set of hidden values including those of the multiple values not in the set of visible values, and a set of anomalous values including any value of the multiple values that qualifies for an anomalous condition;

displaying within the display space of the graph the values in the set of visible values;

providing an anomaly indicator for any value in both the set of visible values and the set of anomalous values, to notify a care provider of any visible anomalous value relating to the one or more patients; and

displaying, instead of any value in the set of hidden values, an overflow identifier indicating the number of values in the set of hidden values, to inform the care provider how many values relating to the one or more patients are not displayed.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising defining the graph overflow threshold based at least in part on the display space of the graph.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving a first user action to display the values in the set of hidden values; and

responsive to the first user action, displaying the values in the set of hidden values at least partially outside the display space of the graph.

4. The method of claim 3, further comprising displaying an average value representing the mean of the displayed values in the set of visible values and the displayed values in the set of hidden values.

5. The method of claim 3, further comprising:

receiving a second user action to remove from display the values in the set of hidden values; and

responsive to the second user action, removing from display the values in the set of hidden values.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein:

the graph is a bar graph; and

displaying the values in the set of visible values comprises displaying in the bar graph bars having a fixed-width and corresponding to the values in the set of visible values.

7. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving a user action to adjust the display space of the graph;

responsive to the user action, adjusting the display space of the graph;

redefining the graph overflow threshold based at least in part on the adjusted display space of the graph;

redefining the sets of visible values, hidden values, and anomalous values based at least in part on the graph overflow threshold;

displaying within the display space of the graph the values in the redefined set of visible values;

providing an anomaly indicator for any value in both the redefined set of visible values and the redefined set of anomalous values, to notify the care provider of any visible anomalous value relating to the one or more patients; and

displaying, instead of any value in the redefined set of hidden values, the overflow identifier to indicate the number of values in the redefined set of hidden values, to inform the care provider how many values relating to the one or more patients are not displayed.

8. A system for displaying patient-related data to a care provider, comprising:

a processor connected to a memory, the processor programmed to implement the system comprising;

a database interface to receive multiple values relating to one or more patients, the quantity of the multiple values being greater than a graph overflow threshold indicative of an amount of display space of a graph;

a decision module to define a set of visible values based at least in part on the graph overflow threshold and including some but not all of the multiple values, a set of hidden values including those of the multiple values not in the set of visible values, and a set of anomalous values including any value of the multiple values that qualifies for an anomalous condition; and

a user interface to display within the display space of the graph the values in the set of visible values, and to provide an anomaly indicator for any value in both the set of visible values and the set of anomalous values to notify a care provider of any visible anomalous value relating to the one or more patients, and to display in lieu of any value in the set of hidden values an overflow identifier indicating the number of values in the set of hidden values to inform the care provider how many values relating to the one or more patients are not displayed.

9. The system of claim 8, wherein the decision module is to define the graph overflow threshold based at least in part on the display space of the graph.

10. The system of claim 8, wherein the user interface is to receive a first user action to display the values in the set of hidden values, and responsive to the received first user action, the decision module is to display the values in the set of hidden values at least partially outside the display space of the graph.

11. The system of claim 10, wherein the user interface is to display an average value representing the mean of the displayed values in the set of visible values and the displayed values in the set of hidden values.

12. The system of claim 10, wherein the user interface is to receive a second user action to remove from display the values in the set of hidden values, and responsive to the received second user action, the user interface is to remove from display the values in the set of hidden values.

13. The system of claim 8, wherein the graph is a bar graph, and the user interface is to display in the bar graph bars having a fixed-width and corresponding to the values in the set of visible values.

14. The system of claim 8, wherein:

the user interface is to receive a user action to adjust the display space of the graph and, in response, the user interface is to adjust the display space of the graph;

the decision module is to redefine the graph overflow threshold based at least in part on the adjusted display space of the graph, and to redefine the sets of visible values, hidden values, and anomalous values based at least in part on the graph overflow threshold; and

the user interface is to display within the display space of the graph the values in the redefined set of visible values, to provide an anomaly indicator for any value in both the redefined set of visible values and the redefined set of anomalous values, to notify the care provider of any visible anomalous value relating to the one or more patients, and to display, instead of any value in the redefined set of hidden values, the overflow identifier to indicate the number of values in the redefined set of hidden values to inform the care provider how many values relating to the one or more patients are not displayed.

15. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium comprising instructions that, when executed, cause a processor to at least:

receive multiple values relating to one or more patients, the quantity of the multiple values being greater than a graph overflow threshold indicative of an amount of display space of a graph;

define a set of visible values based at least in part on the graph overflow threshold and including some but not all of the multiple values, a set of hidden values including those of the multiple values not in the set of visible values, and a set of anomalous values including any value of the multiple values that qualifies for an anomalous condition;

display within the display space of the graph the values in the set of visible values;

provide an anomaly indicator for any value in both the set of visible values and the set of anomalous values, to notify a care provider of any visible anomalous value relating to the one or more patients; and

display, instead of any value in the set of hidden values, an overflow identifier indicating the number of values in the set of hidden values, to inform the care provider how many values relating to the one or more patients are not displayed.

16. The storage medium of claim 15, wherein the instructions cause the processor to define the graph overflow threshold based at least in part on the display space of the graph.

17. The storage medium of claim 15, wherein the instructions cause the processor to receive a first user action to display the values in the set of hidden values;

and

responsive to the first user action, display the values in the set of hidden values at least partially outside the display space of the graph.

18. The storage medium of claim 17, wherein the instructions cause the processor to display an average value representing the mean of the displayed values in the set of visible values and the displayed values in the set of hidden values.

19. The storage medium of claim 17, wherein the instructions cause the processor to receive a second user action to remove from display the values in the set of hidden values;

and responsive to the second user action, to remove from display the values in the set of hidden values.

20. The storage medium of claim 15, wherein the graph is a bar graph;

and wherein the instructions cause the processor to displaying in the bar graph bars having a fixed-width and corresponding to the values in the set of visible values.