Central station integration of patient data

• US 8,874,379 B2
• Filed: 04/05/2012
• Issued: 10/28/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 04/05/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Welch Allyn Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Welch Allyn Incorporated
• Inventors: Petersen, Eric G., Irwin, John Howard, Wilmington, Robert Paul, Kelley, Sean Michael
• Primary Examiner(s): Lin, Jerry
• Application Number:
  US13/440,698
• Publication Number:
  US 20130267792A1
• Time in Patent Office: 936 Days
• Field of Search: 702/19
• US Class Current: 702/19
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0482 Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0483 Interaction with page-structured environments, e.g. book metaphor
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04842 Selection of displayed objects or displayed text elements G06F3/0482 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0488 using a touch-screen or digitiser, e.g. input of commands through traced gestures
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/109 Time management, e.g. calendars, reminders, meetings or time accounting
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/60 for the operation of medical equipment or devices
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/63 for local operation
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/67 for remote operation
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 50/70 for mining of medical data, e.g. analysing previous cases of other patients
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 70/00 ICT specially adapted for the handling or processing of medical references

Abstract

A method for displaying medical data includes receiving physiological data from a first medical monitoring device. The physiological data is obtained on a continuous basis. Physiological data is received from a second medical monitoring device. The physiological data from the second medical monitoring device is obtained on a non-continuous basis. The physiological data received from the first medical monitoring device and the physiological data received from the second medical monitoring device are displayed on a central display station. The central display station is located centrally within a care unit of a caregiving facility.

Claims

1. A method for displaying medical data, the method comprising:

receiving first physiological data from a first medical monitoring device, the first physiological data being obtained on a continuous basis;

receiving second physiological data from a second medical monitoring device, the second physiological data being obtained on a non-continuous basis;

displaying the first physiological data and the second physiological data on a display tile of a display screen of a central display station, the central display station being located centrally within a care unit of a caregiving facility;

allowing selection of the display tile, the selection of the display tile causing a first window to be displayed on the display screen;

obtaining third physiological data for a first patient from a first database, the third physiological data being physiological data obtained on a continuous basis;

obtaining fourth physiological data for the first patient from a second database, the fourth physiological data being physiological data obtained on a non-continuous basis; and

displaying the third physiological data and the fourth physiological data in the first window on the display screen, the first window providing a detailed view of the third physiological data and the fourth physiological data.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the first physiological data is obtained via a first workflow and the second physiological data is obtained via a second workflow, the first workflow being a workflow in which the first physiological data is obtained on a continuous basis, the second workflow being a spot workflow in which the second physiological data is obtained on a non-continuous basis.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein a portion of the second physiological data is obtained via the first workflow.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the first physiological data and the second physiological data are obtained from a plurality of patients.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

selecting a review function from the first window;

as a result of selecting the review function, displaying a second window on the display screen, the second window permitting the display of the third physiological data and the fourth physiological data in tabular and in graphical form.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein the second window includes a plurality of tabs, one tab permitting a display of trend data for the third physiological data, a second tab permitting a display of trend data for the fourth physiological data, a third tab permitting a display of personal alarm data for a patient.

7. The method of claim 5, wherein the second window includes a plurality of control buttons, the plurality of control buttons permitting a selection of an amount of physiological data to be displayed on the second window, permitting a selection of a time and date period for the physiological data to be displayed on the second window and permitting a selection of a time interval at which samples of the physiological data are displayed on the second window.

8. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

storing the first physiological data in the first database; and

storing the second physiological data in the second database.

9. The method of claim 8 further comprising opening a display window on the display screen, the display window permitting the display of the first physiological data and the second physiological data in tabular or graphical form.

10. The method of claim 9, further comprising:

receiving the first physiological data from the first database;

receiving the second physiological data from the second database; and

displaying the first physiological data and the second physiological data on a graphical timeline on the display window.

11. The method of claim 9, further comprising:

receiving the first physiological data the first database;

receiving the second physiological data from the second database; and

displaying the first physiological data and the second physiological data in tabular form on the display window.

12. The method of claim 9, wherein the display window includes a plurality of controls that permit selection of a time period for the display of the first and second physiological data.

13. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving third physiological data from a third medical monitoring device, the third physiological data being obtained on a continuous basis;

receiving fourth physiological data from a fourth medical monitoring device, the fourth physiological data being obtained on a non-continuous basis; and

displaying the third physiological data and the fourth physiological data on the display screen of the central display station.

14. A non-transitory computer-readable data storage medium comprising instructions that, when executed by a processing unit of an electronic computing device, cause the electronic computing device to:

receive first physiological data for a patient from a first medical monitoring device, the first physiological data being obtained on a continuous basis using a first workflow;

receive second physiological data for the patient from a second medical monitoring device, the second physiological data being obtained on a non-continuous basis using a second workflow;

display the first physiological data and the second physiological data on a display tile of a central display station;

store the first physiological data in a first database;

store the second physiological data in a second database;

determine that the display tile is selected on the central display station;

as a result of determining that the display tile is selected, display a first window on the central display station, the first window displaying third physiological data for the patient, the third physiological data being obtained from the first database and from the second database, the third physiological data comprising continuous physiological data from the first database and episodic physiological data from the second database, the continuous physiological data being physiological data obtained on a continuous basis, the episodic physiological data being physiological data obtained on a non-continuous basis, the first window displaying alarm ranges for a plurality of the third physiological data, the alarm ranges indicating upper and lower limits for the plurality of the third physiological data;

determine that a review function button is selected on the first window;

as a result of determining that the review function button is selected, display a second window on the central display station, the second window including a plurality of tabs, one tab permitting a selection of a trend display for the episodic physiological data, a second tab permitting a selection of a trend display for the continuous physiological data and a third tab permitting a display of alarm data for the patient;

determine that the tab permitting the selection of the trend display for the episodic physiological data is selected;

as a result of determining that the tab permitting the selection of the trend display for the episodic physiological data is selected, display a plurality of the episodic physiological data on the second window, the episodic physiological data being displayed in tabular form, the display of the episodic physiological data including a plurality of parameters of the episodic physiological data, the plurality of parameters of the episodic physiological data being displayed for a plurality of times, each time indicated by a timestamp;

as a result of determining that the tab permitting the selection of the trend display for the continuous physiological data is selected, display a plurality of the continuous physiological data on the second window, the continuous physiological data being displayed in tabular form, the display of the continuous physiological data including a plurality of parameters of the continuous physiological data, the plurality of parameters of the continuous physiological data being displayed for a plurality of times, each time indicated by a timestamp; and

as a result of determining that the tab permitting the selection of the alarm data is selected, display alarm data for the patient, the alarm data highlighting any parameters of continuous physiological data and episodic physiological data for which an alarm has been generated.