System and method for creating and displaying optional order sets in healthcare environment

• US 8,924,224 B2
• Filed: 10/02/2006
• Issued: 12/30/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 09/30/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Cerner Innovation, Inc. (Oracle Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Cerner Innovation, Inc. (Oracle Corporation)
• Inventors: Hoffman, Mark A., Kuhns, Ginger H., Power, Kevin M., Haven, Scott M.
• Primary Examiner(s): Phongsvirajati, Sind
• Application Number:
  US11/537,924
• Publication Number:
  US 20070088578A1
• Time in Patent Office: 3,011 Days
• Field of Search: 705 2- 3, 600/300
• US Class Current: 705/2
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/06 Buying, selling or leasing transactions
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 10/60 for patient-specific data, e.g. for electronic patient records
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 20/10 relating to drugs or medications, e.g. for ensuring correct administration to patients
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/20 for the management or administration of healthcare resources or facilities, e.g. managing hospital staff or surgery rooms

Abstract

A method, system and computerized medium in a computerized environment for placing optional orders for an order set for a patient is provided. A request to display an order set for a patient is received. The order set comprises one or more optional orders. The optional orders that may or may not be placed for the order set. The optional orders are determined and the optional orders are displayed. A selection of one or more of the optional orders to be placed for the order set is received and the selected optional orders are placed for the order set.

Claims

1. A method in a computerized environment for placing selectable orders for an order set for a patient, the method comprising:

receiving a request to display an order set for a patient, wherein the order set comprises a first, second and third selectable orders, as well as required orders, and wherein the required orders are not selectable and are placed by default when the order set is placed;

determining at the same time, by a first computing process, that the third selectable order is not to be displayed until the required orders and at least one of the first selectable order and the second selectable order have been placed in the system, wherein placing the order in the system makes the order active in the system triggering related billing and workload events within the system;

displaying the first and second selectable orders and not the third selectable order;

receiving selection of the first selectable order to be placed for the order set and determining that the second selectable order was not selected to be placed;

placing by a second computing process, the required orders and the first selectable order selected for the order set establishing a formal presence of the required orders and the first selectable order in a workflow and triggering billing-related and clinical events; and

displaying, after the required orders and the first selectable order have been placed, the second selectable order which was not selected to be placed and the third selectable order, wherein displaying the second selectable order again provides another opportunity for the second selectable order to be selected and placed, and wherein the third selectable order is displayed for the first time only after the required orders and at least one of the first selectable order and the second selectable order have been placed,

and wherein the first and second computing processes are performed by one or more computing devices.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

determining to automatically place the first selectable order for the order set.

3. The method of claim 2, further comprising:

placing the first selectable order for the order set.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the order set comprises selectable orders for red cell antigen gene systems.

5. A system having one or more computing devices with a processor coupled to a memory in a computerized environment for placing selectable orders for an order set for a patient, the system comprising:

a first receiving component receiving a request to display an order set for a patient, wherein the order set comprises a first, second and third selectable order, as well as required orders, and wherein the required orders are not selectable and are placed by default when the order set is placed;

a first determining component performed by a first computing process determining the first, second and third selectable orders for the order set, and the required orders, the third selectable order being designated not to be displayed until after at least one of the first selectable order, the second selectable order, and the required orders have been placed, wherein placing the order in the system makes the order active in the system triggering related billing and workload events within the system;

a displaying component displaying the first and second selectable orders and not the third selectable order;

a second receiving component receiving a selection of the first selectable order to be placed for the order set, wherein the second selectable order was not selected to be placed;

an ordering component performed by a second computing process placing the required orders and the first selectable order selected for the order set establishing a formal presence of the required orders and the first selectable order in a workflow and triggering billing-related and clinical events; and

a displaying component displaying, after the required orders and the first selectable order have been placed, the second selectable order which was not selected to be placed the third selectable order, wherein displaying the second selectable order again provides another opportunity for the second selectable order to be selected and placed, and wherein the third selectable order is displayed for the first time only after the required orders and at least one of the first selectable order and the second selectable order have been placed, and wherein the first and second computing processes are performed by the one or more computing devices.

6. The system of claim 5, further comprising:

a fourth computing process for determining to automatically place the first selectable order for the order set.

7. The system of claim 6, wherein the second computing process places the first selectable order.