Performance data user interface

• US 9,141,757 B2
• Filed: 06/10/2011
• Issued: 09/22/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 11/04/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Press Ganey Associates LLC (Press Ganey Holdings, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Press Ganey Associates, Inc. (Press Ganey Holdings, Inc.)
• Inventors: Siegrist, Rick, Marshall, Phil, Dean, Daniel, Potash, David, Siegrist, Don, Kaldenberg, Dennis, Goins, James, Strunk, Jim, Zeoli, Jim, Thornewill, Araby, Mylod, Deirdre
• Primary Examiner(s): Salomon, Phenuel
• Assistant Examiner(s): Lu, Hua
• Application Number:
  US13/157,599
• Publication Number:
  US 20120117476A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,565 Days
• Field of Search: None
• US Class Current: 1/1
• 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 user interface and methods for providing a user interface comprising graphical representations of data, metrics, and other information specific to a particular user. The data, metrics, and other information may be derived from publically available information, private information, or both.

Claims

1. A user interface displayed on a computer, comprising:

a first graphical representation having a first location and a first plurality of icons located within the first graphical representation, wherein the first plurality of icons display data associated with a user in a first format, and wherein the first graphical representation and the first plurality of icons may be actuated by the user with an input device; and

a second graphical representation having a second plurality of icons located within the second graphical representation, wherein the second plurality of icons display the data associated with the user in a format that is different from the first format, and wherein the second graphical representation and the second plurality of icons may be actuated by the user with an input device;

whereby the first plurality of icons includes a first icon and a second icon, the first icon being located in the first graphical representation at any one of a plurality of locations relative to the first location, a location of the first icon adjacent to the first location indicating the user'"'"'s performance relative to a first user-defined performance category that is better than the user'"'"'s performance relative to the first user-defined performance category when the location of the first icon is farther from the first location than the location of the first icon adjacent to the first location, and the second icon being located in the first graphical representation at any one of a plurality of locations relative to the first location, a location of the second icon adjacent to the first location indicating the user'"'"'s performance relative to a second user-defined performance category that is better than the user'"'"'s performance relative to the second user-defined performance category when the location of the second icon is farther from the first location than the location of the second icon adjacent to the first location, the second user-defined performance category being different from the first category.

2. The interface of claim 1, wherein the first graphical representation has the appearance of a dart board, and the first location is a center of the dart board.

3. The interface of claim 2, wherein the first graphical representation comprises four quadrants, four quartiles, and an outer ring.

4. The interface of claim 3, wherein at least one of the first plurality of icons is located in each of the four quadrants.

5. The interface of claim 4, wherein the four quadrants, four quartiles, and the outer ring are color coded.

6. The interface of claim 5, wherein the first plurality of icons and the second plurality of icons are color coded.

7. The interface of claim 6, wherein the second graphical representation is a table.

8. The interface of claim 5, wherein the second plurality of icons are color-coded consistent with the color-coding applied to the four quadrants, four quartiles, and the outer ring.

9. The interface of claim 1, wherein the data being displayed is derived from a publically available source.

10. The interface of claim 1, wherein the data being displayed is derived from a private source.

11. The interface of claim 1, wherein the data being displayed is derived from publically available and private sources.

12. The interface of claim 1, wherein actuation of one of the first graphical representation and the second graphical representation causes the interface to display a third graphical representation including additional data related to the actuated graphical representation.

13. A method of providing a user interface, comprising:

allowing a user to login to a website;

providing a first graphical representation having a first plurality of icons located within the first graphical representation, wherein the first plurality of icons display data associated with a user in a first format, and wherein the first graphical representation and the first plurality of icons may be actuated by the user with an input device; and

providing a second graphical representation having a second plurality of icons located within the second graphical representation, wherein the second plurality of icons display the data associated with the user in a format that is different from the first format, and wherein the second graphical representation and the second plurality of icons may be actuated by the user with an input device;

whereby the first plurality of icons includes a first icon and a second icon, the first icon being located in the first graphical representation at any one of a plurality of locations relative to the first location, a location of the first icon adjacent to the first location indicating the user'"'"'s performance relative to a first user-defined performance category that is better than the user'"'"'s performance relative to the first user-defined performance category when the location of the first icon is farther from the first location than the location of the first icon adjacent to the first location, and the second icon being located in the first graphical representation at any one of a plurality of locations relative to the first location, a location of the second icon adjacent to the first location indicating the user'"'"'s performance relative to a second user-defined performance category that is better than the user'"'"'s performance relative to the second user-defined performance category when the location of the second icon is farther from the first location than the location of the second icon adjacent to the first location, the second user-defined performance category being different from the first category.

14. The method of claim 13, wherein the first graphical representation has the appearance of a dart board, and the first location is a center of the dart board.

15. The method of claim 13, wherein the first graphical representation comprises four quadrants, four quartiles, and an outer ring.

16. The method of claim 15, wherein at least one of the first plurality of icons is located in each of the four quadrants.

17. The method of claim 16, wherein the four quadrants, four quartiles, and the outer ring are color coded.

18. The method of claim 17, wherein the first plurality of icons and the second plurality of icons are color coded.

19. The method of claim 18, wherein the second graphical representation is a table.

20. The method of claim 17, wherein the second plurality of icons are color-coded consistent with the color-coding applied to the four quadrants, four quartiles, and the outer ring.

21. The method of claim 13, wherein the data being displayed is derived from a publically available source.

22. The method of claim 13, wherein the data being displayed is derived from a private source.

23. The method of claim 13, wherein the data being displayed is derived from publically available and private sources.

24. The method of claim 13, wherein actuation of one of the first graphical representation and the second graphical representation causes the interface to display a third graphical representation including additional data related to the actuated graphical representation.

25. A method of providing a user interface, comprising:

maintaining profile information for a user;

providing the user with access to a network;

using the user'"'"'s profile information to provide a first graphical representation having a first plurality of icons located within the first graphical representation, wherein the first plurality of icons display data associated with a user in a first format, and wherein the first graphical representation and the first plurality of icons may be actuated by the user with an input device; and

using the user'"'"'s profile information to provide a second graphical representation having a second plurality of icons located within the second graphical representation, wherein the second plurality of icons display the data associated with the user in a format that is different from the first format, and wherein the second graphical representation and the second plurality of icons may be actuated by the user with an input device;

whereby the first plurality of icons includes a first icon and a second icon, the first icon being located in the first graphical representation at any one of a plurality of locations relative to the first location, a location of the first icon adjacent to the first location indicating the user'"'"'s performance relative to a first user-defined performance category that is better than the user'"'"'s performance relative to the first user-defined performance category when the location of the first icon is farther from the first location than the location of the first icon adjacent to the first location, and the second icon being located in the first graphical representation at any one of a plurality of locations relative to the first location, a location of the second icon adjacent to the first location indicating the user'"'"'s performance relative to a second user-defined performance category that is better than the user'"'"'s performance relative to the second user-defined performance category when the location of the second icon is farther from the first location than the location of the second icon adjacent to the first location, the second user-defined performance category being different from the first category.

26. The method of claim 25, wherein the first graphical representation has the appearance of a dart board, and the first location is a center of the dart board.

27. The method of claim 26, wherein the first graphical representation comprises four quadrants, four quartiles, and an outer ring.

28. The method of claim 27, wherein at least one of the first plurality of icons is located in each of the four quadrants.

29. The method of claim 28, wherein the four quadrants, four quartiles, and the outer ring are color coded.

30. The method of claim 29, wherein the first plurality of icons and the second plurality of icons are color coded.

31. The method of claim 30, wherein the second graphical representation is a table.

32. The method of claim 29, wherein the second plurality of icons are color-coded consistent with the color-coding applied to the four quadrants, four quartiles, and the outer ring.

33. The method of claim 25, wherein the data being displayed is derived from a publically available source.

34. The method of claim 25, wherein the data being displayed is derived from a private source.

35. The method of claim 25, wherein the data being displayed is derived from publically available and private sources.

36. The method of claim 25, wherein actuation of one of the first graphical representation and the second graphical representation causes the interface to display a third graphical representation including additional data related to the actuated graphical representation.