Automated clinical evidence sheet workflow

• US 9,679,077 B2
• Filed: 06/27/2013
• Issued: 06/13/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 06/29/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Solventum Intellectual Properties Company (Solventum Corp.)
• Original Assignee: MModal IP LLC (3M Company)
• Inventors: Jagannathan, Vasudevan, Fritsch, Juergen
• Primary Examiner(s): Stevens, R.
• Application Number:
  US13/928,776
• Publication Number:
  US 20140006431A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,447 Days
• Field of Search: 707755
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/90 Details of database functions independent of the retrieved data types
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/06 Resources, workflows, human or project management; Enterprise or organisation planning; Enterprise or organisation modelling
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/10 Office automation; Time management
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/103 Workflow collaboration or project management
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/00 Information and communication technology [ICT] specially adapted for implementation of business processes of specific business sectors, e.g. utilities or tourism healthcare informatics G16H
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 10/60 for patient-specific data, e.g. for electronic patient records

Abstract

Embodiments of the present invention are directed to computer systems for implementing dynamic, data-driven workflows within healthcare and other environments. Such a system may include a computer-processable definition of one or more workflows. Each workflow definition may define various aspects of the corresponding workflow, such as the data required by the workflow, a process for extracting such data from a variety of structured and/or unstructured data sources, a set of process steps to be performed within the workflow, and a condition for triggering the workflow. The system may use the workflow definition to extract the data required by the workflow and to perform the workflow'"'"'s process steps on the extracted data in response to determining that the workflow'"'"'s trigger condition has been satisfied. The workflow may change in response to changes in data extracted by the workflow.

Claims

1. A method performed by at least one computer processor, the method comprising:

(A) determining that a trigger condition defined by a trigger condition definition of a workflow definition has been satisfied;

(B) in response to the determination in (A);

(B)(1) using a process defined by a data extraction process definition associated with the workflow definition to extract, from at least one data source, data defined by a data definition associated with the workflow definition;

(B)(2) storing the extracted data in an evidence sheet; and

(B)(3) applying, to the extracted data, steps defined by a workflow process definition associated with the workflow definition to generate first workflow output.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein (B) further comprises:

(B)(4) extracting additional data defined by the data definition from the at least one data source;

(B)(5) in response to the additional data, modifying the steps defined by the workflow process definition of the workflow definition; and

(B)(6) applying the modified steps to the additional data to generate second workflow output.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the at least one data source comprises at least one unstructured data source.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein (B)(1) further comprises using the process defined by the data extraction process definition associated with the workflow definition to extract, from a second data source comprising at least one structured data source, data defined by the data definition associated with the workflow definition.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the at least one data source comprises at least one structured data source.

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising repeating (B) automatically.

7. A non-transitory computer-readable medium having computer program instructions stored thereon, wherein the computer program instructions are executable by at least one computer processor to perform a method, the method comprising:

(A) determining that a trigger condition defined by a trigger condition definition of a workflow definition has been satisfied;

(B) in response to the determination in (A);

(B)(1) using a process defined by a data extraction process definition associated with the workflow definition to extract, from at least one data source, data defined by a data definition associated with the workflow definition;

(B)(2) storing the extracted data in an evidence sheet; and

(B)(3) applying, to the extracted data, steps defined by a workflow process definition associated with the workflow definition to generate first workflow output.

8. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 7, wherein (B) further comprises:

(B)(4) extracting additional data defined by the data definition from the at least one data source;

(B)(5) in response to the additional data, modifying the steps defined by the workflow process definition of the workflow definition; and

(B)(6) applying the modified steps to the additional data to generate second workflow output.

9. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 7, wherein the at least one data source comprises at least one unstructured data source.

10. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 9, wherein (B)(1) further comprises using the process defined by the data extraction process definition associated with the workflow definition to extract, from a second data source comprising at least one structured data source, data defined by the data definition associated with the workflow definition.

11. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 7, wherein the at least one data source comprises at least one structured data source.

12. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 7, wherein the method further comprises repeating (B) automatically.