Method and system for setting time blocks

• US 9,886,549 B2
• Filed: 12/07/2007
• Issued: 02/06/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 12/07/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Roche Diabetes Care Inc. (Roche Holding AG)
• Original Assignee: Roche Diabetes Care Inc. (Roche Holding AG)
• Inventors: Buck, Schuyler, Young, Morris J., Bush, Jason, Baker, Christopher Richard, Leahy, Scott W.
• Primary Examiner(s): Chng, Joy
• Application Number:
  US11/999,968
• Publication Number:
  US 20090150177A1
• Time in Patent Office: 3,714 Days
• Field of Search: 705 2- 3
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/22 Social work or social welfare, e.g. community support activities or counselling services
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 10/60 for patient-specific data, e.g. for electronic patient records
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 20/17 delivered via infusion or injection
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/20 for the management or administration of healthcare resources or facilities, e.g. managing hospital staff or surgery rooms
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/63 for local operation
• CPC Class Codes: G16Z 99/00 Subject matter not provided for in other main groups of this subclass

Abstract

A method and system for setting time blocks of a repeating time period is disclosed. The method and system may be a part of a healthcare management software system.

Claims

1. A method of adjusting durations of time blocks used in a healthcare management software system, the method including the steps of:

receiving, by the a computing device, a plurality of blood glucose measures for a patient;

receiving, by the computing device, one input to identify a plurality of time blocks for a repeating time period;

receiving, by the computing device, one or more duration selections related to a duration for at least one of the time blocks, each of the time blocks having a start time and an end time, and the end time of each of the time blocks generally defining the start time of a subsequent time block;

displaying, by the computing device, the repeating time period on a graphical display of the computing device, where the repeating time period is represented by a circle with time block dividers emanating from a center of the circle and extending at least to a circumference of the circle, thereby dividing the circle into the plurality of time blocks, such that each time period between two adjacent time block dividers correlate to the duration selected for the corresponding time block;

adjusting, by the computing device, duration of a given time block in accordance with positions of the time block dividers, where the adjustment occurs in response to user input on the graphical display that changes position of at least one time block divider;

analyzing, by the computing device, the plurality of blood glucose measures in accordance with the adjusted time blocks, where the steps of displaying, adjusting and analyzing are implemented by computer executable instructions executed by a computer processor of the computing device; and

provisioning, by an insulin pump, insulin according to the adjusted time blocks.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the number of time blocks is at least two and up to forty-eight.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the one or more duration selections are based on a selected position of one or more time block dividers provided on a user interface of a computing device.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein the time block dividers are positioned relative to a clock representation of the repeating time period, the time block dividers being spokes emanating from a center of the clock representation of the repeating time period.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein a first time block divider separates a first time block and a second time block, a duration of the first time block and a duration of the second time block both being altered by rotating the first time block divider relative to the clock representation of the repeating time period.

6. The method of claim 5, further including providing for each time block a textual label.

7. The method of claim 6, further including receiving, by the computing device, a label text for at least one textual label, the label text being user-specified.

8. The method of claim 6, wherein the textual label for a respective time block is provided between the two time block dividers bounding the respective time block.

9. The method of claim 6, wherein the textual label for a respective time block is provided as a part of one of the time block dividers bounding the respective time block.

15. The method of claim 1, further including the steps of:

receiving, using the software system, a first type selection for a first instance of the repeating time period; and

receiving, using the software system, a second type selection for a second instance of the repeating time period.

10. The method of 1, further including the steps of:

receiving, the plurality of blood glucose measures with corresponding test times;

graphically presenting the plurality of blood glucose measures in relation to the time blocks.

11. The method of claim 10, wherein the step of graphically presenting the plurality of blood glucose measures based on the time block including the corresponding test time includes the steps of:

graphically representing the plurality of time blocks;

graphically representing the plurality of blood glucose measures; and

graphically representing a plurality of classifications for the plurality of blood glucose measures.

12. The method of claim 11, wherein the plurality of classifications include a target classification.

13. The method of claim 10, wherein the plurality of blood glucose values and corresponding test times are provided by a blood glucose meter.

14. The method of claim 10, wherein the plurality of blood glucose values and corresponding test times are provided by an infusion pump.

16. A method for managing time blocks in a healthcare management software system, the method including the steps of:

receiving, by a computing device, a plurality of physiological parameter values for a patient;

receiving, by the computing device, one input to identify a plurality of time blocks for a repeating time period;

receiving, by the computing device, one or more duration selections related to a duration for at least one of the time blocks, each of the time blocks having a start time and an end time;

displaying, by the computing device, the repeating time period on a graphical display of the computing device, where the repeating time period is represented by a circle with selection spokes emanating from a center of the circle and extending at least to a circumference of the circle, thereby dividing the circle into the plurality of time blocks, such that each time period between two adjacent time block dividers correlate to the duration selected for the corresponding time block;

adjusting, by the computing device, duration of a given time block in accordance with positions of the selection spokes, where the adjustment occurs in response to user input on the graphical display that changes position of at least one selection spoke; and

grouping, by the computing device, the plurality of physiological parameter values by the adjusted time blocks in response to the adjusted time blocks; and

graphically presenting, by the computing device, the plurality of physiological parameter values in relation to the adjusted time blocks and in response to the adjusted time blocks, where the steps of displaying, adjusting, grouping and presenting are implemented by computer executable instructions executed by a computer processor of the computing device.

17. The method of claim 16, further including the steps of:

receiving, by the computing device, a plurality of physiological parameter values and corresponding test times; and

graphically presenting the plurality of physiological parameter values based on the time block including the corresponding test time.

18. The method of claim 17, wherein the physiological parameter values are insulin delivery values, the plurality of insulin delivery values and corresponding test times are provided by an infusion pump.

19. The method of claim 17, wherein the step of graphically presenting the plurality of physiological parameter values based on the time block including the corresponding test time includes the steps of:

graphically representing the plurality of time blocks;

graphically representing the plurality of physiological parameter values; and

graphically representing a plurality of classifications for the plurality of physiological parameter values, including a target classification.

20. The method of claim 17, wherein the physiological parameter values are blood glucose values, the plurality of blood glucose values and corresponding test times are provided by a blood glucose meter.

21. The method of claim 17, wherein the physiological parameter values are blood glucose values, the plurality of blood glucose values and corresponding test times are provided by an infusion pump.

22. A method for managing time blocks associated with a patient, the method including the steps of:

receiving, by a computing device, physiological information from the patient;

displaying, by the computing device, a plurality of positionable time block dividers and a clock representation of a repeating time period on a graphical display of the computing device, the plurality of positionable time block dividers being spokes emanating from a center of the clock representation of the repeating time period and extending past a circumference of the clock representation, and each time block divider being configured for adjustment relative to other time block dividers;

receiving, by the computing device, a change in position of a first time block divider made by moving the position of the first time block divider in the clock representation;

determining, by a computing device, a duration of a first time block and a duration of a second time block based on the received position of the first time block divider, the first time block divider defining an end point for the first time block and a start point for the second time block;

analyzing, by the computing device, the physiological information in accordance with the adjusted duration of the first and second time blocks, where the steps of displaying, determining and analyzing are implemented by computer executable instructions executed by a computer processor of the computing device; and

provisioning insulin, by an insulin pump, according the adjusted duration of the first time block and provisioning insulin, by the insulin pump, according the adjusted duration of the second time block.

23. The method of claim 22, wherein the duration of the first time block and the duration of the second time block both being altered by rotating the first time block divider relative to the clock representation of the repeating time period.

24. The method of claim 22, further including providing for each time block a textual label on the graphical display adjacent to the corresponding time block.

25. The method of claim 24, further including receiving, by the computing device, a label text for at least one textual label, the label text being user-specified.

26. The method of claim 24, wherein the textual label for a respective time block is provided between the two time block dividers bounding the respective time block.

27. The method of claim 24, wherein the textual label for a respective time block is provided as a part of one of the time block dividers bounding the respective time block.