System and method for interactive clinical support and compliance with clinical standards and guidelines in real-time
First Claim
1. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing instructions that, when executed by a processor, are configured to cause the processor to perform operations for providing real-time clinical decision support, the operations comprising:
- receiving items of patient data;
comparing the received items of patient data with a set of best practice standards pertaining to an applicable clinical situation, the best practice standards including a plurality of best practice data items each associated with a criticality level;
identifying at least one best practice data item applicable to the clinical situation missing from the received items of patient data;
generating a request for the at least one missing item of patient data;
determining that the requested at least one missing item of patient data has not been received after a first time interval based on the criticality level of the at least one item of patient data;
generating a notification in a first compliance phase prompting for the at least one missing item of patient data, the notification configured to be dismissible and to return after a first time interval based on the criticality level of the at least one missing item of patient data, wherein the notification is configured to repeatedly return one or more times;
determining that the requested at least one missing item of patient data has not been received after a second time interval based on the criticality level of the at least one missing item of patient data;
generating an alert in a second compliance phase after the second time interval accentuating that the at least one missing item of patient data has not been received, wherein the alert is different than the notification in the first compliance phase;
determining that the requested at least one missing item of patient data has not been received after a third time interval based on the criticality level of the at least one missing item of patient data;
generating a request in a third compliance phase after the third time interval requesting an explanation for why the at least one missing item of patient data has not been received;
receiving a reason for why the missing item of patient data has not been received, instead of receiving the missing item of patient data; and
dismissing the notification in the first compliance phase, the alert in the second compliance phase, and the request in the third compliance phase in response to receiving the reason for why the missing item of patient data has not been received.
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Abstract
A method and system for assisting clinical staff in providing optimal care in real-time and assisting in compliance with clinical standards and guidelines. The system performs the steps of receiving items of patient data, comparing the received patient data with a set of best practice rules to determine if at least one item of patient data has not been received. The patient data can include patient information, diagnosis, decision, or an action to be taken. The system generates a first notification if an item of patient data has not been received. The first notification is generated based on the comparison of the received patient data with the set of best practice rules. The system displays the first notification, which includes a selectable portion for entering data corresponding to the at least one item of patient data that has not been received. The system upgrades the first notification to be redisplayed again at predetermined time intervals, based on a set of best practice rules, representing the organization'"'"'s best practices, which determine that such missing patient data is critical for assuring the best clinical care is provided to the patient. The notification continues to be redisplayed until such item of missing patient data is received by the system. After a predetermined time period, based on the patient'"'"'s clinical situation and the best practice protocols, the system further upgrades the notification to be presented at a central monitor for wider audience notification. After an additional predetermined time period, based on the patient'"'"'s clinical situation and the best practice protocols, the system further upgrades the notification and mandates the entry of the reasoning why this critically missing patient data is not received. The staff, at that point, must either enter the missing data or provide the reasoning why the data in not entered.
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25 Claims
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1. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing instructions that, when executed by a processor, are configured to cause the processor to perform operations for providing real-time clinical decision support, the operations comprising:
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receiving items of patient data; comparing the received items of patient data with a set of best practice standards pertaining to an applicable clinical situation, the best practice standards including a plurality of best practice data items each associated with a criticality level; identifying at least one best practice data item applicable to the clinical situation missing from the received items of patient data; generating a request for the at least one missing item of patient data; determining that the requested at least one missing item of patient data has not been received after a first time interval based on the criticality level of the at least one item of patient data; generating a notification in a first compliance phase prompting for the at least one missing item of patient data, the notification configured to be dismissible and to return after a first time interval based on the criticality level of the at least one missing item of patient data, wherein the notification is configured to repeatedly return one or more times; determining that the requested at least one missing item of patient data has not been received after a second time interval based on the criticality level of the at least one missing item of patient data; generating an alert in a second compliance phase after the second time interval accentuating that the at least one missing item of patient data has not been received, wherein the alert is different than the notification in the first compliance phase; determining that the requested at least one missing item of patient data has not been received after a third time interval based on the criticality level of the at least one missing item of patient data; generating a request in a third compliance phase after the third time interval requesting an explanation for why the at least one missing item of patient data has not been received; receiving a reason for why the missing item of patient data has not been received, instead of receiving the missing item of patient data; and dismissing the notification in the first compliance phase, the alert in the second compliance phase, and the request in the third compliance phase in response to receiving the reason for why the missing item of patient data has not been received. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing instructions that, when executed by a processor, are configured to cause the processor to perform operations, the operations comprising:
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receiving items of completed actions; determining at least one action required to be completed based on a set of best practice standards pertaining to an applicable clinical situation, the best practice standards including a plurality of data items; determining if the at least one required action has been completed; generating a first notification in a first compliance phase based on a determination that the at least one action has not been completed, the first notification configured to be dismissible and to return after a first time interval and identifying the at least one action that has not been completed and wherein the notification is configured to repeatedly return one or more times; generating an alert in a second compliance phase based on a determination that the at least one action has not been completed after a second time interval, the alert accentuating that the at least one action has not been completed, wherein the alert is different than the notification in the first compliance phase; generating a request in a third compliance phase based on a determination that the at least one action has not been completed after a third time interval requesting an explanation for why the at least one action has not been completed; receiving a reason for why the at least one action has not been completed, instead of receiving the uncompleted action; and dismissing the notification in the first compliance phase, the alert in the second compliance phase, and the request in the third compliance phase in response to receiving the reason for why the at least one action has not been completed. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing instructions that, when executed by a processor, are configured to cause the processor to perform a method operations, the operations comprising:
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receiving items of patient data; comparing the received items of patient data with a set of best practice standards pertaining to an applicable clinical situation, the best practice standards including a plurality of best practice data items; generating a first notification in a first compliance phase based on a determination that at least one item of patient data is missing that is included in the best practice data items for the applicable clinical situation; displaying the first notification on a display, wherein the first notification includes a selectable portion for entering information corresponding to the at least one item of patient data that has not been received; generating an alert in a second compliance phase after a second time interval accentuating that the at least one item of patient data has not been received, wherein the alert is different than the notification in the first compliance phase; displaying the alert on the display, the alert configured to remain on the display until dismissed; generating a request in a third compliance phase after a third time interval requesting an explanation for why the at least one missing item of patient data has not been received; displaying the request on the display; receiving a reason for why the missing item of patient data has not been received, instead of receiving the missing item of patient data; and dismissing the notification in the first compliance phase, the alert in the second compliance phase, and the request in the third compliance phase in response to receiving the reason for why the missing item of patient data has not been received. - View Dependent Claims (25)
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