Medical emergency framework

• US 9,984,208 B2
• Filed: 12/22/2016
• Issued: 05/29/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 09/04/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Cerner Innovation, Inc. (Oracle Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Cerner Innovation, Inc. (Oracle Corporation)
• Inventors: Portnoy, Alan Mark
• Primary Examiner(s): Gudorf, Laura
• Application Number:
  US15/388,895
• Publication Number:
  US 20170103170A1
• Time in Patent Office: 523 Days
• CPC Class Codes: G06K 7/10297 arrangements for handling protocols designed for non-contact record carriers such as RFIDs NFCs, e.g. ISO/IEC 14443 and 18092 cryptographic protocols H04L9/00; network security protocols H04L63/00; real-time communication protocols in data switching networks H04L65/00; network protocols for data switching network services H04L67/00
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 10/60 for patient-specific data, e.g. for electronic patient records
• 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

Disclosed herein is a framework for facilitating a medical emergency workflow. In accordance with one aspect, a code cart is paired with a computer system. The code cart may include tracking tags attached to the code cart and cart items. The computer system may include a data collector for scanning the tracking tags and an application. The application may be executable by a processor to perform steps including receiving, from the data collector, information associated with the code cart and one or more selected cart items, and updating a medical emergency record based at least in part on the received information.

Claims

1. A medical emergency system, comprising:

a code cart with tracking tags attached to the code cart and cart items; and

a computer system paired with the code cart, wherein the computer system includes a data collector for scanning the tracking tags and an application, wherein the application is executable by a processor to perform steps for facilitating a medical emergency workflow, the steps comprising;

receiving a request for a clinical protocol based on data received from at least one medical device interfaced with the code cart;

generating, in response to the request, a recommendation of at least one clinical protocol;

highlighting one or more cart items required by the at least one recommended clinical protocol;

receiving, from the data collector, information associated with one or more selected cart items during a code event; and

updating a medical emergency record based at least in part on the received information.

2. The system of claim 1, further comprising:

automatically pairing the code cart with the computer system.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein the tracking tags are at least one of barcode tags or radio-frequency identification (RFID) tags.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein the data collector comprises at least one of a barcode scanner or a RFID reader.

5. The system of claim 1, wherein the tracking tags are uniquely associated with the code cart and the cart items.

6. The system of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving, from the data collector, information associated with the code cart and at least one selected cart item.

7. The system of claim 1, wherein the computer system is further coupled to an electronic health records (EHR) system configured to store code cart data associated with one or more code carts.

8. The system of claim 7, wherein the code cart data comprises a unique identifier, code cart location, and information associated with the cart items.

9. The system of claim 1, further comprising:

determining at least one cart item is expired; and

presenting an alert notification in response to the determining.

10. The system of claim 1, wherein the medical record is updated based on data captured during the event and merged into a single time-based record of the event.

11. A non-transitory computer storage medium storing computer-useable instructions that, when used by one or more computing devices, cause the one or more computing devices to perform operations comprising:

automatically pairing with a code cart, the code cart comprising one or more cart items, with tracking tags attached to the code cart and cart items;

receiving a selection of a clinical protocol;

highlighting at least one cart item based on the selected clinical protocol;

receiving a selection of at least one cart item;

receiving, from a data collector, information associated with the at least one selected cart items; and

updating a medical emergency record based at least in part on the received information.

12. The non-transitory computer storage medium of claim 11, further comprising:

receive data captured by at least one interfaced medical device;

update the medical emergency record based at least in part on the received data.

13. The non-transitory computer storage medium of claim 12, further comprising generating recommendations for treatment based on the received data captured.

14. The non-transitory computer storage medium of claim 11, further comprising generating a notification based on determining the quantity of a cart item falling below a par level.

15. The non-transitory computer storage medium of claim 11, further comprising providing a visual confirmation for the at least one selected cart items.

16. The non-transitory computer storage medium of claim 11, further comprising providing an alert if there is a mismatch between the selected cart item and received information from the data collector.

17. The non-transitory computer storage medium of claim 11, further comprising:

receiving code cart data upon pairing with the code cart; and

determining if any cart items are expired.

18. The non-transitory computer storage medium of claim 17, further comprising providing an alert if it is determined that any cart items are expired.

19. The non-transitory computer storage medium of claim 17, further comprising determining at least one of:

the cart contains used equipment or the cart contains items that have reached pre-configured par levels.

20. A computer-implemented method for facilitating a medical emergency workflow, the method comprising:

automatically pairing a code cart with a computer system in response to initiation of a medical emergency;

receiving patient information based on patient identification;

receiving a clinical protocol recommendation based on the received patient information and data received from at least one interfaced medical device;

highlighting at least one cart item based on the received clinical protocol recommendation;

updating a medical emergency record into a single time-based record of the medical emergency based on data captured during the event.