Optimizing Workflows

• US 20120173276A1
• Filed: 12/30/2010
• Published: 07/05/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 12/30/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Cerner Innovation, Inc. (Oracle Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Cerner Innovation, Inc. (Oracle Corporation)
• Inventors: Compton, David, Eaton, James, Nelson, Justin, Pierre, David, Garvert, Brannon, Gadzinski, Matt, Manese, Mario
• Granted Patent: US 10,460,266 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/3
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/063112 Skill-based matching of a person or a group to a task
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/0633 Workflow analysis
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/018 Certifying business or products
• CPC Class Codes: G16B 40/20 Supervised data analysis
• 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

Methods, systems, and computer storage media are provided for optimizing workflows by monitoring a healthcare environment. Data may be compiled from various sources to monitor interactions within the healthcare environment. Both interactions with individuals and interactions with a healthcare system may be monitored. Each of location data, clinical data, and system data, among others, may be combined to monitor the healthcare environment. By combining the data from various sources, a user is able to get a complete picture of the healthcare environment.

Claims

1. One or more computer storage media storing computer-useable instructions that, when used by one or more computing devices, cause the one or more computing devices to perform a method comprising:

receiving a location of a clinician, wherein the location of the clinician is received utilizing a clinician identifier that is tracked within a healthcare environment;

receiving clinical information associated with one of the clinician or the location of the clinician;

receiving one or more user selections representing a clinical event; and

utilizing the clinical event, the clinical information, and the location of the clinician, generating a timeline including the clinical event.

2. The media of claim 1, wherein the clinician identifier is tracked via a plurality of sensors utilizing a real-time location services technology.

3. The media of claim 2, wherein the real-time location services technology is one of ultrasound technology, infrared technology, or radio-frequency identification technology.

4. The media of claim 1, wherein the clinical information is received from one or more patient'"'"'s electronic health records.

5. The media of claim 1, wherein the clinical information is a healthcare order than has been input by the clinician.

6. The media of claim 1, wherein the clinical event is a task that has been completed by the clinician for a patient.

7. The media of claim 1, further comprising:

associating the clinical event with a current location of the clinician; and

identifying whether completion of the clinical event violates compliance procedures.

8. The media of claim 7, further comprising communicating a notification of conformity with or violation of the compliance procedures.

9. A computerized system for compiling clinical information, the system comprising:

a locating component for locating clinicians within a healthcare environment;

a first receiving component for receiving location information from the locating component;

a second receiving component for receiving clinical information from a clinical database;

a third receiving component for receiving one or more user selections;

an identifying component for identifying a clinical event represented by the one or more user selections; and

a generating component for generating a view of a healthcare environment based on the clinical event, the clinical information, and the location information.

10. The system of claim 9, wherein the clinical event is a task that has been completed by the clinician for a patient.

11. The system of claim 9, wherein the view of the healthcare environment is a timeline including the clinical event and the clinical event is associated with a time stamp.

12. The system of claim 9, wherein the location information is associated with a time stamp.

13. The system of claim 9, further comprising a communicating component for communicating the view of the healthcare environment to a user.

14. The system of claim 9, wherein the clinical database includes one or more patient'"'"'s electronic health records.

15. The system of claim 9, wherein the locating component includes a plurality of sensors utilizing a real-time location services technology.

16. The system of claim 16, wherein the real-time location services technology is one of ultrasound technology, infrared technology, or radio-frequency identification technology.

17. One or more computer storage media storing computer-useable instructions that, when used by one or more computing devices, cause the one or more computing devices to perform a method comprising:

receiving a location of a clinician, wherein the location of the clinician is received utilizing a clinician identifier that is tracked within a healthcare environment;

receiving clinical information associated with one of the clinician or the location of the clinician;

receiving one or more user selections representing a clinical event;

based on the clinical event, the clinical information, and the location of the clinician, communicating one or more suggestions to modify a workflow represented in a view of the healthcare environment.

18. The media of claim 17, further comprising:

determining whether healthcare compliance procedures have been violated;

based upon a determination that the healthcare compliance procedures have been violated, communicating a notification of a violation to the user.

19. The media of claim 17, wherein the clinician identifier is tracked via a plurality of sensors utilizing a real-time location services technology, wherein the real-time location services technology is one of ultrasound technology, infrared technology, or radio-frequency identification technology.

20. The media of claim 17, wherein the clinical information is received from one or more patient'"'"'s electronic health records.