HEALTHCARE SYSTEM INTEGRATION

• US 20150026175A1
• Filed: 07/19/2013
• Published: 01/22/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 07/19/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Ricoh Company Limited
• Original Assignee: Ricoh Company Limited
• Inventors: Nuggehalli, Jayasimha, Lu, Zhenyu
• Granted Patent: US 9,275,349 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 707/736
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/48 Retrieval characterised by using metadata, e.g. metadata not derived from the content or metadata generated manually
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04845 for image manipulation, e.g. dragging, rotation, expansion or change of colour
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0488 using a touch-screen or digitiser, e.g. input of commands through traced gestures
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/169 Annotation, e.g. comment data or footnotes
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/00 Administration; Management
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 40/08 Insurance
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 10/60 for patient-specific data, e.g. for electronic patient records
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 30/20 for handling medical images, e.g. DICOM, HL7 or PACS
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 30/40 for processing medical images, e.g. editing
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/67 for remote operation

Abstract

An approach is provided for acquiring and integrating data into external services. According to the approach, image and/or video data and identification data are received from a client device. The image and/or video data includes one or more images and/or video data of an object that are acquired by the client device and the identification data is data that uniquely identifies the object. Record data is generated and stored that includes the identification data and at least a reference to the image and/or video data. The image and/or video data and the identification data are transmitted to an external service. This identification data allows an external service to associate the image and/or video data with other data maintained by the external service.

Claims

1. An apparatus comprising:

one or more processors;

one or more memories storing instructions which, when processed by the one or more processors, cause;

receiving, from a first client device having at least a data acquisition component, both first image data associated with a first patient and first identification data that uniquely identifies the first patient,

generating and storing first record data that includes the first identification data and at least a reference to the first image data,

receiving, from a second client device having at least a data acquisition component, both second image data associated with a second patient and second identification data that uniquely identifies the second patient,

generating and storing second record data that includes the second identification data and at least a reference to the second image data, and

causing the first image data associated with the first patient, the first identification data that uniquely identifies the first patient, the second image data associated with the second patient and the second identification data that uniquely identifies the second patient to be transmitted to an electronic medical record system that is external to the apparatus.

2. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the one or more memories store additional instructions which, when processed by the one or more processors, cause:

receiving, from the first client device, additional first data that includes one or more of location data, text data, timestamp data, or user identification data, and

storing the additional data in the first record data.

3. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the one or more memories store additional instructions which, when processed by the one or more processors, cause:

performing one or more of monitoring a file transfer protocol (FTP) folder, monitoring an electronic mail folder or receiving a hypertext transfer protocol (HTTP) post, and

in response to detecting receipt of the first image data and the first identification data via the FTP folder, the electronic mail folder or the HTTP post, retrieving the first image data and the first identification data from the FTP folder, the electronic mail folder or the HTTP post.

4. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the first identification data and the second identification data are encoded data represented by one or more of a bar code, a QR code, or a signature.

5. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the client device includes one or more data acquisition components for acquiring the first item identification data and the first item image data.

6. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein causing the first image data associated with the first patient, the first identification data that uniquely identifies the first patient, the second image data associated with the second patient and the second identification data that uniquely identifies the second patient to be transmitted to an electronic medical record system that is external to the apparatus includes utilizing one or more application program interfaces that are supported by the electronic medical record system and not supported by the first and second client devices.

7. The apparatus of claim 1, further comprising additional instructions which, when executed, cause the one or more processors to perform:

generating and providing to the first client device user interface data which, when processed at the first client device, cause a graphical user interface to be displayed on the first client device, wherein the graphical user interface allows a user to perform one or more of view and upload history for the electronic medical record system or view an error log for the electronic medical record system.

8. One or more non-transitory computer-readable media storing instructions which, when processed by one or more processors, cause:

receiving, from a first client device having at least a data acquisition component, both first image data associated with a first patient and first identification data that uniquely identifies the first patient,

generating and storing first record data that includes the first identification data and at least a reference to the first image data,

receiving, from a second client device having at least a data acquisition component, both second image data associated with a second patient and second identification data that uniquely identifies the second patient,

generating and storing second record data that includes the second identification data and at least a reference to the second image data, and

causing the first image data associated with the first patient, the first identification data that uniquely identifies the first patient, the second image data associated with the second patient and the second identification data that uniquely identifies the second patient to be transmitted to an electronic medical record system that is external to the apparatus.

9. The one or more non-transitory computer-readable media of claim 8, wherein the one or more memories store additional instructions which, when processed by the one or more processors, cause:

receiving, from the first client device, additional first data that includes one or more of location data, text data, timestamp data, or user identification data, and

storing the additional data in the first record data.

10. The one or more non-transitory computer-readable media of claim 8, wherein the one or more memories store additional instructions which, when processed by the one or more processors, cause:

performing one or more of monitoring a file transfer protocol (FTP) folder, monitoring an electronic mail folder or receiving a hypertext transfer protocol (HTTP) post, and

in response to detecting receipt of the first image data and the first identification data via the FTP folder, the electronic mail folder or the HTTP post, retrieving the first image data and the first identification data from the FTP folder, the electronic mail folder or the HTTP post.

11. The one or more non-transitory computer-readable media of claim 8, wherein the first identification data and the second identification data are encoded data represented by one or more of a bar code, a QR code, or a signature.

12. The one or more non-transitory computer-readable media of claim 8, wherein the client device includes one or more data acquisition components for acquiring the first item identification data and the first item image data.

14. The one or more non-transitory computer-readable media of claim 8, further comprising additional instructions which, when executed, cause the one or more processors to perform:

generating and providing to the first client device user interface data which, when processed at the first client device, cause a graphical user interface to be displayed on the first client device, wherein the graphical user interface allows a user to perform one or more of view and upload history for the electronic medical record system or view an error log for the electronic medical record system.

13. The one or more non-transitory computer-readable media of claim 13, wherein causing the first image data associated with the first patient, the first identification data that uniquely identifies the first patient, the second image data associated with the second patient and the second identification data that uniquely identifies the second patient to be transmitted to an electronic medical record system that is external to the apparatus includes utilizing one or more application program interfaces that are supported by the electronic medical record system and not supported by the first and second client devices.

15. A computer-implemented method comprising:

receiving, from a first client device having at least a data acquisition component, both first image data associated with a first patient and first identification data that uniquely identifies the first patient,

generating and storing first record data that includes the first identification data and at least a reference to the first image data,

receiving, from a second client device having at least a data acquisition component, both second image data associated with a second patient and second identification data that uniquely identifies the second patient,

generating and storing second record data that includes the second identification data and at least a reference to the second image data, and

causing the first image data associated with the first patient, the first identification data that uniquely identifies the first patient, the second image data associated with the second patient and the second identification data that uniquely identifies the second patient to be transmitted to an electronic medical record system that is external to the apparatus.

16. The computer-implemented method of claim 15, wherein the one or more memories store additional instructions which, when processed by the one or more processors, cause:

receiving, from the first client device, additional first data that includes one or more of location data, text data, timestamp data, or user identification data, and

storing the additional data in the first record data.

17. The computer-implemented method of claim 15, wherein the one or more memories store additional instructions which, when processed by the one or more processors, cause:

performing one or more of monitoring a file transfer protocol (FTP) folder, monitoring an electronic mail folder or receiving a hypertext transfer protocol (HTTP) post, and

in response to detecting receipt of the first image data and the first identification data via the FTP folder, the electronic mail folder or the HTTP post, retrieving the first image data and the first identification data from the FTP folder, the electronic mail folder or the HTTP post.

18. The computer-implemented method of claim 15, wherein the first identification data and the second identification data are encoded data represented by one or more of a bar code, a QR code, or a signature.

19. The computer-implemented method of claim 15, wherein the client device includes one or more data acquisition components for acquiring the first item identification data and the first item image data.

20. The computer-implemented method of claim 20, wherein causing the first image data associated with the first patient, the first identification data that uniquely identifies the first patient, the second image data associated with the second patient and the second identification data that uniquely identifies the second patient to be transmitted to an electronic medical record system that is external to the apparatus includes utilizing one or more application program interfaces that are supported by the electronic medical record system and not supported by the first and second client devices.