System, method, and software for automating complex alerts

• US 8,922,377 B2
• Filed: 06/29/2012
• Issued: 12/30/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 06/29/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Covidien LP (Medtronic Plc)
• Original Assignee: Covidien LP (Medtronic Plc)
• Inventors: Carnes, Tony C.
• Primary Examiner(s): La, Anh V
• Application Number:
  US13/537,633
• Publication Number:
  US 20140002265A1
• Time in Patent Office: 914 Days
• Field of Search: 340/573.1, 340/539.1, 340/539.11, 340/539.12, 340/539.13, 600/310, 600/309, 600/300, 600/301, 706/45, 706/47, 706/52, 706/62
• US Class Current: 340/573.1
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/63 for local operation
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/67 for remote operation
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 50/20 for computer-aided diagnosis, e.g. based on medical expert systems

Abstract

A method for automating complex alerts includes receiving, at a complex alert interface, first parameters from at least one medical device and a first comparison operator. The first parameters and the first comparison operator are indicative of a first condition. The method further includes receiving, at the complex alert interface, second parameters from the at least one medical device and a second comparison operator. The second parameters and the second comparison operator are indicative of a second condition. The method further includes generating, at the complex alert interface, a complex alert expression based on a mathematical aggregate of the first condition and the second condition. The method further includes evaluating the complex alert expression to initiate display of at least one alert.

Claims

1. A method for automating complex alerts, comprising:

receiving, at a complex alert interface, a first plurality of patient parameters and at least a first comparison operator, the first plurality of patient parameters and the first comparison operator indicative of a first condition;

receiving, at the complex alert interface, a second plurality of patient parameters and at least a second comparison operator, the second plurality of patient parameters and the second comparison operator indicative of a second condition;

generating, at the complex alert interface, a complex alert expression based on the first condition and the second condition;

evaluating the complex alert expression to compute a mathematical aggregate based on the complex alert expression, wherein the mathematical aggregate is a mathematical count of a number of satisfied conditions and complex conditions; and

determining whether to initiate display of at least one alert on a remote device based on the computed mathematical aggregate.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the mathematical aggregate of the first condition and the second condition comprises a logical OR operation of the first condition and the second condition.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the mathematical aggregate of the first condition and the second condition comprises a mathematical sum operation of the first condition and the second condition.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the at least one alert comprises a sepsis alert.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising receiving a third plurality and a fourth plurality of patient parameters, wherein each of the first plurality of patient parameters, second plurality of patient parameters, third plurality of patient parameters, and fourth plurality of patient parameters are received from a respective medical device, wherein the complex alert expression is further based on a third condition and a fourth condition.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the second condition comprises a measurement of a heart rate higher than a threshold.

7. The method of claim 1, further comprising generating, at the complex alert interface, a plurality of parameter input fields comprising one or more areas, an area corresponding to a respective parameter of the first and second plurality of patient parameters.

8. A system for automating complex alerts, comprising one or more processing units operable to:

receive, at a complex alert interface, a first plurality of patient parameters and at least a first comparison operator, the first plurality of patient parameters and the first comparison operator indicative of a first condition;

receive, at the complex alert interface, a second plurality of patient parameters and at least a second comparison operator, the second plurality of patient parameters and the second comparison operator indicative of a second condition;

generate, at the complex alert interface, a complex alert expression based on the first condition and the second condition;

evaluate the complex alert expression to computer a mathematical aggregate based on the complex alert expression, wherein the mathematical aggregate is a mathematical count of a number of satisfied conditions and complex conditions; and

determine whether to initiate display of at least one alert on a remote device based on the computed mathematical aggregate.

9. The system of claim 8, wherein the aggregate of the first condition and the second condition comprises a logical OR operation of the first condition and the second condition.

10. The system of claim 8, wherein the aggregate of the first condition and the second condition comprises a mathematical sum operation of the first condition and the second condition.

11. The system of claim 8, wherein the at least one alert comprises a sepsis alert.

12. The system of claim 8, wherein the one or more processing units are further operable to receive a third plurality and a fourth plurality of patient parameters, wherein each of the first plurality of patient parameters, second plurality of patient parameters, third plurality of patient parameters, and fourth plurality of patient parameters are received from a respective medical device, wherein the complex alert expression is further based on a third condition and a fourth condition.

13. The system of claim 8, wherein the second condition comprises a measurement of a heart rate higher than a threshold.

14. The system of claim 8, wherein the one or more processing units are operable to generate, at the complex alert interface, a plurality of parameter input fields comprising one or more areas, an area.

15. Software for automating complex alerts, the software embodied in a non-transitory computer-readable medium and when executed operable to:

receive, at a complex alert interface, a first plurality of patient parameters and at least a first comparison operator, the first plurality of patient parameters and the first comparison operator indicative of a first condition;

receive, at the complex alert interface, a second plurality of patient parameters and at least a second comparison operator, the second plurality of patient parameters and the second comparison operator indicative of a second condition;

generate, at the complex alert interface, a complex alert expression based on the first condition and the second condition;

evaluate the complex alert expression to compute a mathematical aggregate based on the complex alert expression, wherein the mathematical aggregate is a mathematical count of a number of satisfied conditions and complex conditions; and

determine whether to initiate display of at least one alert on a remote device based on the computed mathematical aggregate.

16. The software of claim 15, wherein the aggregate of the first condition and the second condition comprises a logical OR operation of the first condition and the second condition.

17. The software of claim 15, wherein the aggregate of the first condition and the second condition comprises a mathematical sum operation of the first condition and the second condition.

18. The software of claim 15, wherein the at least one alert comprises a sepsis alert.

19. The software of claim 15, wherein the software is further operable to receive a third plurality and a fourth plurality of patient parameters, wherein each of the first plurality of patient parameters, second plurality of patient parameters, third plurality of patient parameters, and fourth plurality of patient parameters are received from a respective medical device, wherein the complex alert expression is further based on a third condition and a fourth condition.

20. The software of claim 15, wherein the second condition comprises a measurement of a heart rate higher than a threshold.