Real time clinical decision support system having linked references
Inventors
TREMPER, KEVIN K. • Adams, Justin
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Publication Number
US-8936555-B2
Publication Date
2015-01-20
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Abstract
A clinical decision support system for patient treatment having a monitoring device operably coupled to a patient. The monitoring device outputs a monitoring signal in response to a measured parameter of the patient. A controller receives the monitoring signal and outputs a display signal. The controller further compiles clinical documentation relating to the patient based on the monitoring signal and outputs a documentation signal related thereto. A display device then receives the display signal and the documentation signal and displays the same in connection with various indicia thereby displaying both the monitored signal and associated clinical documentation.
Core Innovation
The invention is a clinical decision support system for patient treatment. A monitoring device outputs a monitoring signal in response to a measured patient parameter, and a controller makes an automated determination based on that signal. The controller prioritizes clinical documentation derived from previously published clinical references for patient-care decision-making and displays the determination and at least a portion of the documentation through a display device.
The system displays combine patient and procedure information with monitored parameters, organ-related indicia, risk or status coding, alerts, prioritized clinical references, and patient-specific risk factors. The controller further compiles clinical documentation relating to the patient in response to the patient's location within a care facility. Additionally, wound-assessment forms record wound characteristics and locations on body diagrams.
Claims Coverage
The independent claims identify two inventive features concerning monitoring-based clinical decision support and the compilation of clinical documentation in response to patient location.
Monitoring-based determination and prioritized clinical documentation
A monitoring device operably coupled to a patient outputs a monitoring signal in response to a measured patient parameter, and a controller receives the signal to make an automated determination. Based at least in part on that determination, the controller prioritizes clinical documentation obtained from an electronic source derived from previously published clinical references generally available to clinicians, and a display device presents the determination and at least a portion of the clinical documentation via responsive display indicia.
Location-responsive clinical documentation compilation
A controller prioritizes and displays clinical documentation for patient-care decision-making in response to a patient monitoring signal and an automated determination. The controller further compiles clinical documentation relating to the patient in response to the patient's location within a care facility.
The independent claims cover using a patient-monitoring signal to perform and display an automated determination while prioritizing clinical documentation from published references, with further provisions for compiling clinical documentation based on patient location within a care facility.
Stated Advantages
Not explicitly described in patent.
Documented Applications
Clinical decision support for patient treatment and patient-care decision-making, including displays that combine patient and procedure information, monitored parameters, organ-related indicia, risk or status coding, alerts, clinical references, and patient-specific risk factors.
Compilation of clinical documentation in response to a patient's location within a care facility.
Wound assessment using forms that record wound characteristics and locations on body diagrams.
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