Trending Display of Patient Wellness

Abstract

The present invention is a novel method of generating and representing the status of various physiological parameters that are monitored for patients during hospitalization. The system of present invention allows healthcare providers to easily view, at a glance, the status or trend of a patient or a plurality of patients as well as any changes in the parameter values.

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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS[0001]The present application is a continuation application of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 12 / 114,689, entitled “Trending Display of Patient Wellness” and filed on May 2, 2008, which is a continuation-in-part application of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11 / 365,196, filed on Mar. 1, 2006, of the same title, and issued on Apr. 8, 2014 as U.S. Pat. No. 8,690,771, which relies on U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 60 / 657,913, filed on Mar. 2, 2005 and entitled “Continuous Trending Display of Individual Parameter Status”.FIELD OF THE INVENTION[0002]The present invention relates generally to the field of systems and methods for monitoring physiological parameters of patients and, more particularly, to improved methods and apparatuses for displaying information related to such monitored physiological parameters. More specifically, the present invention relates to improved methods and apparatuses for aggregating, displaying, and manipulati...

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Benefits of technology

The present invention is a system for monitoring multiple physiological parameters of an individual using a variety of sensors. The system includes a processor and memory, with the processor executing instructions to create an interactive user interface. The interface includes different regions, such as a first region with icons for different functions, a second region with alternative interfaces for different data types, a third region for customizable graphs of measured parameters, and a fourth region for a timebar for customizing the display. The system can also display banded graphs based on measured parameters. Overall, the invention allows for easy customization and visualization of physiological data.

Problems solved by technology

However, conventional patient monitoring systems are limited in their ability to present a comparison or evaluation of changing patient diagnostic variables.

Although the conventional systems are useful in accumulating much useful data, accessing the data is oftentimes difficult and time-consuming.

Although the prior art systems attempt to simultaneously communicate large amounts of patient data and information, these systems are lacking in that they do not provide the physician or clinician with efficient and effective means for quickly analyzing data in an information-rich environment.

Thus, it is often a time-consuming challenge for health care providers to accurately assess multiple parameters in context, thus resulting in errors or missed data, and further resulting in poor decisions regarding patient status.

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