A medical safety early warning system for hospitalized patients

Abstract

This invention discloses a hospitalized patient medical safety early warning system, mainly comprising: a data acquisition module, a data transmission module, and a data early warning module. The data acquisition module collects basic patient information and early warning indicator data. These indicators include: return to hospital from the emergency room, return to the ICU during hospitalization, surgical blood loss, number of major resuscitation attempts, discharge without medical advice, unplanned repeat / multiple surgeries during hospitalization, and day transfer to another hospital. The data transmission module transmits the collected data to the data early warning module. The data early warning module performs risk screening based on the early warning indicator data, and generates early warning information when the early warning indicator data appears or exceeds the early warning threshold. Hospital functional departments can monitor in real time and provide feedback on the early warning information to relevant departments. This system can screen, monitor, and provide early warnings for patients with high risk of relapse and frequent transfers, helping to ensure patient safety, improve the work efficiency of medical staff, enhance hospital management, and improve the quality of medical care.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This invention relates to the field of medical safety management technology, and more specifically to a medical safety early warning system for hospitalized patients. Background Technology

[0002] Currently, patient safety is a key focus and management concern for all healthcare providers within the modern medical system. There is an urgent need for a system suitable for early warning of patient safety, capable of screening patients with "high risk, long duration, and frequent transfers" (patients with multiple coexisting diseases, multiple surgeries, multiple hospitalizations; long-term hospitalizations; patients with long-term undiagnosed conditions; patients with unusually high hospitalization costs; elderly patients; and high-risk patients). This system would provide early warnings for key patients, effectively track individual cases, ensure patient safety, and improve the quality of medical care. Summary of the Invention

[0003] In response to the aforementioned research status and existing problems, this invention provides a hospitalized patient medical safety early warning system. This system can be used to screen and monitor patients with high risk of complications and frequent transfers in hospital clinical settings. When early warning indicator data appears or exceeds the early warning threshold, early warning information is generated. Hospital functional departments can monitor the early warning information in real time and provide feedback to relevant departments to alert them. This helps to ensure patient safety, improve the work efficiency of medical staff, improve hospital management, and enhance the quality of medical care.

[0004] To achieve the above objectives, the present invention adopts the following technical solution:

[0005] This invention provides a hospitalized patient medical safety early warning system, which includes: a data acquisition module, a data transmission module, and a data early warning module; wherein:

[0006] The data acquisition module is used to collect basic patient information and early warning indicator data. The early warning indicator data includes: return to hospital from the emergency room, return to the ICU during hospitalization, surgical blood loss, number of major resuscitation orders, discharge from the hospital without medical advice, unplanned repeat / multiple surgeries during hospitalization, and day transfer to hospital.

[0007] The data transmission module is used to transmit the data collected by the data acquisition module to the data early warning module;

[0008] The data early warning module is used to screen risks based on early warning indicator data. When the early warning indicator data appears or exceeds the early warning threshold, early warning information is generated.

[0009] In a preferred embodiment, the system backend is integrated with the hospital information system, electronic medical record system, and laboratory information management system.

[0010] In a preferred embodiment, the warning information generated by the data warning module includes the patient's basic information, which includes: name, gender, age, hospital number, department, and bed number.

[0011] In a preferred embodiment, the system further includes a data storage module; the data storage module is used to store the data collected by the data acquisition module and the warning information generated by the data warning module.

[0012] In a preferred embodiment, the data storage module is a cloud storage database.

[0013] In a preferred embodiment, the data transmission module encrypts the collected data before transmitting it to the data early warning module.

[0014] As can be seen from the above technical solution, the present invention provides a hospitalized patient medical safety early warning system, which has the following technical advantages:

[0015] This invention system can screen and monitor patients with "high risk, long duration, and multiple transfers" in hospital clinical settings. When the warning indicator data appears or exceeds the warning threshold, a warning message is generated. Hospital functional departments can then monitor the warning message in real time and provide feedback to the corresponding departments for alerts. This helps to ensure patient safety, improve the work efficiency of medical staff, improve hospital management, and enhance the quality of medical care.

[0016] Other features and advantages of the invention will be set forth in the following description, and will be apparent in part from the description, or may be learned by practicing the invention. The objects and other advantages of the invention may be realized and obtained by means of the structures particularly pointed out in the written description and the accompanying drawings.

[0017] The technical solution of the present invention will be further described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings and embodiments. Attached Figure Description

[0018] To more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of this application or the prior art, the drawings used in the description of the embodiments or the prior art will be briefly introduced below. Obviously, the drawings described below are some embodiments of this application. For those skilled in the art, other drawings can be obtained based on these drawings without creative effort.

[0019] The accompanying drawings are provided to further illustrate the invention and form part of the specification. They are used together with the embodiments of the invention to explain the invention and do not constitute a limitation thereof.

[0020] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of the architecture of a hospitalized patient medical safety early warning system provided in an embodiment of the present invention.

[0021] Figure 2 This is a schematic diagram of a system application provided in an embodiment of the present invention.

[0022] Figure 3 This is a schematic diagram of the electronic device structure provided in an embodiment of the present invention. Detailed Implementation

[0023] To make the objectives, technical solutions, and advantages of the embodiments of the present invention clearer, the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present invention will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. Obviously, the described embodiments are only some embodiments of the present invention, and not all embodiments. The components of the embodiments of the present invention described and shown in the accompanying drawings can generally be arranged and designed in various different configurations.

[0024] In the description of this invention, it should be noted that some processes described in this application specification and drawings include multiple operations that appear in a specific order. However, it should be clearly understood that these operations may be performed in any order or in parallel. Furthermore, various numbers are used for descriptive purposes only and should not be construed as indicating or implying relative importance.

[0025] Exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure will now be described in more detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. While exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure are shown in the drawings, it should be understood that the present disclosure may be implemented in various forms and should not be limited to the embodiments set forth herein. Rather, these embodiments are provided so that this disclosure will be thorough and complete, and will fully convey the scope of the disclosure to those skilled in the art.

[0026] See Figure 1 As shown in the figure, this embodiment of the invention provides a hospitalized patient medical safety early warning system, which mainly includes: a data acquisition module, a data transmission module, and a data early warning module; wherein:

[0027] The data acquisition module is used to collect basic patient information and early warning indicator data. The early warning indicator data includes: return to hospital from the emergency room, return to the ICU during hospitalization, surgical blood loss, number of major resuscitation orders, discharge from the hospital without medical advice, unplanned repeat / multiple surgeries during hospitalization, and day transfer to hospital.

[0028] The data transmission module is used to transmit the data collected by the data acquisition module to the data early warning module;

[0029] The data early warning module is used to conduct risk screening based on early warning indicator data. When the early warning indicator data appears or exceeds the early warning threshold, early warning information is generated. Hospital functional departments can monitor in real time and feed back the early warning information to relevant departments.

[0030] Furthermore, the system also includes a data storage module; this module stores data collected by the data acquisition module and warning information generated by the data warning module. Preferably, the data storage module is a cloud storage database, which can store data on a remote server, offering lower costs, higher security, and providing functions for managing and processing this data.

[0031] The system of the present invention will now be described in detail:

[0032] In this embodiment, the data acquisition module collects basic patient information, such as name, gender, age, hospital number, department, and bed number. Simultaneously, the data acquisition module also collects early warning indicator data for the patient. This embodiment constructs multiple early warning indicators, as detailed below:

[0033] ① Return to hospital from emergency room within 7 days:

[0034] This refers to situations where a patient, after initially visiting the emergency department for a certain disease or condition and leaving the emergency department for treatment, is readmitted for the same or a related disease within 7 days. This indicator can reflect the effectiveness of emergency treatment and the continuity of hospital medical services.

[0035] ② ICU patients returning to the ICU during hospitalization:

[0036] The patient's need to return to the ICU for treatment after a period of time following their transfer from the ICU to a regular ward is one of the medical quality monitoring indicators. This reflects aspects such as the complexity of the patient's condition, the difficulty of treatment, and the coordination between medical services.

[0037] ③ Surgical bleeding reaches 1000 mmHg:

[0038] This refers to the threshold of 1000 mL of blood loss from the body during surgery. It is usually measured and estimated from multiple perspectives, such as by collecting blood volume with a suction device, measuring the amount of blood absorbed by surgical gauze and cotton balls, and assessing the amount of bleeding in the surgical field.

[0039] ④ Number of times a "major emergency" medical order is issued ≥ 3 times:

[0040] During the resuscitation of the patient, the doctor issued the order for "major resuscitation" three or more times. "Major resuscitation" generally refers to a series of emergency treatments carried out by the entire department in accordance with the principle of aggressive resuscitation for patients whose condition is rapidly deteriorating and whose lives are threatened at any time. These treatments include cardiopulmonary resuscitation, ventilator-assisted breathing, electrocardiographic monitoring, massive blood and fluid replacement, and administration of vasoactive drugs.

[0041] ⑤ Discharge from hospital without medical advice:

[0042] This refers to the act of a patient leaving the hospital without meeting the discharge criteria or without any consent from the doctor. Leaving the hospital without medical advice can adversely affect the patient's condition, increase the difficulty and risk of subsequent treatment, and while the hospital will advise the patient against it, it cannot forcibly prevent it; at the same time, the patient's departure must be recorded in detail.

[0043] ⑥ Unplanned repeat / multiple surgeries during hospitalization:

[0044] This refers to situations where a patient requires one or more unplanned surgeries during their first hospitalization due to reasons that could not be predicted beforehand. For example, this could be a case where a sudden situation or new problem arises after the initial surgery, necessitating a second surgery.

[0045] ⑦ Day patients transferred to inpatient care:

[0046] Patients transferred from day wards to inpatient wards are those whose condition changes or other special circumstances lead to a change in their treatment plan from day wards to inpatient wards for continued treatment.

[0047] In one specific implementation, the data transmission module encrypts the collected data before transmitting it to the data early warning module, ensuring patient data security. The data early warning module performs risk screening based on the aforementioned early warning indicator data. Once it determines that an early warning indicator data has appeared or exceeded a preset early warning threshold, it automatically triggers and generates comprehensive early warning information. This early warning information includes the patient's basic information, such as name, gender, age, hospital number, department, and bed number, to quickly locate the specific patient.

[0048] like Figure 2 As shown, this early warning system is added to the hospital's existing inpatient management system. The system's backend is integrated with the Hospital Information System (HIS), Electronic Medical Record System (EMR), and Laboratory Information Management System (LIS) to achieve information sharing and seamless business processes. Specifically:

[0049] By integrating with the Hospital Information System (HIS), the system acquires basic patient information, hospitalization information, and cost information, providing comprehensive patient background data for the early warning system. Through data interaction with the HIS, it can understand when a patient was admitted, which department they were admitted to, and who their attending physician was, facilitating real-time prediction and early warning for patients. When a patient completes admission procedures, the HIS system pushes the patient's basic information to the early warning system, enabling real-time monitoring and prediction of the patient based on this information.

[0050] Combined with EMR, detailed patient medical records can be obtained, including medical history, chief complaints, diagnosis, and treatment plans. These records facilitate analysis of the patient's condition progression, treatment efficacy, and potential safety risks.

[0051] In conjunction with LIS (Laboratory Information System), patient test reports, such as blood test reports, urine test reports, and imaging test reports, can be obtained. These test reports are important reference materials for assessing a patient's health status and can serve as necessary information for an early warning system. The early warning system can monitor and analyze the test results in LIS online based on a large model, identify critical values ​​of abnormal test indicators, and issue timely warnings.

[0052] In one specific implementation, the early warning system includes a data processing layer, encompassing functions such as data preprocessing, data analysis, and modeling. It can conduct real-time monitoring and prediction of patient outcomes based on basic patient information. Specifically, parallel computing technology is applied during data preprocessing, dividing the entire data processing process into several work units, which are processed simultaneously by various computing nodes, reducing data processing time. The preprocessed data is centrally stored and managed using a database, facilitating subsequent data analysis and mining, enabling real-time monitoring and prediction of patient outcomes based on patient information.

[0053] As described in the above embodiments, those skilled in the art will understand that the present invention proposes a hospitalized patient medical safety early warning system. Added to the hospital management system, it can conduct daily screening and monitoring of patients with high risk of complications and frequent transfers in hospital clinical settings. When early warning indicator data appears or exceeds the early warning threshold, early warning information is generated. Hospital functional departments can monitor this in real time and provide feedback to relevant departments, which helps improve the work efficiency of medical staff, improve hospital management, enhance medical quality, and ensure patient safety. Furthermore, it helps to effectively conduct case tracking and avoid medical disputes.

[0054] Additionally, refer to Figure 3 As shown, this embodiment of the invention also provides an electronic device, which may include a processor 10, a memory 11, a communication bus 12 and a communication interface 13, and may also include a computer program stored in the memory 11 and executable on the processor 10, wherein the processor executes the computer program to run the above-described system.

[0055] In some embodiments, the processor 10 may be composed of integrated circuits, such as a single packaged integrated circuit or multiple integrated circuits packaged with the same or different functions, including combinations of one or more central processing units, microprocessors, digital processing chips, graphics processors, and various control chips. The processor 10 is the control core of the electronic device, connecting various components of the entire electronic device through various interfaces and lines. It executes programs or modules stored in the memory 11 and calls data stored in the memory 11 to perform various functions and process data within the electronic device.

[0056] Those skilled in the art will understand that embodiments of the present invention can be provided as systems, electronic devices, or computer program products. Therefore, the present invention can take the form of a completely hardware embodiment, a completely software embodiment, or an embodiment combining software and hardware aspects. Furthermore, the present invention can take the form of a computer program product implemented on one or more computer-usable storage media containing computer-usable program code.

[0057] It should be noted that the word "comprising" does not exclude the presence of components or steps not listed in the claims. The words "a" or "an" preceding a component do not exclude the presence of a plurality of such components. This invention can be implemented by means of hardware comprising several different components and by means of a suitably programmed computer.

[0058] The various embodiments in this specification are described in a progressive manner, with each embodiment focusing on the differences from other embodiments. The same or similar parts between the various embodiments can be referred to each other.

[0059] The above description of the disclosed embodiments enables those skilled in the art to make or use the invention. Various modifications to these embodiments will be readily apparent to those skilled in the art, and the general principles defined herein may be implemented in other embodiments without departing from the spirit or scope of the invention. Therefore, the invention is not to be limited to the embodiments shown herein, but is to be accorded the widest scope consistent with the principles and novel features disclosed herein.

Claims

1. A hospitalized patient medical safety early warning system, characterized in that, The system includes: a data acquisition module, a data transmission module, and a data early warning module; wherein: The data acquisition module is used to collect basic patient information and early warning indicator data. These early warning indicators include: readmission from the emergency room within 7 days, readmission to the ICU during hospitalization, surgical blood loss exceeding 1000mL, 3 or more major resuscitation attempts, discharge without medical advice, unplanned repeat / multiple surgeries during hospitalization, and day transfer to another hospital. Readmission from the emergency room refers to readmission due to the same or related diseases; readmission to the ICU during hospitalization refers to a patient returning to the ICU after being transferred from the ICU to a general ward, and discharge without medical advice refers to a patient leaving the hospital without meeting discharge criteria or without the doctor's consent. The data transmission module is used to transmit the data collected by the data acquisition module to the data early warning module; The data early warning module is used to perform risk screening based on early warning indicator data. When the early warning indicator data appears or exceeds the early warning threshold, early warning information is generated. The system also includes: a data storage module; the data storage module is used to store data collected by the data acquisition module and warning information generated by the data warning module; the data storage module is a cloud storage database; The system's backend is integrated with the hospital information system, electronic medical record system, and laboratory information management system. The warning information generated by the data warning module includes the patient's basic information, including: name, gender, age, hospital number, department, and bed number. The data transmission module encrypts the collected data and then transmits it to the data early warning module; The early warning system has a data processing layer, which includes data preprocessing, data analysis and modeling functions. It can conduct real-time monitoring and prediction of patients based on their basic medical information. Specifically, parallel computing technology is used when preprocessing data, dividing the entire data processing process into several working units, which are processed simultaneously by each computing node.

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