Adaptive Medical Charting With Universal Data Element Mapping
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current medical charting systems are static and inflexible, presenting the same data elements regardless of patient condition, location, or provider, leading to inefficiencies and difficulties in mapping and tracking data elements across different departments and institutions.
Innovation Solution
A cloud-based integrated charting system utilizing a universal library of data elements and a medical charting build tool that allows clients to create customizable charting forms based on patient condition, provider, and location, with a centralized concept mapping service and machine learning capabilities to optimize charting processes.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If static medical charting forms are used with fixed data elements, then charting consistency is maintained, but adaptability to different patient conditions, locations, and providers is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The patent transforms static medical charting forms into dynamic forms that automatically adapt their content based on patient condition, location, and provider characteristics. The system uses real-time data processing to modify charting forms, presenting only relevant data elements to clinicians, thereby achieving adaptability without requiring complex manual customization processes.
Solution Approach 2:
The system changes parameters of the charting form based on input conditions - modifying which data elements are displayed, their arrangement, and their requirements based on patient condition, geographic location, and provider specialty. This allows a single flexible form structure to serve multiple specialized purposes without creating separate complex forms for each scenario.
2Loss of information
If comprehensive static charting sections are provided for all departments, then complete data coverage is achieved, but difficulty in mapping and tracking data elements across departments increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent creates a universal charting framework that serves multiple departments and purposes through a single system. The standardized data element structure allows the same charting mechanism to function across emergency departments, ambulatory settings, and other locations, enabling seamless mapping and tracking without requiring separate specialized sections for each department.
Solution Approach 2:
The system merges previously separate department-specific charting sections into a unified, integrated charting interface. By combining data elements from multiple departments into a single adaptive form structure, the system reduces the total number of separate charting sections while maintaining complete data coverage across all departments through intelligent display logic.
3Ease of operation
If department-specific vital signs charting is implemented, then local charting needs are met, but universal relationship and consistency across institutions is lost
Solution Approach 1:
The system applies local quality by allowing charting forms to be customized for specific local needs (emergency department, ambulatory setting, etc.) while maintaining a standardized underlying data structure. Each location can display and emphasize locally relevant data elements, but all data is captured within a consistent universal framework that ensures reliability and consistency across institutions.
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AI summary
A cloud-based integrated charting system enables generation and display of customizable medical charts. Upon receiving a request from a client device, the system accesses a database of universal charting elements, incorporates user-provided configuration input, and applies region-specific rules to generate chart data. The resulting medical chart is displayed on the client device and stored with regional context. The system further refines its charting capabilities by training a machine learning model using the generated chart data, allowing subsequent chart requests from similarly located devices to benefit from regionally relevant chart customization.