Cardiac Monitoring Interval Tracking for Multi-Modal Care Workflows

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Solution Overview

Problem

Managing cardiac monitoring devices is complex due to varying transmission frequencies and patient care requirements, leading to a significant burden on clinics in tracking transmissions, generating docket reports, and establishing dates of service, especially when a single device is used for multiple types of patient care.

Innovation Solution

A medical device management platform with a monitoring interval tracker that associates transmission data with monitoring intervals, calculates extensions, categorizes reports, and generates date of service calculations to improve accuracy and minimize follow-up failures.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Adaptability or versatility

If a single cardiac monitoring device is used for multiple types of patient care with different transmission frequencies, then device versatility is improved, but management complexity increases significantly

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvedevice versatilityVSAvoidmanagement complexity

Core Design Contradiction:

Adaptability or versatilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent segments the monitoring intervals by creating separate tracking mechanisms for different patient care types (remote monitoring, in-office monitoring, heart failure monitoring). Each care type has its own monitoring interval tracker that independently manages transmissions, docket reports, and dates of service, thereby reducing the complexity of managing multiple care types within a single device.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The patent introduces an intermediary monitoring interval tracker component that sits between the cardiac monitoring device and the clinic management system. This tracker automatically generates docket reports, calculates dates of service, and manages transmission schedules, thereby mediating the complex interactions between device transmissions and clinic requirements.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

2Reliability

If transmission frequency is increased to meet multiple patient care requirements, then compliance with care guidelines is improved, but labor burden and costs increase

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvecompliance with care guidelinesVSAvoidlabor burden

Core Design Contradiction:

ReliabilityVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The monitoring interval tracker implements self-service functionality by automatically generating docket reports, calculating dates of service, and tracking transmission schedules without requiring manual clinic intervention. The system autonomously manages the administrative burden associated with frequent transmissions, allowing compliance with multiple care guidelines while minimizing labor requirements.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #25Self-service

Solution Approach 2:

The system performs preliminary actions by pre-calculating monitoring intervals, pre-generating docket reports, and pre-establishing dates of service before transmissions occur. This advance preparation automates the administrative workflow, reducing the time and labor required to process frequent transmissions for multiple patient care types.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #10Preliminary action

3Measurement precision

If manual tracking of every transmission is performed, then accuracy of date of service calculations is improved, but productivity and efficiency decrease

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveaccuracy of date of service calculationsVSAvoidclinic efficiency

Core Design Contradiction:

Measurement precisionVSProductivity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent replaces the manual mechanical tracking system with an automated electronic monitoring interval tracker. This system uses computer algorithms to automatically calculate dates of service, track transmission schedules, and generate docket reports, thereby maintaining calculation accuracy while dramatically improving clinic productivity and efficiency.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #28Mechanics substitution (Replace mechanical system)

Solution Approach 2:

The monitoring interval tracker implements feedback mechanisms that automatically verify transmission dates, calculate subsequent monitoring intervals, and adjust dates of service based on actual transmission data. This automated feedback loop ensures accurate date of service calculations without requiring manual verification, thereby maintaining precision while enhancing efficiency.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #23Feedback

Data Source

PatentUS20260112481A1Systems and methods for managing a cardiac monitoring device with a monitoring interval tracker

Publication Date: 2026.04.23 MURJ INC

AI summary

Systems and methods include a monitoring interval tracker for managing transmission data originating from the cardiac monitoring device. The monitoring interval tracker generates monitoring intervals corresponding to multiple, different patient care modalities (e.g., an in-office care modality, a remote monitoring care modality, and/or a heart failure care modality). Upon receiving transmission data, a docket report corresponding to the transmission data, and/or an approval of the docket report, the monitoring interval tracker determines whether to extend the monitoring interval, generate a date of service, and/or create a new monitoring interval. Multiple monitoring intervals may run concurrently to track transmission data, docket reports, and approval timestamps for the multiple, different patient care modalities. Results of the monitoring interval tracker may be outputted as an interactive monitoring interval visualizer and/or a transmission dashboard to improve patient care by preventing failures to follow up with patients and by improving billing accuracy and efficiency.