Clinical Decision Support Alert System
Find Innovative SolutionsGenerate Solutions
Solution Overview
Problem
Existing content management systems in healthcare settings face inefficiencies in retrieving clinical-related information associated with automated alerts and reminders, as users must interrupt their activities to log into separate applications, leading to delays in decision support at the point of care.
Innovation Solution
A computer-implemented method and system that integrates a decision support system with a server and database, enabling alerts based on predetermined data patterns, allowing users to request and retrieve additional information via email without needing to access separate applications, facilitating quicker access to clinical data.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If users receive email alerts with clinical information, then they are notified of important data patterns, but users must interrupt their workflow to access separate applications to retrieve additional information
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges the alert delivery function and information retrieval function into a single integrated system. The decision support system embeds within the content management system, allowing users to access both alert information and related clinical data through a unified interface without needing to switch between separate applications, thereby eliminating workflow interruptions and reducing time loss.
Solution Approach 2:
The content management system is designed to perform multiple functions: it manages content, delivers alerts, and provides access to clinical information all through a single platform. This multi-functional design eliminates the need for users to access separate applications for different tasks, streamlining their workflow and reducing the time required to retrieve information.
2Loss of information
If users access separate applications to retrieve clinical information, then they can obtain detailed data, but decision support is delayed due to additional access steps
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary action by pre-processing and organizing clinical information within the content management system before users need it. When an alert is generated, the related information is already indexed and accessible through the same interface, eliminating the need for users to navigate to separate applications and thereby accelerating decision support.
Solution Approach 2:
The decision support system acts as an intermediary between the alert generation mechanism and the information retrieval process. It mediates by providing a unified access point that combines alert information and related clinical data, allowing users to obtain detailed information without leaving the current interface and thus reducing decision support delays.
3Loss of time
If the system provides integrated access to all clinical data, then users can retrieve information quickly, but the system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system segments functionality by maintaining separate modular components (content management system, decision support system, alert generation modules) that communicate through standardized interfaces. This segmentation allows for integrated access to clinical data while keeping individual components manageable and easier to maintain, balancing integration benefits with system complexity control.
Data Source
AI summary
A computer-implemented method for managing data for a clinical decision support system includes providing a computer management system including a server and a database, and downloading the decision support system onto the computer management system. The decision support system includes a plurality of rules and receives data. The method also includes accessing the decision support system and issuing an alert associated with a predetermined data pattern to at least one client system according to the rules, receiving a request for additional information from the at least one client system in response to the issued alert, determining additional data that has been requested, and retrieving the additional information associated with the issued alert.