Clinical Order Interface for Multi-Phase Location Flexing
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Solution Overview
Problem
In electronic healthcare order systems, clinical orders spanning multiple phases require duplicate entry and modification for each phase, leading to inefficiency and increased human error, and cannot be ordered as a single unit if phases are performed at different locations due to limited order catalog options.
Innovation Solution
A method and system that allow clinicians to designate performance locations for clinical orders with multiple phases, presenting order catalog content flexed based on the designated location, enabling single-unit ordering of multi-phase healthcare plans even when phases are performed at different locations.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If clinical orders spanning multiple phases are entered separately for each phase, then each phase can be modified independently, but duplicate entry and modification must be performed for each phase leading to inefficiency and increased human error
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines multiple phase orders into a single unitizable order structure. The system allows clinicians to enter and modify order components once at the phase level, and these modifications are automatically propagated to all instances of that phase across different orders, eliminating duplicate entry while maintaining independent modification capability.
Solution Approach 2:
The system creates a universal order component structure that can be applied across multiple phases and orders. A single modification to a phase-level component serves multiple functions by automatically updating all instances where that phase appears, making the entry process more efficient without sacrificing the ability to modify each phase independently when needed.
2Adaptability or versatility
If clinical orders are limited to single-location performance, then order catalog options are simplified, but multi-phase healthcare plans cannot be ordered as a single unit when phases are performed at different locations
Solution Approach 1:
The system dynamically adapts the order catalog based on the selected phase and its associated performance locations. When a clinician selects a phase that can be performed at multiple locations, the system presents location-specific order catalog options, allowing the same phase to have different order content depending on the performance location, thus enabling versatile multi-location ordering without overwhelming complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent applies local quality by allowing different order catalog content to be presented based on the specific performance location associated with each phase. Each phase can have location-specific modifications and options, enabling the system to handle multi-phase plans at different locations while maintaining a structured, manageable order catalog through localized customization rather than global complexity.
3Reliability
If each phase component is entered separately in the electronic system, then detailed control over each phase is maintained, but any modification to a component must be entered for that component in each of the phases increasing the possibility of human error
Solution Approach 1:
The system merges duplicate order components across phases into a single master component definition. When a component is entered or modified at the phase level, the system automatically propagates this change to all other phases that use the same component, ensuring consistency and eliminating the need for separate entries in each phase while maintaining detailed control through the unified component structure.
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AI summary
Computerized methods and systems for permitting clinicians and other healthcare providers to designate performance locations for clinical orders having one or more phases associated therewith, and for presenting order catalog content that is flexed based upon the designated performance location for the clinical order are provided. Further provided are computerized methods and systems for permitting clinicians and other healthcare providers to designate a performance location for each phase of a multi-phase clinical order, and for presenting order catalog content for each phase that is flexed based upon the designated performance location for the phase. User interfaces for presenting content associated with clinical orders based upon designated performance locations are also provided.