Configurable Patient Parameter Flowsheet Trend Display
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing electronic patient monitoring systems are limited in flexibility, restricting user configurability and data association, leading to cluttered and inefficient displays that fail to replicate the features and flexibility of paper Flowsheets.
Innovation Solution
A system that enables user-configurable trend indicative displays for patient medical parameters, allowing selection and association of data items with properties such as volume and rate, and the option to hide non-critical supplementary data, using a processor to generate customizable display images across a network environment.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If fixed formats are employed for different types of Fluid intake or output parameter, then system complexity is reduced, but user configurability and flexibility are restricted
Solution Approach 1:
The system implements a universal configuration interface that can handle multiple types of fluid parameters (intake, output, infusion rates) through a single flexible framework. Users can associate any data item with any parameter type and customize display formats, allowing one system to serve multiple specialized functions without requiring separate fixed-format systems for each parameter type.
Solution Approach 2:
The Flowsheet display transitions from static fixed formats to dynamic user-configurable formats. Users can dynamically associate data items with parameters, select different display positions, and customize acquisition time intervals, allowing the system to adapt its structure and presentation based on user needs rather than being constrained by predetermined formats.
2Loss of information
If all patient parameter data items are displayed, then information completeness is improved, but display clarity and rapid information conveyance are impeded due to clutter
Solution Approach 1:
The system extracts and separates critical patient parameter information from non-critical supplementary data through user-configurable display settings. Users can select which data items to display prominently and which to hide or display in supplementary formats, extracting essential information for rapid viewing while removing clutter that would otherwise impede clarity.
Solution Approach 2:
Different display regions and data items are assigned different levels of prominence and detail based on their criticality. Critical parameters receive prominent display with clear visualization, while non-critical supplementary data can be hidden or displayed in less prominent areas, allowing each part of the display to have appropriate quality and detail level for its specific function.
3Adaptability or versatility
If user configurability is enhanced to allow custom data item association and positioning, then display flexibility is improved, but system complexity and configuration difficulty increase
Solution Approach 1:
The system provides self-service configuration capabilities through intuitive user interfaces that guide users through the configuration process. Users can independently associate data items with parameters, select display positions, and customize acquisition intervals through menu-driven interfaces, allowing them to configure the system to their needs without requiring complex setup procedures or expert intervention.
Solution Approach 2:
The system pre-provides a library of available data items and parameters that users can select from, along with pre-configured display templates and options. This preliminary preparation of configuration options simplifies the user task of customizing displays, as users don't need to create everything from scratch but can select and modify from pre-prepared elements.
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AI summary
A system provides an electronic patient parameter Flowsheet offering the flexible features of a paper chart by enabling user configurability of a Flowsheet trend indicative display to incorporate and locate desired patient parameters and associated data items and properties and to hide non-critical supplementary data. A system configures a user interface presenting patient medical parameter data in a trend indicative display indicating a time period comprising user selectable acquisition time intervals. An acquisition processor acquires, from a patient monitoring device, data representing a patient parameter. A processor initiates generation of data representing at least one display image for use in configuring a trend indicative display of a patient parameter and an associated data item by enabling user selection of the data item for trend indicative display and by enabling user association of the data item with a property indicating at least one of, (a) the data item represents volume data to be used in patient fluid infusion or output calculation, (b) the data item represents a rate for use in calculation of volume of patient fluid infusion or output and (c) the data item value is to be used in multiple acquisition time intervals of the trend indicative display.