Heart Pump Controller-EMR Interface for Automated Data Transfer
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Solution Overview
Problem
The manual and labor-intensive process of updating electronic medical records (EMR) with heart pump operational data is prone to errors and disrupts patient rest, while unstructured data entry limits interoperability across healthcare systems.
Innovation Solution
A heart pump data synchronizer that includes a heart pump identifier, network interface, data item identifier, controller, monitor, and output portal, facilitating automated transfer of structured data from a cloud-based server to the EMR system, allowing clinicians to access and enter data without frequent patient visits.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If manual data entry is used to update EMR with heart pump operational data, then data can be entered into the system, but the process is labor-intensive and prone to errors
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces an intermediary system comprising a data interface and processing module that automatically transfers operational data from the heart pump controller to the EMR system. This intermediary eliminates the need for manual data entry by nurses or technicians, thereby improving data accuracy while reducing operational effort. The interface acts as a mediator that establishes direct communication between the pump controller and EMR system.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces the mechanical manual process of data entry with an automated electronic data transfer system. Instead of physically writing down data from the pump controller display and then typing it into the EMR system, the system uses electronic interfaces and software modules to automatically transmit and populate data, eliminating the mechanical steps of manual transcription and entry.
2Productivity
If nurses frequently visit patient rooms to record operational data, then EMR can be kept updated, but patient rest is disrupted and nurse availability is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The system enables self-service data collection where the heart pump controller automatically transmits its own operational data to the EMR system without requiring human intervention. The pump controller serves itself by generating and sending data packets containing operational parameters, eliminating the need for nurses to visit patient rooms for data collection.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces an intermediary automated data transfer system that communicates between the heart pump controller and EMR system, eliminating the need for human intermediaries (nurses) to physically visit patient rooms. This intermediary system continuously or periodically transfers data in the background without disturbing the patient.
3Adaptability or versatility
If manual data entry is used, then data can be recorded, but the data is stored as unstructured text limiting interoperability
Solution Approach 1:
The patent changes the parameter of data structure from unstructured free text to structured standardized format. The automated interface extracts specific operational parameters (flow rate, pressure, power consumption) and stores them in a structured format with defined data types, units, and relationships, enabling interoperability between different healthcare systems while simplifying the entry process through automated parameter extraction.
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AI summary
An electronic interface facilitates automatically transferring data from a heart pump controller database to an EMR system, thereby reducing or eliminating the need for caregivers to manually transcribe heart pump operational data from a heart pump controller screen to the EMR system. Some embodiments reduce or eliminate the need to periodically visit a patient to record the operational data. Instead, once programmed, the interface can automatically periodically send the operational data to the EMR system.